Eating Healthy

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You might think coconut oil is a little bit magic if you don’t have the full story. Where diabetes is concerned, the full story is always something we should want to know.

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Everybody has food cravings – maybe the more you feel prohibited from them, the stronger they get. We have three choices – keep on fighting, give in, or find a smart compromise. This week’s video gives 4 tips for managing diabetes and food cravings. Check it out.

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Only 10% of American adults regularly eat the recommended daily servings of fruit and vegetables. But these foods are an extremely important part of an eating plan to manage diabetes, heart health, weight control, and wellness-in-general. You can learn to love these important foods, and it helps if you’re willing to take a few extra minutes to prepare dishes that are easy to love. I can help because I have talented friends who develop delicious recipes. In honor of National Nutrition Month, here’s a video that shares some of my favorites.

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Canned foods, if we select no added sugar or salt, provide a convenient and dependable source of nutrition virtually any time. You may be surprised to know that some foods are more nutritious canned than fresh. So let’s talk about Diabetes nutrition with a shelf life.

Welcome back to DiabetesEveryDay. I’m a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified diabetes care and education specialist, Toby Smithson.  If you haven’t already, make sure to subscribe to my channel and log onto my DiabetesEveryDay.com website to sign up for my newsletter.

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Eating healthy can still be delicious! That’s one of our main themes here at DiabetesEveryDay, and you’re fortunate that we have generous friends who allow us to share their healthy recipes. This Sesame-Infused Steamed Haddock is superb, and it’s from the new book DASH Diet for Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, 2021) by friends and fellow Registered Dietitian Nutritionists Roseanne Rust and Cindy Kleckner, along with Dr. Sarah Saaman.

Two-thirds of people with diabetes have hypertension (high blood pressure), and the DASH Diet is the answer to both. Try this simple dish, and you will agree (by the way, the authors offer several options to Haddock – watch and see).