I love healthy Thanksgiving food and being with family and friends. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. After the meal, we always take a leisurely walk, which feels good, and then spend time relaxing and socializing. It is the perfect day. With so much of Thanksgiving focused on food, it’s good to plan ahead so you can enjoy a healthy Thanksgiving day and feel good. It is definitely possible to enjoy a healthy Thanksgiving and your favorite foods without ignoring your health. Here’s an article to help you with that goal. Seven tips for enjoying Thanksgiving with energy and … [Read more...]
Calorie Counts for Cool Summertime Drinks
When you have diabetes, sugary summertime drinks quickly raise your blood sugar. Here are calorie counts for some of our favorite cool summer drinks to help you make healthier choices. After spending a long day out in the sweltering summer sun, it might be tempting to grab the nearest icy beverage to help cool off. However, some of the most popular summertime beverages have a surprising amount of sugar. In fact, from cocktails to snowballs, oftentimes these sweet and icy drinks can contain an entire meal’s worth of calories, but offer minimal nutritional value. For example, one … [Read more...]
Diabetic Recipes: Delicious, Quick and Healthy
Many people are looking for diabetic recipes to help manage their blood sugars. I share my favorite sources for recipes here. I'm always searching for healthy recipes myself. It's not necessary to have diabetic recipes, but I, for one, love having recipes to follow. I'm just not good at throwing things together and having them turn out well. While it is perfectly fine to put together simple meals without recipes, by following a balanced meal plan like ChooseMyPlate.gov, here are places to find diabetic recipes that are healthy and good-tasting. But first, there is no need to limit … [Read more...]