| Over the last few years my own diet has | | | | the thing that can show the biggest increase in |
| changed dramatically. As someone who is blessed | | | | loss of weight. Some diets in fact jsut focus on |
| with a naturally slim frame I have never had to | | | | this point, and are ery successful. Wholemeal |
| diet to lose weight, but I maintain my current | | | | (especially stoneground wholemeal) is so good for |
| healthy weight with a great diet/eating plan. In | | | | you and has so much more flavour in it that |
| fact, if you do plan on losing more than about a | | | | switching is much easier than you think. Most |
| stone in weight then I would visit your doctor for | | | | people are really surprised at the ranges you can |
| more tips on how to do this without risk.To tell | | | | get in you supermarket, again remember that the |
| you that how I maintain weight is perfect would | | | | bread that is best for you is the one that is |
| be totally wrong of me, but I can advise you to | | | | freshest with least perservatives or added |
| follow my steps because I know what works and | | | | ingredients. Also, brown or basmati rice is great |
| what doesn't. But before I really begin I must also | | | | with a lovely nutty texture. Wholemeal pasta is |
| say that I have been brought up by great | | | | great and for your potatoes I would totally |
| parents who taught me to eat everything, and so | | | | recommend the smaller new potatoes.3. Stop |
| I do! If there is something that you don't like, | | | | drinking cocktails, start drinking wine. |
| there are loads of other diabetic recipes and ideas | | | | Cocktails are full of sugar, colourants and |
| that you will eat and appreciate.I am a student | | | | preservatives. As a student I have had loads of |
| and I like to buy fresh and organic produce from | | | | practice at going out and not drinking cocktails, so |
| where I live. I believe that this is important | | | | my drink of choice is Malibu and Diet Coke if I feel |
| because it can be the most good for your body | | | | I have to drink something and I make it last all |
| and contain more nutrients and vitamins than | | | | night. I can then top up with Diet Coke (which has |
| most supermarket produce. I like to source food | | | | almost no sugar in it) and it looks as though I am |
| from my fortnightly farmers market in town, | | | | drinking Malibu, who is to know. If you are out at |
| which sells amazing meat and dairy produce and | | | | a restaurant, red wine is much better than |
| fresh in season fruit and vegetables. This is | | | | anything else you can order, (except water of |
| another important thing to remember, that eating | | | | course!) and it has been proven that the |
| fruit and veg in their season means that they will | | | | anti-oxidants in red wine are great for keeping a |
| taste better as well as doing you good. I have a | | | | healthy heart. The recommended amount is one |
| lot of influence from Western European cuisine | | | | glass a day with your evening meal.4. Start |
| (mainly France and Italy) as you will tell, but I do | | | | cooking more fruit and vegetables. |
| not profess to be a chef and everything is easy | | | | Fresh fruit and vegetables are a great way to |
| to make and very convenient.I have read | | | | get all the vitamins and minerals you need. And |
| countless diet books and diabetic recipe/diet | | | | there are so many different ways in which to |
| books, and I came to a conclusion that I think | | | | cook vegetables, but I find that raw is the best |
| really works. I fused all the good things from the | | | | follwed closely by steamed. Both of these ways |
| diets (but not from every diet) and sort of put | | | | preserve all their natural goodness aswell. I will |
| together my own one. We will call this the Juvenile | | | | follow this post with another diabetes recipes |
| Diabetes Healthy Diet.The "rules" that I would lay | | | | post.5. Drink more water. |
| down are as follows:1. Cut back on snacks and | | | | I know you have heard people say this many |
| then change the type of snacks you eat. | | | | times before, but the benefits of drinking more |
| Certainly my biggest downfall although it wasn't | | | | water are endless. A few tips on how to get |
| really apparent to me. When I first started at | | | | more water into your day are firstly to put |
| University, I had little or no routine which meant | | | | bottles of water at all the places you go in the |
| that filling my day was difficult and popping into | | | | house or work. So keep one in your desk, on |
| the kitchen for a snack, no matter how healthy it | | | | your desk, a glass in the kitchen, the bedroom, |
| felt, was a regular occurence. This is one of the | | | | the sitting room, etc. Try and drink all these |
| hardest things to do for some people, but | | | | glasses up and you will be well on your way to 8 |
| establishing a great routine is essential to great | | | | glasses a day. The trick is to add a glass every |
| diabetes care. The types of snacks to be eating | | | | few days or so, if you try to drink all that water |
| are unsalted nuts, dried unsweetened fruit, fresh | | | | in one go you won't be so inclined to drink 8 |
| fruit, fresh veg (I love fresh red pepper and | | | | glasses again, trust me! Have a go, it's amazing |
| cucumber), dark chocolate (richer and nicer and | | | | how great you will feel.For further tips on living |
| you only want 2 squares usually).2. Cut back on | | | | with diabetes, visit Juvenile Diabetes blogspotThis |
| white flour, embrace wholemeal carbs. | | | | article was submitted by Alissa Carter, she is also |
| This is the most essential part of your diet, and | | | | owner of the Prom dresses website. |