{"id":104,"date":"2025-06-21T10:15:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T10:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/?p=104"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:55:14","slug":"10-minute-dinners-for-type-2-when-youre-over-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/21\/10-minute-dinners-for-type-2-when-youre-over-it\/","title":{"rendered":"10-Minute Dinners for Type 2 (When You\u2019re Over It)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You don\u2019t need to cook a masterpiece for dinner to support your blood sugar. You need meals that are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>quick<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>filling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>built on protein + veggies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>cheap enough to repeat<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are options that work even on the \u201cI can\u2019t today\u201d nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(General education only, not medical advice.)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 10-minute dinner formula<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Protein + veggies + optional small carb.<\/strong><br>If that\u2019s the plate, you\u2019re good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10 dinners you can make fast<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Eggs + frozen veg + salsa<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tuna cabbage bowls<\/strong> (no-cook)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bean salsa bowl<\/strong> + extra veg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Canned soup upgraded<\/strong> (add frozen veg + an egg)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rotisserie chicken + bag salad<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cottage cheese plate<\/strong> + veggies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leftover chili + frozen veg<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tofu + microwave veg<\/strong> + soy sauce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Snack plate dinner<\/strong> (eggs\/nuts\/veg\/cheese)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tomato-bean soup<\/strong> (tomatoes + beans + water + spices)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to keep these meals from getting boring<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Keep 2 flavor boosters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>salsa (Mexican-ish)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>soy sauce\/vinegar + garlic (Asian-ish)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flavor is what makes \u201ccheap and healthy\u201d sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Internal link ideas:<\/strong> lazy dinners, pantry dinners, $25 list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/buymeacoffee.com\/crazysmitty\">Buy Me A Coffee!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don\u2019t need to cook a masterpiece for dinner to support your blood sugar. You need meals that are: Here are options that work even on the \u201cI can\u2019t today\u201d nights. (General education only, not medical advice.) The 10-minute dinner formula Protein + veggies + optional small carb.If that\u2019s the plate, you\u2019re good. 10 dinners [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-habits-mindset","category-plan-your-meals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206,"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions\/206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diabeticsbff.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}