Get insights from Mary Ellen on nutrition, wellness, and life as a working mom, plus expert tips on meal planning, mindful eating, and balance for better health.
Learn food pairing for blood sugar with simple tips for combining carbs with protein, fat, and fiber to build balanced, diabetes-friendly meals and snacks.
Does food order matter for blood sugar? Learn what research says about eating vegetables and protein before carbs and how food sequencing may help diabetes.
Learn how to use the diabetes plate method to build a blood sugar friendly plate with the right balance of vegetables, protein, carbs, and healthy fats.
Looking for diabetes friendly game day food? Try these 7 simple blood sugar tips plus delicious game day recipes everyone can enjoy.
Do you have to go low carb with prediabetes? A dietitian explains why keto isn’t necessary and shares a sustainable approach to blood sugar management.
Hydration and blood sugar play a bigger role in your daily blood sugar trends than many people realize.
The best diabetes friendly summer recipes combine lean protein, healthy fats, fiber-rich carbs, and plenty of produce to create meals that taste amazing and help support glucose management.
I searched aisle-by-aisle to bring you the best diabetes Trader Joe’s finds for balanced blood sugars with maximum flavor!
If you’ve ever wondered, can people with diabetes eat sweets, you’re definitely not alone. It’s one of the most common questions I hear as a registered dietitian… and as someone living with type 1 diabetes myself.
Discover the best kitchen tools for diabetes to simplify meal prep, improve blood sugar management, and make healthy cooking easier at home.
Managing diabetes doesn’t mean cutting carbs completely… it means combining them wisely in meals that balance carbs the right way.
Planning diabetes-friendly meals for the whole family doesn’t have to mean cooking separate dishes or making food that only one person enjoys.