Category: Eat

Eat When You’re Hungry?

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Eating when you’re hungry, seems like common sense, right? This simple concept might be harder than you think. I was recently reading a book called, “The Science of Being Well” by Wallace D Wattles where he was discussing the science behind how to be well, or basically living healthy. During this discussion, he said something…

Good Veggies, Bad Veggies

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As a continuation to my series on the carbohydrates in food.. Good Nuts, Bad Nuts, and Good Fruit, Bad Fruit, I have been wondering how vegetables stack up against each other when it comes to carbohydrates. Typically most people think that vegetables are all good to eat, but as you will see, some vegetables are very high in…

Eating Right on the Road

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This summer I had the opportunity to spend a week at a Boy Scouts of America summer camp with my son. In the past, this week of camping included bugs, heat, bugs, cafeteria food and oh did I mention bugs. Camp Food Since I was last diagnosed with Diabetes, I hadn’t been to Summer camp,…

My Thoughts About Keto

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When I first start telling people about how I lost all of my weight, they immediately ask me if I am doing the Keto diet? What is Keto? If you haven’t heard about the Keto diet, let me give you a little insight. The name “Keto” comes from a process within the body called ketosis….

Robert Irvine’s – Fit Crunch

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If you are interested in this ​product, we suggest that you get it here … I love the Food Network television channel and I used to watch Robert Irvine’s shows all the time. I would always admire how fit Robert was and how he seemed to focus his recipes and shows around the same theme. Logical…

Arctic Zero – Cake Batter

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If you are interested in this product, we suggest that you get it here … and yes, it’s shipped in dry ice. I find myself so often in the grocery store browsing around for products that are going to be friendly to diabetics. All too often I am disappointed with my selections, but every once in…

Good Nuts, Bad Nuts

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Since I wrote the article about Good Fruit, Bad Fruit, some people have been asking me to do additional articles about other groups of foods, so I decided to pick nuts and seeds as my next category. Nuts and seeds are typically high in fiber and protein but, they are also high in carbohydrates, fat and calories,…

Learning Portion Control

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As one of the three main focuses in reversing my diabetes, learning portion control was probably one of the hardest things I had to learn. Before Diabetes I love food, I love to eat food, especially homemade comfort food. Each Sunday is my opportunity to cook dinner for the family. I really love and enjoy…

Walden Farms Salad Dressings

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If you are interested in this product, we suggest that you get it here … The promise is this “No Calories, No Fat, No Carbs, No Gluten, and No Sugar“ Upon seeing this for the first time, I thought to myself all of the ‘NO’ must mean that it has NO TASTE! Stumbling Along One Saturday…

Diabetic Food Options

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I was having a discussion with my wife the other day about what I feel is the lack of diabetic food options in comparison to other alternative food options like Gluten or Peanut allergy. By the Numbers I started looking into the numbers and I found that about 29.1 million people in the United States…

Cinnamon Rolls for Breakfast

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Seriously? I know this is a site for diabetics, so what is am I doing talking about cinnamon rolls for breakfast? Don’t cinnamon rolls have way too much sugar, and if you take out the sugar, the flavor disappears? Well, I don’t eat normal cinnamon rolls, or not at least like the really sugary with…

Good Fruit, Bad Fruit

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When I first became a diabetic, people would tell me to stay away from fruit, “It’s high in sugar and carbohydrates”. While this is true for some fruits, most fruits, eaten in correct quantities are great for diabetics. To help myself, and others to make better fruit choices, I have ranked the most common fruits…

Be Kind with Kind Bars

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If you are interested in this product, we suggest that you get it here … I was recently listening to an audio book entitled, “Do the KIND Thing: Think Boundlessly, Work Purposefully, Live Passionately” by Daniel Lubetzky, the creator of the KIND bar company. First, let me say this: ‘What an amazing book!” If you ever get…

Joseph’s Pita Bread

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Bread is one of the hardest food item to try and find a replacement for because of the high level of carbohydrates. I have written about the first alternative that I found which was Nature’s Own Sugar Free Bread.  After I did some more searching around I have now found my new bread replacement, Joseph’s…

Open Face Breakfast Sandwich

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I have always enjoyed a good open faced sandwich and when I found out I was a Type 2 Diabetic, I thought all of that was over. Bread is very high in carbohydrates and has a high glycemic index value. Both of which translates to your body converting carbohydrates to sugars, thus raising your blood…