In the latest TCOYD episode, Using Social Media to Help Manage Your Diabetes, we learned that there is a veritable banquet of diabetic resources online. After feeding your hunger for knowledge, feast on these fabulous treats! Chef Robert Lewis, also known as the “Happy Diabetic,” serves up fun recipes and helpful tips – with an extra helping of happiness – to keep you fueled!
Annie’s Veggie Boats
No dishes needed for this fun and healthy treat, bursting with antioxidants. Take this snack on the go, to a soccer game, or on a hike. This kid friendly recipe is fun to make as a team and even better to eat.
Ingredients
1 green, yellow, or red bell pepper, washed
1 bunch of celery, washed
1 carrot, washed and peeled
Pea pods
Your favorite buttermilk salad dressing (If you would like lower fat, substitute low-fat or nonfat dressing, and change nutritional counts accordingly. )
Directions
Cut the pepper in half (from side to side). Clean out the seeds from the inside and wash well. Now you have two pieces. One will be your pepper-shaped bowl.
Cut the other half of the pepper into skinny slices.
Cut the carrot into skinny sticks about 4 inches long.
Cut celery into skinny sticks so each one is about 4 inches long. Add the snow peas.
Put a little salad dressing in the bottom of your pepper-shaped bowl.
Put the sticks, carrot sticks, and pepper slices into the pepper bowl.
Now it’s portable! You can eat the veggies with a little dressing. Then when you’re finished with the veggies, you are ready to eat the bowl!
Servings 2
Get more helpful tips from Chef Robert in the newest episode of Taking Control of Your Diabetes online now.
Learn more about Chef Robert Lewis the Happy Diabetic here.