11 Easy Anti-Inflammatory Dinners to Help Manage Blood Suga

You can get one of these delicious meals on your dinner table in just 15 minutes or less. From veggie-packed wraps to roasted seafood plates, these flavorful, anti-inflammatory dishes are packed with nutrient-dense foods like leafy greens, berries and vitamin D-rich eggs and seafood. These ingredients can help you combat pesky symptoms of inflammation like mental fog, joint stiffness and muscle aches. Plus, each dish is made with lower amounts of calories, carbs, saturated fat and sodium to fit a diabetes-appropriate eating pattern. Recipes like our Vegetarian Niçoise Salad and Braised Lentils & Kale with Fried Eggs are easy, mouthwatering mains that can help you feel your best.

01 Vegetarian Niçoise Salad

This vegetarian take on a traditional Niçoise salad omits the fish and piles on plenty of vegetables.

Anti-Inflammatory Beet & Avocado Wrap

Packed with fiber and monounsaturated fats, avocados are one of the best foods to eat to fight inflammation. Combined with beets, which contain their own inflammation-fighting phytochemicals, you'll get a lunch that packs a healthy punch. The tahini-lemon mixture adds brightness and a nutty flavor to the wrap. To julienne beets, cut them into thin rounds, then slice the rounds into matchsticks. Or to save time, simply grate the beets on the largest holes of a box grater.

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5-Ingredient Miso-Glazed Salmon

broiled salmon with miso black pepper

PHOTOGRAPHER: JEN CAUSEY, FOOD STYLIST: MELISSA GRAY, PROP STYLIST: SHELL ROYSTER

This miso-glazed salmon is quick but jam-packed with flavor thanks to red miso, which has a stronger, more distinct flavor than sweet miso. You can easily double the recipe when serving guests without tacking on additional time. Serve with steamed broccolini and a side of brown rice.

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Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado & Walnuts

Strawberry Spinach Salad with Avocado & Walnuts

Serve this summery strawberry spinach salad alongside soup or a half sandwich, or top with grilled chicken or roasted salmon for a complete and easy healthy meal.

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Arugula & Cucumber Salad with Tuna

Arugula Celery Cucumber Salad with Tuna and Olives in a yellow bowl with a fork and napkin

PHOTOGRAPHER: JEN CAUSEY, FOOD STYLIST: MELISSA GRAY, PROP STYLIST: SHELL ROYSTER

Spicy baby arugula pairs with crisp Persian cucumbers and celery in this refreshing salad. Italian Castelvetrano olives offer a mild, buttery flavor that doesn't compete with the flavor of the tuna. If you want more punch from your olives, Niçoise olives or Kalamata olives work well too.

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Braised Lentils & Kale with Fried Eggs

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PHOTOGRAPHER: JEN CAUSEY, FOOD STYLIST: MELISSA GRAY, PROP STYLIST: SHELL ROYSTER

These braised lentils are cooked with tender kale and bathed in a fire-roasted tomato broth with an egg on top to pack in the protein. Microwaveable lentils need just a short time in the pan to finish cooking. If you have cooked or canned lentils on hand, you can use them in their place, but you may have to shave a few minutes off the cooking time so they don't get too soft. We like how the soft, runny yolk coats the dish. If you want a harder yolk, cover the pan and add 2 or 3 minutes to the cooking time.

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Vegan Superfood Grain Bowls

overhead shot of vegan grain bowl with edamame, beets and avocado

PHOTOGRAPHER: FRED HARDY, FOOD STYLIST: MARGARET MONROE DICKEY

This nutrient-packed grain bowl recipe comes together in 15 minutes with the help of a few convenience-food shortcuts like prewashed baby kale, microwavable quinoa and precooked beets. Pack these ahead to keep on hand for easy meal-prep lunches or dinners on busy nights.

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Salmon-Stuffed Avocados

Salmon-Stuffed Avocados

Canned salmon is a valuable pantry staple and a practical way to include heart-healthy, omega-3-rich fish in your diet. Here, we combine it with avocados in an easy no-cook meal.

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Chopped Chicken & Sweet Potato Salad

chopped chicken and sweet potato salad

This easy salad recipe allows for a wonderful use of leftover cooked chicken. Look for escarole in the produce section near the leafy greens; if you can't find it, you can use romaine instead.

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Chopped Salad with Sriracha Tofu & Peanut Dressing

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Prep four days' worth of high-protein vegan lunches using just four easy ingredients from your local specialty grocery store, including a veggie-heavy salad mix as a base. Because this salad mix is hearty, you can dress these bowls up to 24 hours before serving to allow the flavors in this healthy chopped salad to marry. If you can't find a hearty mix, go with broccoli slaw or shredded Brussels sprouts.

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3-Ingredient Salmon & Veggie Sandwich

a recipe photo of the Salmon & Grilled Vegetable Sandwich

PHOTOGRAPHER: CARSON DOWNING, FOOD STYLIST: ANNIE PROBST, PROP STYLIST: JOSEPH WANEK

This 3-ingredient salmon sandwich recipe is a great way to use up leftover cooked veggies and salmon (you can also use canned salmon). Pulling out the insides of the bread makes a nice pocket for the filling. Use those bread pieces to make breadcrumbs or croutons.