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Diabetic Recipes. Liberty gives you easier, tastier tools to help manage your diabetes.

When you get diagnosed with diabetes, one of the first things you hear is that you need a better diet. But what does that really mean? A critical component of living the Liberty life is dietary education and developing a meal plan you can stick to. It starts with the helpful tips and delicious recipes you'll find here. Have questions about your diet? Call 1-800-376-1599.

	Apricot Ginger Fruit-Balls Enjoy the natural sweetness of a mixture of dried fruits in these sweet bites. When choosing sugars, keep in mind that fruits give you the benefits of added vitamins, minerals and fiber.		Autumn Harvest Chicken Vegetable Soup Enjoy homemade chicken soup without the effort. Make this full-flavored broth in a slow cooker, then just add the veggies, heat and serve.
	Beef/Turkey Stew This dish goes nicely with a green leaf lettuce and cucumber salad and a dinner roll. Plantains or corn can be used in place of the potatoes.		Caribbean Red Snapper The fish can be served on top of the vegetables along with rice pilaf and garnished with parsley. Salmon or chicken breast can be used in place of red snapper.
	Creamy Golden Potato Soup Add finely chopped cabbage to this soup to boost its fiber and vitamin C.		Eggplant Lasagna This is a delicious dish that could be served with a mixed vegetable salad or steamed broccoli and french bread.
	Holiday Sugar Cookies Cutout cookies are a popular holiday tradition. Celebrate this year with these reduced-fat sugar cookies. For a splash of color, without the carbs, paint the baked cookies with food coloring diluted in water.		Maple Pecan-Pie This recipe uses sugar-free maple syrup instead of corn syrup to deliver more flavor with half the number of carbs in conventional pecan pie recipes.
	Orange-Glazed Chicken Start with a reduced-sugar marmalade for a simple, sweet-tasting glaze that’s lower in carbohydrates and delicious on both chicken and pork. To complete the meal, just add rice pilaf and grilled asparagus.		Paprika Spiced Pork To complement the rich, slightly sweet red pepper flavor of paprika, serve these chops with grilled tiny new potatoes and a salad of mixed baby greens, sweet onion and garden-fresh tomatoes dressed with a sherry vinaigrette.
	Rice with Chicken, Spanish Style This is a good way to get vegetables into the meal plan. Serve with a mixed green salad and some whole wheat bread.		Seafood Stew This stew can be served with boiled yucca or plantains and a vegetable salad. Top it off with some fresh fruit and you have a very healthy meal! Freeze any leftovers and enjoy it later.
	Slow-Roasted Butternut Squash 'n' Carrot Soup Slow roasting brings out the naturally good-tasting flavors of the root veggies in this soup.		Smoked Halibut With Citrus-Cucumber Relish Citrus adds a delicious fresh flavor to fish. For an extra squirt of freshness, squeeze the juice of a lime over the halibut before adding the relish.
	Spanish Omelet This tasty dish provides a healthy array of vegetables and can be used for breakfast, brunch, or any meal! Serve with fresh fruit salad and a dinner roll.		Two Cheese Pizza Serve your pizza with fresh fruit and a mixed green salad garnished with red beans to balance your meal.

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