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If you could design your dream diet, it'd probably include a variety of delicious recipes so meals and snacks never get boring — and plenty of treats. Plus a cheat day. Are we getting warm? Well, we hear you and we've worked all of that into our program. Follow this easy plan for a month and enjoy real food, your favorite treats, and even a glass of wine. The keys: smaller portions, more protein, and healthier carbs. Just mix and match one breakfast, lunch, and dinner plus two treats for six days of the week then on day seven enjoy a cheat day. 1. Peanut butter and apple quesadilla: 8" whole-wheat tortilla + 1 Tbsp peanut butter + 1 sliced apple 2. Apricot ricotta breakfast sundae: 1 cup nonfat ricotta cheese + pinch nutmeg + ½ tsp agave nectar + 4 chopped apricots 3. 1 egg scrambled in 1 tsp oil; 1 whole-wheat bagel thin; 1 turkey sausage link; 6 oz low-sodium vegetable juice 4. Strawberry French toast: 1 slice whole-wheat bread dipped in 1 beaten egg and cooked in 1...

Whether you've just been diagnosed with diabetes or you've been managing it like a pro for years, chances are you always need new recipes to add to your repertoire. Or maybe you have a family member/friend/date who has diabetes, and want to cook dinner for them. Fear not. You don't have to cook special, "diabetic" meals. Or, despite popular myths, obsessively avoid carbs. Many people think that if you have  diabeetus  (as Wilford Brimley would say) that means you can't eat carbohydrates. But, in fact, people with diabetes should get about 50% of their daily caloric intake from carbs — like anyone else looking to follow a healthy diet. You just need to consider three things before chowing down:  the type of carb, adding a protein, and portion sizes . These factors all impact blood sugar and can help keep sugars within normal range (aka glycemic control), which is the ultimate goal in diabetes management. NBC Studios / Via  uproxx...