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Since being diagnosed with pre-diabetes I have had to cut out pasta, most breads, potatoes, and all sugary stuff. I immediately noticed that when I didn't eat the high carb items I wasn't hungry until the next meal. If I made a meal with brown rice (I can eat limited amounts of it) I would need a snack before the next…
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Use healthy casseroles/one pan dishes when possible such as stews, chinese type meals, etc. They use much less meat. Also try to do at least one meatless meal. We try to do Meatless Mondays here. You could do rice and beans or some other vegetarian meal, or an egg type meal. Eggs are more expensive lately, but still a good…
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As a former Girl Scout Leader with 2 teenage Girl Scouts still selling cookies I can confess to completely avoiding them this year. Only because I was just diagnosed with pre-diabetes and I am one tough cookie about getting healthy. I am so adamant about getting healthy that I may look briefly at a yummy treat, but don't…
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You might be able to make your own BBQ sauce. I use to make some just to top my meatloaf and it was fabulous. It used ketchup so I'd recommend using the reduced sugar ketchup, brown sugar (perhaps some of the brown sugar substitutes could be used) and dry mustard. If you go to pinterest.com and search for a recipe that…
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Half a banana is all it takes for this sugar lover not to miss the sugar. Then a tablespoon of peanut butter for protein and flavor. Several other people have mentioned variations of this, but the half a banana mashed into it is what you need to get that sugary flavor. Unfortunately, now that I am pre-diabetic this raises…
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I don't purposely schedule cheat days or cheat meals. I have to watch my blood sugar. I do have Friday night snack night every week with a tiny Glucerna bar ("candy") and a small amount of regular popcorn to feel like I can still eat junk food. It doesn't affect my blood sugar enough to be a concern and while I'm not…
