Bon Appétit!
Welcome! Need a great-tasting recipe that won't blow your calorie budget? You're in the right spot! Recipes like Cinnamon-Raisin French Toast, Spinach and Almond-Topped Chicken, Spaghetti with Fennel and Shrimp, Corn and Black Bean Salad, and Berry Smoothies don't taste or look like "diet food" yet they keep a lid on calories. Many recipe offer suggestions for rounding out the meal to keep calories in check while keeping you full and satisfied.
A lot of these recipes come from the test kitchens of Best Life partners, such as Barilla, 8th Continent, Fiber One, and many others. We worked closely with the companies to develop recipes that met the Best Life nutrition criteria while using foods easily found in the supermarket.
Please Note: While all recipes on the Best Life site meet strict nutrition guidelines (and are delicious to boot!) some do not meet the carbohydrate limits of the Best Life Program for Diabetes. If you're following the diabetes plan, you can use any recipe except those with a note specifying that they aren't suitable for your plan. Stay tuned--we're cooking up more diabetes-friendly recipes and soon you'll have your own recipe site.
Featured Recipes
Makes 6 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Artichokes and zucchini are two of Italy's favorite vegetables. Lemon gives this dish a bright, refreshing taste.
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
Roasted onions still have a little crunch and are slightly caramelized, giving this sandwich a vivid flavor and melding perfectly with the other ingredients. A sandwich so special, you can serve it to guests!
Makes 8 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Note: Not a diabetes-friendly recipe.
It's sheer bliss - lots of fresh summer fruit topped with creamy yogurt.
Makes 4 servings (1 1/2 cups each)
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Basil and balsamic flavor a lentil salad that's packed with veggies.
Makes 6 servings
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes
Note: Not a diabetes-friendly recipe.
Quinoa (KEEN-wah) was called "mother grain" by the ancient Incas, and with good reason. This rice-shaped grain supplies all eight amino acids needed for a "complete protein" and contains more protein than any other grain.
Makes 2 servings (1 cup each)
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Note: Not a diabetes-friendly recipe.
Create a ready-in-minutes, icy-smooth yogurt treat for anytime sipping.
Makes 8 servings (1/2 cup each)
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
This is a great salad to make ahead for your next gathering--and it's so pretty to serve!
Makes 4 servings (1 1/2 cups each)
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Fire roasted tomatoes complement the complex curry spices in this simple dish.
Makes 4 servings (3/4 cup each)
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 25 minutes
You'll receive rave reviews when you serve this simple, intensely flavored Thai shrimp dish!
Makes 1 serving
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes
At 11 grams of fiber per serving, this cereal mix covers nearly half a woman's and nearly a third of a man's daily fiber requirement. Make a big batch and portion into zipper top bags for easy grab-and-go convenience.
serves 4
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 mintes
You'll enjoy the hint of sage that complements the tomatoes in this simple side dish.
Makes 1 serving
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 2 minutes
The Kashi Go Lean and Wheat Chex offer fiber and some protein; the Honey Nut Cheerios make it delicious! To save time, you can make it in a bigger quantity and portion out 1 1/2 cups per serving.
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 7 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
A welcome new twist on the standard green salad.
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 1/2 hours
This recipe landed first place in a contest of grapefruit recipes that met the Best Life Diet guidelines. The chef is Matthew Laman, of Hummelstown, PA.
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 90 minutes
This salad is gorgeous, refreshing, and bursting with nutrition and flavor.
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Bring a little Florida to your table with this dish that uses two quinessential Florida ingredients: grapefruit and key lime.
Makes 2 servings
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 24 minutes
Makes 6 servings
Prep Time: 19 minutes
Total Time: 46 minutes
Makes 4 servings, about 1 1/2 cups each
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
This creamy-tasting soups is a great beginning to a meal especially between early fall and early spring when carrots are particularly sweet.
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 36 minutes
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 8 minutes
Makes 6 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
