Your Best Breakfast Options With Diabetes

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If you have diabetes, eating breakfast is a must. Be sure to start your day with healthy diabetes-friendly foods that fill you up and help keep your blood sugar in check.

Make sure your breakfast contains smart carbs, has low-fat protein and healthy fats.

Consistency is key. Try eating the same amount of calories and at the same time every day.

Have whole fruit instead of juice.

If you're short on time, stash go-to foods in your fridge and cupboard to make it easy.

Combine different ingredients to form a meal things like Greek yogurt, fresh fruit, and a quarter cup of almonds, oatmeal and fresh berries, a toasted whole-grain English muffin with nut-butter on top. Or just grab a hard-boiled egg.

Have 10 minutes to spare? Make a smoothie. They pack in a lot of nutrition and are delicious to boot. Try greens, like spinach or kale. Add in low-fat yogurt or almond milk. And for fiber, throw in some blueberries or strawberries. And then blend.

If you like to cook, plan ahead. Go online and find diabetes-friendly recipes.

Delicious muffins and frittatas can be made ahead of time and frozen. So make breakfast work for your lifestyle. It's the most important meal of the day. [MUSIC PLAYING]