Nutrition

There’s a lot that comes packaged with the holiday season besides gifts, food, and good company. In between the holidays, there’s shopping to do, dinners to organize, errands to run...

When you have diabetes, carbohydrates are talked about to exhaustive extents. Many people with diabetes feel that carbohydrates should be eliminated or heavily restricted. However, carbohydrates are the body’s preferred...

We’ve come a long way from the super low-fat diet trend of the late 1980s. We now understand that fats are an extremely important part of anyone's diet. They are...

Cheers to the holiday season! Many of us celebrate the holiday season with family gatherings, parties with friends, and special work events. Alcohol is commonly offered at such gatherings. While...

Gobble Gobble! Bring on the Turkey! The first Thanksgiving dates back to 1661, however, it wasn’t until 1863 that president Abraham Lincoln made it a national holiday, celebrated yearly in...

Everyone knows how important it is to eat vegetables. They are nutrient dense, meaning they have lots of vitamins and minerals with few calories, which makes them great for helping...

With diabetes, it’s important to watch your added sugar intake in order to keep your blood sugar in a healthy range throughout the day. You probably know to minimize the...

What is fiber and why is it a carbohydrate? Does it count as a calorie? Many people don’t know what fiber is or what it does. They often wonder why...

We have already shared with you several sources of hidden sugars, such as tomato sauce, low-fat foods, and canned fruit. But perhaps the biggest culprit of hidden sugars is the...

Diabetes is a disease that many people try to manage with lifestyle changes including diet and exercise. When it comes to talking about diet and diabetes, there is a big...

You know how you set the best of intentions on a Sunday night, or the first of the month, or on New Year’s Day? Intentions like “I’ll eat healthy this...

The morning can be a challenging time of day to reach your target blood sugar range. Part of the reason for this is hormones that are secreted in the early...

Condiments are powerful! Powerful flavors in small amounts. Powerful doses of calories, carbohydrates, fat and sodium in some cases. And, even powerful emotions – Americans scoff at the European idea...

Added sugar from drinks, snack foods, desserts and food processing is a prime suspect in America’s obesity and type 2 diabetes epidemics. And with diabetes, added sugar (not natural sugars...

Some creative ways to cut carbs while still enjoying great flavor. You can incorporate these healthy options into your next grocery shopping list! Instead of tortillas for tacos, or a...

Many of us have heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day; however, many of us do not take the time to eat a good, healthy breakfast...

Sometimes snacks are needed to keep you energized throughout the day! Some people even eat 4-5 snack-meals instead of 3 larger meals. When you do snack, it’s important to eat...

It’s fairly common that people with diabetes will at some point find themselves thinking carbohydrates are simply evil. Not only are carbohydrates a popular target-of-choice for the fad diet crowd...

Hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar, is often considered the limiting factor in reaching glycemic goals. Hypoglycemia and the fear of hypoglycemia can negatively impact quality of life for people with...

Dietary fiber is found in plant foods and is a non-digestible type of carbohydrate. Fiber has many health benefits, however, most people fall short of meeting the recommended daily fiber...