Easy Chicken Recipe: Baked Mustard Chicken With Onions & Tomatoes

I love this chicken recipe because its so quick and easy! It can be made with simple ingredients in your fridge!

Baked Mustard Chicken With Onions & Tomatoes

Easy steps:

-Preheat oven to 350

-In a bowl mix in 1 teaspoon parsley, 1 teaspoon red pepper (more if you like it spicy), 1 teaspoon paprika

-Add 2 tablespoons yellow mustard

-Add 1 tablespoon honey

-Add in 3 cloves of minced garlic

-Add in 3 tablespoons of Worchestire sauce 

-Mix

-Season 6-8 boneless chicken tenderloin with salt and pepper and both sides

-Add in chicken breasts to marinade and mix

-Marinate in the fridge for 2 hours, or overnight

- Place chicken in baking tray

-Add in 1 1/2 onion sliced

-Add in 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in halves

-Bake for 30 mins

-Add salt and pepper to taste!

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The Pros and Cons of Inhaled Insulin: Afrezza

Afrezza is a form of inhaled insulin. It was approved by the FDA in 2014 & has yet to become very popular with the medical community for reasons that I will outline below.

Before I discuss more about this drug it's important to realize that everyone's body is different and some patients do very well on Afrezza while some are unable to achieve target glucose control on this medication. This goes for ANY medication out there!
The only way you'll know if Afrezza is right for you, is if you try it!

Many people are wondering about the pros and cons of this drug....so here's my list that I discuss with my patients:

Pros of Afrezza:
-Its inhaled and does not require an injection

-It peaks in the bloodstream 15 mins after inhalation

-It provides short acting insulin before the meals
-Its gets rid of the need for more than 3 injections daily
-Its lightweight and portable

-Better quality of life

-You can achieve your goal HgbA1C with Afrezza!

Cons of Afrezza:
-Many insurances do not cover for it (thus doctors can't easily prescribe this)
-It does not provide long acting insulin for 24 hour coverage (some patients need to take a long acting insulin (NPH, Levemir, Lantus, etc.) with Afrezza
-It cannot be used in patients with chronic lung disease like COPD or asthma (since it's been linked to a decrease in lung function)
-Pulmonary function tests need to be checked every 6 months or sooner
-If it's not inhaled properly, the dose of insulin varies each time
-You can't use Afrezza if you need <4 Units of insulin before meals bc the cartridges come in 4, 8 and 12 Units
-Studies have shown that Afrezza has significantly reduced HgbA1C in type 2 diabetics, but has not shown the same reduction in HgbA1C in type 1 diabetics...the cause for this is unknown but is a reason why Afrezza is less often prescribed to type 1 diabetics

Hope that helps in thinking about whether or not Afrezza is right for you!

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EASY recipe for roasted thyme & basil sweet potatoes

A quick and easy recipe for roasted thyme & basil sweet potatoes. Filled with fiber and vitamin A!

Steps:
-Preheat oven to 450
-Cut up the 3 sweet potatoes into your preferred size. You can keep the skin on if you want more fiber!
-Drizzle with olive oil
-Add 1/4 cup freshly cut basil
-Add 1 1/2 teaspoon minced thyme
-Add 1 1/2 teaspoon dry parsley
-Add a sprinkle of salt and pepper
-Toss up to mix
-Bake for 30 minutes or longer for some crunch!

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Why choose sweet potatoes over regular potatoes!

Many of my Diabetic patients ask me if they can eat potatoes and if one type is better than another.

If you are crazy for potatoes -- I recommend sweet potatoes over white potatoes bc they are more nutritious. 😉

Sweet potatoes are better than white potatoes bc they have:
- more fiber in the skin & flesh
- a lower glycemic index thus causes less fluctuations in blood sugars which can make you feel hungry sooner
- more vitamin A (find out why vitamin A is important here)
- less calories
- more minerals like calcium & manganese

Check out my recipe for roasted thyme and basil sweet potatoes on the next post!