[Diabetes-talk] Food Questions

Wed Jul 27 16:46:26 UTC 2016

Really greattools, Bern. I use many of them, too, and several of them really
help with the portion control aspects. 

Here's another way to have your fast food and eat it, too: Instead of buying
a "meal" (sandwich, fries, and drink), if you're with someone else, have
them buy the "meal" and you buy just a sandwich and a diet drink, and
"share" their fries. That way you can have a few, but the rest aren't
sitting there begging you to eat them.

Sandi

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Bernadette Jacobs via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7:07 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Bernadette Jacobs; David Andrews
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Food Questions

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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