Find your eyelids drooping around 3pm? Plan your mid-day meal right and you’ll have energy to keep you going well into the afternoon. “Having a little fat with lunch—especially the heart-healthy kind from foods like avocados and olive oil—helps slow the digestion of carbs,” says Angela Goscilo, M.S., R.D.N., a registered dietitian nutritionist and senior manager of nutrition at WW. “These kinds of fats are especially important for the overall healthy eating pattern of people with diabetes, since you’re at a greater risk for heart disease.”
