Mango salsa is the perfect accompaniment to this low-glycemic grilled salmon recipe. It complements the little kick the salmon gets from the cumin and chili powder. Of course, if you prefer less spice in your meal, simply omit the cumin and chili powder; the salmon is still wonderful with the mango salsa.Preparation time: 15 minutesCooking time: 8 minutesYield: Four servingsIngredients: One 1-pound salmon fillet, skinned Juice of 1 lemon 1 ripe mango, peeled, pitted, and diced 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1/2 medium red onion, finely chopped 1 jalapeño chile, minced 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons orange juice Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1/2 teaspoon chili powder Nonstick cooking spray Instructions: Place the fish on a large sheet of aluminum foil on a oblong dish or pan.

Cooking low-glycemic foods is a wonderful tool for overall health, but it's especially beneficial for weight management and insulin resistance. Understanding the glycemic index and glycemic loads of foods, using appropriate portion sizes, sprucing up your favorite recipes, and using low-glycemic cooking techniques can start you on your way to successfully meeting all your health goals.

To make these low-glycemic blueberry oatmeal muffins, you just add oats to a traditional recipe. The result is a wonderful, tasty muffin that’s perfect as part of your low-glycemic breakfast or as a healthy snack. The oats, oat flour, and blueberries provide fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants that help reduce your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, and cancer.

Make protein-rich eggs a part of a healthy, low-glycemic breakfast with this recipe for breakfast burritos that you can spice up or down. Low-glycemic burritos add a nice Tex-Mex kick to breakfast. The recipe is pretty standard, but if you like a little spice, go ahead and add some cayenne pepper or hot sauce.

This recipe for banana strawberry oatmeal pancakes is a delicious, low-glycemic breakfast treat. Following a low-glycemic diet means reducing many of the refined grains and sugars in your diet, but you can still enjoy some sweet breakfast choices, such as banana strawberry oatmeal pancakes. Decreasing the amount of white flour and adding some bulk with fruits or nuts can turn a high-glycemic meal into a low-to-medium one.

The great thing about peanut butter cookies is that their main ingredient — peanut butter — is naturally low glycemic. Just make sure to buy natural peanut butter with no added sugar — you know, the kind you mix and store in the refrigerator. Other peanut butters contain more sugar and will increase the glycemic load of this recipe.

Try this recipe for low-glycemic stuffed bell peppers for a filling (and tasty) entree. You need to do a bit of work cleaning out peppers and doctoring tomato sauce, but this dish is well worth the effort. Low-Glycemic Stuffed Sweet Peppers Preparation time: 25 minutes Cooking time: 40 minutes Yield: 6 servings 1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice 3 small Roma tomatoes, chopped 1 small sweet onion, chopped 2/3 cup canned red kidney beans, rinsed and drained One 4 1/4-ounce can sliced ripe olives 1/4 cup pine nuts 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 6 large orange or yellow bell peppers, cored and seeded, with bottoms intact One 8-ounce can tomato sauce 1/4 cup water 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1/2 teaspoon dried basil Nonstick cooking spray 6 tablespoons grated mozzarella cheese Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Using lean beef cuts like sirloin and tenderloin is a great way to incorporate beef into your low-glycemic diet. Another great way to go is to find beef products that are completely grass fed so you get even leaner beef cuts. You can find grass-fed beef at your local grocery store. The mushroom sauce in this recipe helps keep the steak moist.

The next time you feel a crab-cake craving coming on, use this low-glycemic recipe to save yourself about one-third the calories and fat you’d get from a fried crab cake. Lowfat yogurt is the secret ingredient that helps keep the crab cake together and gives a special tang. Low-Glycemic Crab Cakes Preparation time: 15 minutes Cooking time: 15–18 minutes Yield: 8 servings 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 teaspoon dried parsley 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 egg white, lightly beaten 1 tablespoon lowfat plain yogurt 2 tablespoons lowfat mayonnaise 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon dried mustard 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1 pound lump crabmeat, flaked 1/4 cup plus 1/2 cup plain, dry bread crumbs Nonstick cooking spray In a large bowl, combine the onion, parsley, garlic, bell pepper, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, egg white, yogurt, mayonnaise, black pepper, salt, mustard, and paprika.