[Diabetes-talk] Food Questions

[Bernadette Jacobs]

Good Morning Dave and all:

Bridgit is right on the money.  But, I'd like to add a few techniques
I use to help me along.

To help with portion control, instead of using a large dinner plate, I
use a smaller luncheon plate.  They fill up more quickly and of
course, believe it or not, it does toy with your psychy a bit, (making
you think you're eating the right portion because your plate suddenly
becomes full faster.  There are certain dishes I use for things like,
I use the same type of cereal bowl when I eat it in the morning.  For
breakfast in the morning, I eat a bowl of oatmeal with exactly one
tablespoon of raisins.  I find I never have to add any sweetener at
all.   the raisins do the trick.

Another trick I used on my psychy is that before I eat, I drink at
least one full glass of water so I fill up more quickly.

As for fast food, I too, do not "super-size."  I simply try to limit
how many times a week I do the fast-food thing.

Stay away from the "fat-free!!!"  Just because they say "fat-free"
doesn't mean it really is.  Years ago, My mother-in-law served us a
salad for dinner one evening and had "fat-free" salad dressing on the
table.  I poured some on my salad.  As I began eating that salad, I
started coughing and choking uncontrolably!  I ended up in the
bathroom, throwing up my dinner.  Low and behold, my husband read the
label and discovered that although the dressing was listed as
"fat-free," it had 39 grams of sugar per serving.  My mother-in-law
started to cry.  I'm not going to continue that one any further.  This
is merely an example of the "fat-free" myth.  My feeling is, you're
better off eating the real McCoy with less sugar and other
preservatives that "fat-free"  has that they don't tell you about???
I'm sure that people are going to want to turn me over their knee.
But, I don't eat "fat-free" or "lite" anything.  Be careful of the
"Sugar-free."  Make sure you have help reading labels.  Often times,
"sugar-free" candy has hidden alcohol sugars.  The key is moderating
your portions and while you eat, for a wile, at least, drink more
water with your meal.  It will help fill you or make you feel fuller.

Just one more word of advice.  Whatever you do, if you think you're
going off the band-wagon, even if you really are, don't kick yourself
in the teeth!!!  There isn't any one of us here who is perfect!!!  The
more you kick yourself in the teeth over it, the more you run the risk
of binge-eating to make yourself feel better???  Not gonna happen.
Just move on.  Another thing that will help, is test, test, test!!!!!
The more numbers you have, the better you're going to be able to
figure out what makes your numbers rise and maintain with whatever
foods you eat.  Also the more numbers you have, the more ammunition
you have to better your control.  Don't fall for this "PRE-DIABETES"
poppy-cock!!!  Whoever takes "pre-diabetes" seriously anyway?
Really???

Bern

On 7/26/16, David Andrews via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> As a new Type 2 diabetic I have a few food questions.  I know these
> are probably stupid, but I will ask anyway.
>
> 1. are there lists of good stuff to eat, and bad?  I know that is a
> simplistic approach ... but all the books, and diets I have read have
> this highly composed, 3 meal a day, 3 snack a day, and have you make
> all this stuff.  I work two jobs, and have two kids, and don't have
> the time or energy for all that futzing around with food.
>
> 2.  If I eat at a fast food restaurant ... yes, I know it is bad, but
> anyway, are onion rings better than french fries, or are they equally bad.
>
> I had a third, but I forgot!
>
> Dave
>
>
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