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Tacos, fajitas, and chili are all pretty quick and easy. Aldi has chicken sausages that I love to cut up and stir fry with peppers and onions, and sometimes diced potatoes. You can also use the chicken sausages, diced small, as the protein for a chef salad. If you use Aldi's organic spring mix or the like, add a couple of…

Besides fresh/frozen fruits and vegetables, snack foods you can just buy: Triscuits - Hint of Sea Salt - only have about 50 mg sodium per serving. Swiss cheese - an ounce usually has about 45 mg. Air popped or microwave popcorn - you control the salt, or use a different flavoring. Unsalted nuts in moderation (because of…

Rope jumping, fast Rope jumping, moderate, general Rope jumping, slow You'll want to enter it as cardio to get the calorie credit, I think.

As @Neanderthin said, a macro-balanced meal is important, in part because it balances the load on various organs. If your plate is half full of non-starchy vegetables (or even fruit, if you lean toward berries) then you can have protein and a small but satisfying starchy serving (potatoes, beans, etc.) and stay within 30…

Same! I use a cushion like Lietchi describes in the car plus a lumbar cushion behind my back. I keep a pillow under my hips in bed or between my bony knees if I turn to the side. Office chairs don't bother me as much but I find lumbar cushions do help--but I'm also short and my chair is a little too big. Finally, lately…

I'm pretty fond of pork tenderloin or sliced turkey for a quick breakfast sandwich and I cook ahead specifically to have it available. Adding cheese builds flavor as well as protein, but increases fat and sodium. Greek yogurt is great for protein if I'm not driving. A chicken breast gives you a lot of protein for the money…

You know, it's almost as important what you make sure is IN your diet as what you leave out when dealing with diabetes. Balanced meals are important, which means most meals should have (low fat) protein, leafy greens or a low-carb vegetable, and also include some starchier stuff. For the starch, higher-fiber is somewhat…

You could do either, create a meal or a recipe. At three cups/750 grams per serving you must be getting about 3 servings per recipe (3.2, actually). Yes? So if you create a recipe you can specify 3 servings, and if you create a meal you can't, but when you add it to your log you can add .33 or 1/3 meal. It won't be exact…

What if you logged for a day in the future, and as you eat an item copy it to the actual date? With my phone app (Android) I can click on the pencil icon at the top right corner, check selected boxes, and then, using the three dots menu (top right, again) copy to another date. That way with a couple of clicks you can see…

My DH and I were diagnosed with T2 diabetes a year apart, and I attended his sessions with a nutritionist when he went through them and then attended on my own behalf when it was my turn. (I still think insomnia was my trigger. By then we were both eating pretty healthy.) Anyway, even though he weights considerably more…

Trader Joe's has sugar-free, salt-free, just peanuts peanut butter that is about half the price of most stores. They have both creamy and crunchy. Sure, you have to stir it but it's quite good. (Don't ask me about the time I used an electric mixer with one skinny dough hook directly in the jar and forgot to hold the jar…

Ocean Spray and some store brands have a 5-calorie cranberry juice blend that is good in smoothies, so I have used a half cup of that as the base. Then I add any of {1 tomato, 1 carrot (rough chopped), an ounce of kale, an ounce of spinach, 1 jalapeño, apple slices, orange/tangerine slices, blueberries, mixed berries} in…

I'll address breakfast. You can scramble eggs in the microwave; just stir them up well so they don't explode, and cover them. Cook for about one minutes per egg. You can add water or cream or cheese as you would scrambled eggs on the stove. Don't overcook and the texture will be fine. You can always add more time if the…

I just go with a national chain's nutritional data for pizza, and try to pick a similar crust (thin, hand-tossed) and size -- some large pizzas are 16", some 18", etc. There will be some variation in the generosity of sauce and cheese, but you do what you can. If I can't find a match for toppings I choose cheese and then…

40 grams old-fashioned rolled oats 1/2 cup or 4 oz low-fat milk (sometimes more) Microwave in a REALLY oversized bowl at 60% for 3.5 minutes. Add in your choice of: *1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar *3-4 ounces of diced or small fruit (apples, peaches, strawberries, blueberries). Softer fruits do better. Blueberries turn the…

I feel full for awhile after eating a whole carrot or a few ounces of sliced cucumber. They both have enough crunch to give my mouth a workout, but aren't so delicious that I crave more.

Good! Controlling diet and including exercise (doesn't even have to be a lot, just 30 minutes a day helps) can really help with diabetes. And whoever cooks will have a better idea of how to log meals than the other, so teamwork really, really matters.

I am a little confused by what you mean by "salted or low breakfast." Are you trying to reduce sodium and carbs, especially sweets? If so, assuming you want about 300 calories and can handle 45 carbs: I'm all about a peanut butter and X sandwich for breakfast, on toast. Use a low carb bread. Not much X. Or any breakfast…

What kind of food prep are you interested in doing? Do you want to cook meals in advance and figure out how to record them accurately? Do you just want to stock up on healthy-ish grab-and-go choices? There are so many different ways to answer. At 19, are you in a dorm situation or still at home with someone else cooking,…

I was diagnosed as diabetic in 2019, and have been able to keep it under control pretty well. I think the keys are eating balanced meals, getting enough sleep, and at least some light exercise consistently. By balanced, I means meals should have protein, a little fat, and at least some non-starchy vegetables (tomatoes,…

You could make a poke bowl with canned tuna instead of raw. Adjust the rice serving to meet your carb goal, or something. It's not authentic but it would be easy.

When I first started I was looking for an easier way to keep a food journal than a written record. It was part of a post-surgery rehab assignment -- to help me make healthier choices, I suppose.

Welcome! Getting started can be time-consuming but it's worth it. As you build your list of recent/frequent items, it will get easier and easier.

It's hard to go wrong with chicken fajitas or chicken chili. But the easiest thing is to put two to three pounds of frozen chicken in your slow cooker, add 1-2 cups of your choice of salsa, barbecue sauce, Korean barbecue sauce, or, cream-of-anything soup + 1 package of dry onion soup mix (I don't claim this is healthy).…

Fill half your plate with salad or non-starchy vegetables. Take one tablespoon servings of whatever appeals. Go for non-sauced proteins, if possible. Drink water. If it won't injure your health, suspend all expectations of low sodium. If it will... alas, do the best you can. My Fitness Pal has a couple of ball park…

That's a little terrifying. I see a collapsible silicon microwave popcorn popper on Amazon that might travel well -- a safer alternative. I might get one, myself, as the air popper is so loud!

A half ounce of 85% dark chocolate is low in sugar and carbs, VERY chocolatey, and bitter enough that I don't crave more. I also like it melted in oatmeal.

Trail mix in individual packages. For low-calorie volume, baggies of sliced cucumbers or carrots. If I eat a whole medium carrot I'm satisfied for awhile. (I wash but don't peel them). Air-popped popcorn or bags of Skinny Pop. You can't go crazy but two cups is about a hundred calories. Jars of peanuts or other nuts to…

I probably ought to wait for someone more knowledgeable, but my supervillain power is answering questions that someone else should answer. So I see at least one set of aqua dumbbells in Amazon that comes apart, and the middle bar is just a piece of pvc tubing. So if you can't find what you really want, maybe you could buy…

I apologize! I posted without looking, and you are correct. I also lament the loss.