Healthy Holiday Eating for Diabetes

7 tips for having a healthy diabetes friendly holiday meal.

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4. Bring your own.

If you’re going to an event where you know the foods served will be a challenge for you, offer to bring along your own dish to share. Consider a vegetable-based dish that contains little or no carbohydrate, so you can enjoy it freely. If you’ll be staying over for the holidays—say, at Mom’s—bring breakfast and lunch items to help you start your days on the right track.

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