20 Meals to Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar

Get your clients excited to be in the kitchen and manage their blood sugar through nutrition.

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Tabitha Wills, CNE Tabitha Wills, CNE
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Helping clients manage their blood sugar requires a balance of many factors, but starting with nutrition can be a powerful way to make a big impact.

Today we are rounding up 20 meals that will get your clients excited to be in the kitchen and manage their blood sugar through nutrition. You can include these recipes in a customized meal plan for your clients or in a recipe book.

Tip: Use That Clean Life's low glycemic tag to find more low glycemic meal ideas.

1. Eggs & Grapefruit Breakfast Box

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Eggs & Grapefruit Breakfast Box

This breakfast box is perfect at home or on the go. It has 22g of protein and 10g of fiber per serving meaning your clients are going to feel satiated all morning with this simple, easy breakfast.

Click here to add Eggs & Grapefruit Breakfast Box to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

2. Lentil Salsa with Toast

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar:  Lentil Salsa with Toast

If your clients are the savory-for-breakfast type, this is exactly what they’re looking for! This lentil salsa has 17g of fiber and 18g of protein per serving. It also packs a punch of folate and iron, which means this is a power-breakfast in every sense.

Click here to add Lentil Salsa with Toast to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

3. Coconut Yogurt Chia Pudding

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Coconut Yogurt Chia Pudding

If your clients are used to reaching for cereal in the morning, have them swap it for this recipe! The berries and yogurt hit that sweet tooth every time, but it’s also packed with 29g of fat and 15g of fiber so they won’t have that mid-morning crash.

Click here to add Coconut Yogurt Chia Pudding to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

4. Chorizo & Squash Breakfast Hash

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar:  Chorizo & Squash Breakfast Hash

This savory, cozy dish is perfect to make on the weekend, and leftovers are great topped with a fried egg. It’s also a great way to get in a serving of vegetables before lunch. This recipe has 28g of fat, 10g of fiber, and 23g of protein.

Click here to add Chorizo & Squash Breakfast Hash to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

5. Warm Peas with Eggs

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Warm Peas with Eggs

This breakfast is so simple but so delicious! It only takes 15 minutes to come together and it has 11g of fiber and 25g of protein. This is a great affordable, repeat recipe for your clients’ meal plans.

Click here to add Warm Peas with Eggs to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

6. Chocolate Almond Hemp Seed Porridge

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Chocolate Almond Hemp Seed Porridge

Chocolate for breakfast? Hear us out. This recipe packs mega micro-nutrients with lots of magnesium and phosphorus. It is a great high-calorie breakfast option for active clients that is also high in protein, fat, and fiber.

Click here to add Chocolate Almond Hemp Seed Porridge to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

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7. Avocado Breakfast Toast

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Avocado Breakfast Toast

This simple breakfast recipe is a great option during the week or on weekends. Your clients can batch prepare hard-boiled eggs so they are readily available each morning. This recipe has 10g of fiber, 14g of protein, and 21g of fat.

Click here to add Avocado Breakfast Toast to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

8. Rainbow Chopped Salad Jars

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Rainbow Chopped Salad Jars

These super simple jar salads are a great reason for your clients to break for lunch. They contain 19g of fiber and 22g of protein.

Click here to add Rainbow Chopped Salad Jars to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

9. Deconstructed Sushi Bowl

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Deconstructed Sushi Bowl

If your clients love going out for Poke Bowls at lunch, this is a great way to show them how easily they can be made at home. Each serving has 14g of fiber and 30g of protein which is sure to keep your clients nice and full until their next meal.

Click here to add Deconstructed Sushi Bowl to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

10. Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps

This super simple recipe has 12g of fiber and 27g of protein and it only takes 25 minutes to come together. Your clients will love this for dinner the night before and enjoy as leftovers the next day for lunch.

Click here to add Turkey Taco Lettuce Wraps to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

11. Falafel Tahini Salad

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Falafel Tahini Salad

Your clients will want to swap this recipe for their favorite falafel takeout. This version uses lentils instead of chickpeas to create the falafels. Each serving has 15g of fiber and 18g of protein.

Click here to add Falafel Tahini Salad to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

12. Lemony White Bean Quinoa Bowl

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Lemony White Bean Quinoa Bowl

If your clients struggle with meal prep, this is a great recipe to introduce them to it. All items can be prepared on their own, stored in the fridge, and compiled in a to-go container for lunch. With nearly 20g of fiber per serving, this bean and veggie bowl will keep your clients nice and full.

Click here to add Lemony White Bean Quinoa Bowl to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

13. Warm Lentil & Sweet Potato Salad

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Warm Lentil & Sweet Potato Salad

A warm salad is a great way to help your clients stay creative in the kitchen in the winter months. This classic combination of lentils and sweet potatoes is high in carbohydrates while also being high in fiber to balance out the plate. Each serving has 19g of fiber and 21g of protein.

Click here to add Warm Lentil & Sweet Potato Salad to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

14. Eggplant & Zucchini Pasta

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Eggplant & Zucchini Pasta

Pasta is often a big comfort food that is missed when managing blood sugar, but with all of the alternatives available today, it doesn’t need to be this way for your clients! This recipe uses chickpea pasta to keep the fiber and protein high for maximum blood sugar balancing.

Click here to add Eggplant & Zucchini Pasta to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

15. Chickpea & Potato Curry

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Chickpea & Potato Curry

This curry comes together in just 20 minutes and is packed full of flavor. It has 14g of fiber, 15g of protein, and 25g of fat per serving.

Click here to add Chickpea & Potato Curry to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

16. Sardine & Avocado Endive Wraps

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Sardine & Avocado Endive Wraps

In just five minutes, your clients can have lunch made! This is a protein-packed lunch option on days when time is sparse, but your clients need a reliable recipe to maintain well-balanced blood sugar.

Click here to add Sardine & Avocado Endive Wraps to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

17. Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup

This easy, peasy slow cooker recipe has been a long-time mainstay on many That Clean Life meal plans, and for good reason! Everything is easily combined in a slow cooker to set it and forget it. Each serving has 17g of both fiber and protein.

Click here to add Slow Cooker Black Bean Soup to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

18. Burrito Bowl with Quinoa Tofu Taco Filling

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Burrito Bowl with Quinoa Tofu Taco Filling

Even your meat and potato clients will absolutely love this flavor-packed recipe. Instead of using ground meat for a burrito bowl, we’ve used a quinoa-tofu combo to pack lots of fiber. Each serving has 16g of fiber and 17g of protein.

Click here to add Burrito Bowl with Quinoa Tofu Taco Filling to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

19. Lemon Kale Salad with Chickpeas and Avocado

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Lemon Kale Salad with Chickpeas and Avocado

This super simple salad is great anytime of the day. The chickpeas can even be roasted for a satisfying crunch. Each serving has 20g of fiber and 18g of protein.

Click here to add Lemon Kale Salad with Chickpeas and Avocado to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.

20. Shrimp Asparagus Pesto Pasta

21 Recipe Ideas to Help Manage Your Clients Blood Sugar: Shrimp Asparagus Pesto Pasta

This pasta is a hit served hot or cold. Chickpea pasta is used to increase both the protein and fiber content of the recipe. Each serving has 13g of fiber and a whopping 54g of protein.

Click here to add Shrimp Asparagus Pesto Pasta to your client’s That Clean Life meal plan.