Even when you have diabetes, you can enjoy Christmas cookies. It's true! But the Challenge of Christmas Cookies is not eating too many. You see, I've been making Christmas cookies ever since I was a young teen. In the early days my sister and I would make cutouts and decorate them with Mom's help. Over the years we would add other types of cookies to the yearly tradition. We had an active family of 8 and it was impossible to eat too many cookies back then. When I had my own daughter I was so excited to pass on the tradition of baking Christmas cookies. I had Norman Rockwell images in … [Read more...]
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Seven Critical Mistakes Made by People With Diabetes
Seven Critical Mistakes and How to Avoid Them if You Have Diabetes Like so many of you, I’ve learned many lessons the hard way. That was the case with James, my first husband who had diabetes for 10 years when I met him. I didn’t know much about diabetes back then and it was not […]
Healthy Snack Ideas When You Have Diabetes (and when you don’t)
People often ask me for good snack ideas when you have diabetes. I’ll share my snack ideas here but first let’s talk about what a snack is and if you need a snack. That may sound crazy but regular folk often think that a snack is something different than what a dietitian thinks. When I say […]
Processed Foods in Grocery Stores Aisles That Are Good for You
Processed foods in grocery stores aisles can be good for you? Really?…YES These days popular nutrition “gurus” often make healthy eating harder that it needs to be. Sound healthy eating must be easy so we can all do it. In this post I’ll address two common “rules” that may have you avoiding healthy foods that […]