Quick and Easy Bite-Sized Snacks and Movement

Learn to prepare quick, nutritious snacks and perform simple exercises in this 42-minute video from Stanford University. Join registered dietitian Leah Groppo as she demonstrates easy-to-make recipes like Sweet and Crunchy Almonds, Steamed Edamame, Baked Garbanzo Beans, English Muffin Pizzas, and Savory Wraps. Then, follow along with Gina Milano RD for a series of seated and standing exercises suitable for home or office, including neck stretches, shoulder rolls, arm circles, squats, and boxing movements. The video concludes with a Q&A session addressing exercise and blood sugar control, motivation techniques, goal-setting, and exercise modifications. Access printable recipes and additional resources on diabetes care, mindfulness, and meditation through provided links.

0:00 – Introduction
1:40 – Sweet and Crunch Almonds
5:35 – Steamed Edamame
7:44 – Baked Garbanzo Beans
12:40 – English Muffin Pizzas
17:00 – Savory Wraps
22:05 – Closing Remarks + World Diabetes Day
23:45 – Introduction: Gina Milano RD + Movement
25:15 – Neck Stretch
26:25 – Shoulder Rolls
27:00 – Arm Circles
27:43 – Shoulder Press
28:25 – Forearm Stretch
29:15 – Midline Side Stretch
30:30 – Windmill Toe Touches
31:40 – Bodyweight Squat
33:05 – Squat to Press
34:00 – Boxing: Seated + Standing with Squat
35:25 – Deep Breathing + Closing Remarks
36:18 – Q & A including exercise and blood sugar control, how to get and stay motivated, making realistic goals, modifying exercises so they work for you.