Here are 15 diabetes-friendly snack ideas to get you started:
• One tablespoon of peanut butter, spread on slices of a medium apple
• One cup of tomato soup, with five whole-grain crackers
• Three cups of air-popped popcorn, sprinkled with three tablespoons of grated parmesan cheese
• A fruit smoothie: Blend 1 cup of fat-free milk, . cup of frozen strawberries and . of a banana
• Trail mix: . oz bite-sized pretzels, and 10 dry-roasted peanuts
• Nachos: 10 tortilla chips (baked), 1 oz of low-fat cheddar cheese and . cup salsa
• One-half of a small banana, mashed and mixed with 2 tsp of peanut butter, on . of a
whole-wheat English muffin
• Three cups of air-popped popcorn and 1 oz of dry-roasted almonds
• Seventeen seedless grapes and 1 oz of low-fat Colby or cheddar cheese
• One hard-boiled egg and 2 tbsps of guacamole
• One-half cup of roasted chickpeas
• One-half cup of low-fat cottage cheese and nine baby carrots
• Three (2 .-inch) graham crackers, and . cup of skim milk
• One cup of plain Greek yogurt, and . cup of berries
• One cup of shelled edamame.
