Diabetes-Friendly Lunch Recipes

Find healthy, delicious lunch recipes for diabetes, from the food and nutrition experts at EatingWell.
Salmon & Quinoa Bowls with Green Beans, Olives & Feta
15 High-Protein Meal-Prep Lunches to Help Manage Blood Sugar
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Green Goddess Tuna Salad
10 mins
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Curried Cauliflower Salad Sandwiches
40 mins
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Chicken, Spinach & Feta Wraps
15 mins
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Lemony Lentil & Cauliflower Cup Soup
30 mins
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High-Protein Tex-Mex Chicken Soup
15 mins
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Eat-the-Rainbow Vegetable Soup
20 mins
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Chicken & Cabbage Bowls with Sesame Dressing
10 mins
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16 High-Fiber, No-Added-Sugar Lunch Recipes for Healthy Blood Sugar Levels
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3-Ingredient Salmon & Veggie Sandwich
10 mins
Sweet Potato, Kale & Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
17 Diabetes-Friendly Chicken Salad Recipes
Vegetarian Chopped Power Salad with Creamy Cilantro Dressing
21 Easy Vegetarian Lunches That Are Diabetes-Friendly
green goddess sandwich
20 Easy Diabetes-Friendly Lunches to Make This Summer
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15 High-Protein, Diabetes-Friendly Lunch Recipes
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Copycat Arby's Chicken Salad Sandwich
15 mins
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Cashew, Chickpea & Pasta Salad with Cilantro-Mint-Shallot Vinaigrette
30 mins
Cucumber vinegar salad in a blue bowl
Cucumber Vinegar Salad
1 hr
Veggie & hummus sandwich
Veggie & Hummus Sandwich
10 mins
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Avocado-Egg Toast
5 mins
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Vegetable Weight-Loss Soup
1 hr
Japanese Cucumber Salad
Sunomono (Japanese Cucumber Salad)
15 mins
Spaghetti Squash with Roasted Tomatoes Beans & Almond Pesto
19 Diabetes-Friendly Lunches That Aren’t Salads
Goddess Veggie Bowls with Chicken
21 Diabetes-Friendly, Mediterranean Diet Lunches for Summer
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27 Diabetes-Friendly Lunches That Are Perfect for Spring
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30 Days of Easy, 15-Minute Diabetes-Friendly Lunches
Veggie & Hummus Sandwich
18 Diabetes-Friendly Lunches That Are Cheap & Delicious
Garlic Hummus
Garlic Hummus
10 mins
Goddess Veggie Bowls with Chicken
26 Mediterranean Diet Lunches That Are Diabetes-Friendly
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Zucchini & Mushroom Sauté
15 mins
Salmon-Stuffed Avocados on a blue surface
Salmon-Stuffed Avocados
15 mins
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Shrimp & Fish Stew
30 mins
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Slow-Cooker Braised Beef with Carrots & Turnips
4 hrs
Chipotle Chicken Quinoa Burrito Bowl
Chipotle Chicken Quinoa Burrito Bowl
30 mins
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Avocado, Tomato & Chicken Sandwich
5 mins
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Carrot-Cucumber Salad
2 hrs 20 mins
Chicken Shawarma with Yogurt Sauce
Chicken Shawarma with Yogurt Sauce
1 hr 50 mins
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Green Goddess Salad with Chickpeas
15 mins
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Air-Fryer Sweet Potato Fries
20 mins
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Red Beans and Rice with Chicken
20 mins
Marinated Grilled Vegetable Kebabs
Marinated Grilled Vegetable Kebabs
1 hr 20 mins
Meal-Prep Chili-Lime Chicken Bowls
27 Diabetes-Friendly Lunches That Are High in Fiber
Chicken & Cucumber Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
Chicken & Cucumber Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce
40 mins
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Spinach & Egg Scramble with Raspberries
10 mins
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Fresh Fruit Salad
30 mins
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How to Meal-Prep a Week of Diabetes-Friendly Lunches for Work
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Creamy Pesto Chicken Salad with Greens
30 mins
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Vegetable and Tofu Soup
2 hrs 35 mins
No-Cook Black Bean Salad
No-Cook Black Bean Salad
30 mins
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Beef & Bean Sloppy Joes
20 mins
Strawberry-Pineapple Smoothie
Strawberry-Pineapple Smoothie
5 mins
Easy Brown Rice
Easy Brown Rice
1 hr
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Instant Pot Chicken Soup with Root Vegetables & Barley
1 hr 15 mins
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Smoky Aioli
25 mins
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Vegan Superfood Grain Bowls
15 mins
10-Minute Tuna Melt
10-Minute Tuna Melt
10 mins
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Chipotle-Lime Cauliflower Taco Bowls
40 mins
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Classic Dill Chicken Salad
20 mins
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Quinoa, Avocado & Chickpea Salad over Mixed Greens
25 mins
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Sweet Potato, Kale & Chicken Salad with Peanut Dressing
45 mins
Asian Beef Noodle Bowls
Ginger-Soy Beef Noodle Bowls
40 mins
thai style chopped salad with sriracha tofu meal prep
17 Diabetes-Friendly Vegetarian Lunches That Can Be Made Ahead
Slow-Cooker Vegetable Minestrone Soup
Slow-Cooker Vegetable Minestrone Soup
6 hrs 30 mins
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Seasoned Black-Eyed Peas
9 hrs 15 mins