Nutrition

One of the tenets of the only eating plan I can get behind, intuitive eating, is that you honor your feelings of fullness. Intuitive eating basically means listening to your...

If you have been off of work for the summer or your kids are now heading back to school, it’s time to start thinking about what to pack for lunch...

Type 2 diabetes has really forced me to look at what foods I have been feeding my body. Every so often I revisit that list and thought I might share...

When you are a person living with type 2 diabetes, you are constantly watching, measuring, and tweaking the foods you choose to put in your mouth every day. But what...

Pasta is often a favorite food and household staple, but many people with diabetes tend to avoid it due to its effect on blood sugars. Whether it’s the extra large...

Do you feel like you are making a healthy choice when you go out to eat? If you answered “no” chances are you are not alone. Maybe you want to...

I love food. Good food. Salads and other raw veggies, fruit, skinless chicken breast. I even love some not-so-good food. Hmmm, chicken wings, chocolate chip cookies to name a couple...

We all love a good mystery novel or TV show where circumstantial and other seemingly convincing evidence is misdirecting or misleading us until everything resolves at the last moment into...

Have you ever asked “Why should I count carbs?” You are not alone. Please read this article to learn the benefits of carb counting. A simplified explanation: All carbohydrates, with...

You may see it marketed as Nutrasweet® or Equal® but aspartame is everywhere. In diet soft drinks, yogurt, even ice cream. There have been mixed messages about whether or not aspartame...

Celebrating National Eat Your Veggies Day is a great and healthy way to get your veggies on! We know that fresh veggies are chock full of vitamins, minerals, and fiber...

Today in the United States, 73% of adults with type 2 diabetes have high blood pressure. That number may be surprising, but it’s important to acknowledge because high blood pressure...

Have you ever noticed an increase in hunger when you are trying to diet? Some may think, “well of course I am hungry because I am eating less.” Others may...

We all want the best outcome for ourselves and our health especially if we live with type 2 diabetes. We search, we read, we analyze, we try new ideas, we...

As long as you don’t have any allergies, nuts can be an amazing addition to any diet, but particularly when you have diabetes. With little to no carbohydrates and loads...

We all know that packing our own lunch for school or work saves us money that we would spend eating out and allows us to choose exactly what goes into...

Recently, a fellow contributor asked for a few tips on how to pick produce. When shopping for fresh produce, what are some of the tell-tale signs a fruit or vegetable...

Another good word for mindfulness is awareness. Keeping track of your food can be a great strategy for managing both your diabetes and your diet! Keep a mini journal in...

Even as a young child, I loved beets. Call me crazy or weird but the texture and slight pickled flavor added to a salad was one of my very favorites!...

I was talking to a friend recently about how my diet has been lacking veggies as of late (which is weird because I love veggies) and I wasn't sure why...