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

Mon Oct 17 16:39:46 UTC 2016

I'm not saying this to be argumentative in any way, but there's plenty of
research out there to support organic foods and how it's better than
non-organic.

Again, organic is not for everyone, especially if you truly can't afford it
or if it's difficult to find in your area. As I've mentioned, you can find
organic products at reasonable prices. And I've always been a firm believer
that most things can be afforded if you budget them in. A friend who eats
fastfood frequently always chides me about the what I spend on organic
foods. So we once tested how much we spend a week on food, me on organic,
them on fastfood, and it came out about the same. So it's often about
priorities.

But I'm not pressuring anyone. Yes, I choose to eat certain foods and
products, but it's a personal choice, one you have to make on your own
without pressure from anyone.

But I wouldn't call it a scam. You still should do your research on products
labeled organic. It's not a given it's great for you. And versions of junk
food made from organic ingredients like cake and candy and snacks still have
carbs and calories. But lots of research have been done to support organic
eating and home-grown foods. I know some will disagree, and that's okay, I
just wanted to make my point in an effort to share information.

Ultimately, as long as you're making better choices about food in general,
incorporating fresh fruits and veggies, and eating balanced meals, that's
most important.

One comment on peanut butter. Unless it's organic or all-natural, peanut
butter is high in trans-fat. And trans-fat should be avoided like the
plague. Just research trans-fat, and you will want to avoid it. it's the bad
kind of fat that not only causes a lot of health problems, but you cannot
get rid of easily. Lots of foods have trans-fat, especially pre-packaged
food, peanut butter being high on the list. I believe Smuckers makes an
all-natural peanut butter that has no trans-fat. And companies can get away
with saying something has zero grams of trans-fat on the nutrition label if
it's less than 1, but even that much as unhealthy. What you need to check
for is in the ingredients list and look for hydgronated or partially
hydrgonated oil. The closer to the top of the list it is, the more trans-fat
it contains. But if listed at all, I say avoid.

Bridgit

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Hi Terry.

People are going to hate when I say this. However, I'm going to say it
anyway. Don't talk about organic. To me, in my opinion, organic it's nothing
more than a scam. Just a scam to charge more money for things. As for
oatmeal,  I buy the old-fashioned oats. You only have to cook them for five
minutes. If you take 1/2 cup of oats, boilers in 1 cup water. Add a little
salt. I never measure it. About a tablespoon of butter or margarine, once
the water is boiling, you add your half cup of oats. Put it on simmer or low
heat for five minutes. Then, Walla you have breakfast. I add 1 tablespoon of
reasons. I do not use sugar. Nor do I use sweetener. You could do that, if
you like. However, I figure with raisins,  you are get getting a certain
amount of natural sugar. But you are also getting iron. Lots of it. Raisins
are full of iron. You could also use 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, as
opposed to the raisins, if you like for added protein. That will also
sweeten it for you. If you are not phone, try one piece of dry toast or
toast with a little bit of margarine. That should help you feel full. Just
don't go hogwild. It's not good to completely read your self of everything
right away. Do it in small doses. And has a horrible affect on your psychy!!
As for cereal, you might want to limit your self to perhaps one or two bowls
a week. Cereal will spike your blood sugar. Yes. If you're going to eat
cereal yes try regular Cheerios. I would stay away from the honey nut
Cheerios. Honey is sugar. Although, I guess if you wanted to do those, you
might have one bowl in a week. I do a lot of boiled eggs for breakfast. One
or two. Then I have one piece of fruit and maybe one piece of toast.

For snacks, I might take one whole stock of celery and dip it in peanut
butter. I enjoy celery with peanut butter. It's carbs with a certain amount
of sugar. But, it is a good snack. Peanut butter has the protein. Cream
cheese also has protein if you like celery you could either stop the whole
socks stock, or dip your salary into some cream cheese and eat it that way.
Completely up to you. I do eat apples and oranges. Often times, many meds
out there warn you about grapefruit. Unfortunately, that's one of my
favorites. I actually stay away from the fruit juices as they have a lot of
sugar in them. The only time I might ever use for juice is for a low.
Bananas and strawberries actually have the very highest sugar content, along
with watermelon. Like I say, don't cut out the fruit completely. You might
treat yourself, to perhaps one cookie or a piece of cake in a few days. But,
I want to warn you. If you go off the bandwagon, as we all do, don't kick
yourself in the teeth just wake up the next morning and say today is a new
day. This is one condition that most of us learn we take one day at a time
and move from there. We can't kick ourselves in the teeth for being bad all
the time. Sometimes, if we do go out for a meal or have high carbs one day,
we might simply boost our dose of insulin before each meal. Give ourselves a
little more to cover. We all have to do that on location. All of us. So, I'm
glad you asked questions. That's what this list is for. Have a great day
Teri,.

Bern.

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> On Oct 17, 2016, at 10:25 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
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