Enjoy Cooking healthy doesn't mean sacrificing flavor. You can make tasty meals that are good for you:

• Change your favorite dishes: Modify recipes to make them healthier. Or serve a smaller portion of the original recipe.

• Choose good quality items: Choose items with a variety of flavors, textures, scents, and colors. Fresh, high-quality ingredients make a difference.

• Grill or roast veggies and meat: These methods enhance flavors without adding lots of fat.

• Cook veggies like green beans and broccoli lightly, so they stay crisp and colorful.

• Dress up food with herbs, spices, low- fat salad dressing and gravy, lemon juice, vinegar, hot sauce, plain nonfat yogurt, and salsa. If your doctor says to limit your salt, look for items that are low in sodium.

• Learn healthy cooking methods: Discover ways to cook without excess oil or butter. Learn healthy cooking methods online, in books, in magazines, and from TV shows. Learn from your friends and family. Or take a healthy cooking class.

• Try new cooking styles and ingredients: Experiment with different foods and flavors.

Now you have even more tips up your sleeve to create tasty, healthy meals without a lot of fuss. Remember, you're on your way to preventing type 2 diabetes and becoming a health superhero in the kitchen! Keep up the good work, and stay excited about your cooking adventures.