Parents in the Helotes and Schertz area who want to give their children proper nutrition usually start by buying more fresh, unprocessed food. This is always a step in the right direction for your children’s health, but you should be aware of how long these foods stay fresh and safe to eat. After picking up produce at your local Converse or San Antonio grocery store, make sure you know the best way to store the various types of fruits [...]
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Emotions / Motivation | Life with Diabetes | Partners of Diabetics | Personal Stories AmyT This recent testimonial in the Boston Globe, about a writer with type 1 diabetes who chose to keep his illness secret from girlfriend for quite some time, has stuck in my head. I can’t seem to stop thinking about the why’s and how’s of concealing your diabetes from people close to you. What a lot of work that would be! And to what end? The [...]
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A New Year's Resolution: Keeping the Anvil Over My Head On New Year's Eve day,I bought my first pair of "skinny" pants,size M,and a black sleeveless cocktail-type dress,size 10. Now for many many women,this isn't anything worth mentioning (except to your girlfriends),let alone relevant to a food blog. But for me,it was huge (pardon the pun) because neither purchase is something I could ever have considered a year ago when I weighed [...]
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Helpful answer below -BananaRamaYo!!! Fruits, nuts healthy thangs maybe something with a little sugar in it just in case. -sue When I leave the ranch I have a couple of apples, sliced in ziplock bag, celery with cheese filling (you might like peanutbutter), triscuits, and a couple of those Oatmeal breakfast bars along with a regular coke and a couple of bottles of water. This all goes into my little insulated cooler with ice packs [...]
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Do you ever wonder what to buy at health food stores? Learn more about organic produce,bulk grains,natural sweeteners and more! Please join us for a free,fun and informative health food store tour on Tuesday,August 20th,2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the N. Dallas location of Natural Grocers (Preston Forest Shopping Center). Personal chef and caterer Debby Rubin will be joining our tour. Learn from her expert experience about cooking with a [...]
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Free E-newsletter Subscribe to Housecall Our weekly general interest e-newsletter keeps you up to date on a wide variety of health topics. Diabetes nutrition focuses on healthy foods, but sweets aren't necessarily off-limits. Here's how to include sweets in your meal plan. By Mayo Clinic staff Controlling Your Diabetes Subscribe to our Controlling Your Diabetes e-newsletter to stay up to date on diabetes topics. Diabetes nutrition [...]
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Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar (glucose) that starts or is first diagnosed during pregnancy. Eating a balanced diet is an important part of any pregnancy. Diet is even more important if you have diabetes. This article discusses the diet recommendations for women with gestational diabetes who do NOT take insulin. Recommendations The best way to improve your diet is by eating a variety of healthy foods. You should learn how to [...]
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It's a rare restaurant in this town that doesn't do something for veggie folk. Vegan is harder, for sure. As for your mom's diabetic meals, it's just a matter of ordering (and eating) carefully. Millennium is way too expensive for people on a tight budget. Greens is only a little cheaper (if at all.) There's a South African restaurant waaaay out in the Avenues; can't remember its name, but a search on the S.F. Gate ( should find it. [...]
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