[Diabetes-talk] Cereals and snacks I can eat?

[Mary Sayegh]

Hi Terri,
How about bananas, unsalted nuts, or, a pear for snack? I was just diagnosed pre-diavetic with an A1C of 6.3 so you and I are in the same boat. I love chips and other snacks too.
Let us know if you need anything else :)
Mary

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> On Oct 17, 2016, at 8:25 AM, Terri Stimmel via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello once more everybody,
> 
> This will be the last post for me for a while. But I just had some more questions, and I figured you all would have some ideas. OK, I need to start eating better. I know this. But I'm stubborn, and I don't like it, and it makes me frustrated! Plus, if I don't get enough to eat I feel like I am literally starving! Then I'm not a very nice person. LOL!
> 
> So I am trying to get better at eating lean ground beef, I like a lot of chicken so that is good, and I don't eat it fried. I want to try to eat fish more. I drink 2% milk, because I cannot stand skim milk. I do drink soda, quite a bit. But for several years now I have drink diet soda. Sometimes I will drink power aid zero. But after a while, they almost taste too sweet to me. I will drink only bottled water, and I am trying to drink at least a couple of bottles a day. I know that's not much. But at least it's better than nothing. Are used to never drink water. My weakness is red diamond sweet tea. I love that stuff! I try to only drink a glass a day, if I can be good. But sometimes I do have two glasses.
> No for my big question!
> I enjoy eating cereal sometimes, and oatmeal sometimes. I usually get apple and cinnamon oatmeal, because that is my favorite. I was eating two packages at a time. But I have started to try to only eat one package at a time.
> If I eat one package of the apple and cinnamon oatmeal, are there other things I can eat with it to help me feel full? Also, I enjoy cereal.
> However, I like mostly the bad stuff, such as fruit loops! I even smell yummy!
> Anyway, what are some cereals I can enjoy, that would taste really good, but be better for me?
> If I eat the good cereals, again, are there things I can eat with it that will help me feel full? I do like the regular Cheerios also, and I know that is all right to eat. And I was told once a long time ago that I could eat honey nut Cheerios, but in small doses.
> 
> Also I was wondering, what are some good healthy snacks I can eat and enjoy, but that will also taste good?
> I like some of the bad stuff, such as potato chips, cookies, popcorn, and just whatever else sounds good.
> 
> Now, I do enjoy white yogurt. Although I haven't had any for a while. I love oranges! But I hear they really aren't good for me to eat.
> So are their fruit that I can have, in moderation? That was supposed to be, light yogurt. I can't eat apples, because I have dentures. So some fruits are just impossible to eat! Heck, some foods are difficult to eat.
> 
> Anyway, if someone can give me some ideas as to what kind of snacks and cereals, and fruits, and maybe even some more drinks that I don't know about that I could get, I would really, greatly appreciate the help. I'm making a grocery list tonight, and I would like to start off doing better. With that said, I don't want to buy things that are really expensive, because it's just not in my budget. I don't want to buy anything organic, even though I know it might be better for me. I would appreciate any help possible.
> 
> Thank you so much!
> 
> Terri
> Sent from my iPhone
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