80 flavor-forward, layered recipes that will not only help manage your blood sugar but leave you with something to savor.
Written and photographed in sunny, southern California and inspired by my daughter’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis, For Good Measure: A Diabetic Cookbook promises to nurture both body and blood sugar through healthy meals created with natural, simple ingredients.
Preventing and managing diabetes doesn’t have to be bland or boring, in this modern recipe collection you’ll discover delicious desserts, family favorites, plant-forward dishes, gluten-free options, on-the-go snacks and slow-cooked simple suppers. All with nutrition information to meal plan or dose insulin from because when living with diabetes no carbohydrate is ever left uncounted.
Detox Green Smoothie — Masala Chai — Blueberry Muffins — Pecan Pancakes — Seedy Toast with Apple Butter — Cornbread Muffins with Maple Butter — Peanut Butter Granola — Yogurt Cups with Spiced Granola & Berries — Tofu Scramble with Blistered Tomatoes — Deviled Eggs —Herbed Chickpeas & Wilted Spinach with Crispy Egg — Savory Frittata
Spring Salad with Rosemary Vinaigrette — Mixed Greens Salad with Citrus, Beets, Fennel & Pistachio Butter — Crunchy Slaw with Ginger Orange Vinaigrette — Roasted Market Salad with Romesco — Winter Greens Salad with Blueberries, Pecans & Goat Cheese — California Greek Salad — Kale Tabbouleh — Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Avocado — Brassicas Salad with Hummus — Tuna Salad — Chicken Salad with Dried Cherries & Toasted Walnuts — Niçoise Salad with Tuna Confit
Red Miso with Vegetables — Shrimp Gumbo — Minestrone with Parmesan — Fish Stew with Tomato & Saffron — Curry Cauliflower Soup — Chicken Soup — White Vegetable Soup
Roasted Carrots with Chimichurri & Feta — Baked Eggplant with Marinara, Parmesan & Goat Cheese — Fresh Kimchi — Roasted Spiced Cauliflower with Romesco — Roasted Butternut Squash with Apple & Thyme — Cauliflower Gratin — Ricotta Stuffed Zucchini Blossoms with Sun Dried Tomato Marinara — Quick Sauerkraut — Roast Eggplant with Tzatziki
Slow-Cooked Balsamic Chicken — Slow-Cooked Moroccan Chicken Stew with Saffron Cauliflower Rice — Crispy Chicken Tacos — Chicken Satays with Peanut Sauce — Hoisin Chicken Lettuce Cups — Turkey Meatballs with Marinara — Apple Turkey Burgers with Flaxseed Buns — Lemon-Herb Halibut with Caprese Topping — Pesto Zucchini with Roasted Shrimp & Parmesan — Fish Sticks with Spicy Remoulade — Tuna Croquettes — Grilled Teriyaki Salmon — Crab Cheesecake — Eggplant Manicotti with Sautéed Kale & Romesco — Margherita Cauliflower Crust Pizza— Fresh Herb Frittata — Chestnut Crepes with Cheddar & Walnuts — Vegetable Lasagna
Crispy Vegetable Cups with Peanut Sauce — Crudités with Fromage Fort — Fruit & Cheese Board — Rosemary Cashews — Jicama with Guacamole —Seedy Crisps & Hummus — Cheese Crackers — Energy Balls — Chili Lime Almonds — Parmesan Popcorn
Blueberry Tart — Apple Croustade with Cheddar — Berries with Whipped Cream — Cider Poached Pears with Dukkah — Citrus & Dates — Chocolate Peanut Butter Shortbread — Chocolate Hazelnut Truffles — Raspberry Almond Bark — Pistachio Bonbons — Peanut Butter Cups — Chocolate Coconut Bars — Chocolat Chaud