November is Diabetes Awareness Month. Are you wondering if
that makes any difference to you? Well, probably not. (Honest, right?)
I am so bored with my recipes. Not only that, since Silent Sam is living
by his job during the week that means I am cooking for myself. That is not easy.
I suppose if you cook for one all the time, you get better at it. I find that
since I work from home that I have a tendency to have my bigger meal at noon. I
am not as tired then and it is easier. But even those meals are not anything to
write home about. And sometimes I find that the dinner I have is not very
healthy.
(In case you have missed this in the past, I am not much of
a cook. I don’t care that much. )
So where to get new recipes? The ADA website is a good source. On their
site, you can sign
up for free recipes and meal plans. You can also sign up for a free
12 month program that includes recipes and 6 months of their magazine. There
is also the
recipe section of the site. With the holidays coming, you might appreciate
the holiday
meal planning section.
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My favorite recipe book |
I often use Pinterest for recipes. If you use the search
term “diabetes recipes” you will see an amazing array of recipes come up. There
are also some other search terms that they suggest like “easy” (that’s my
kind!), “crockpot”, and “Type 2”. As with all things you find on the internet,
please think about what you are reading and if it sounds too good to be true,
check it and make sure it is true. When you look something up on the internet
and it is contrary to something that your diabetes team has told you, listen to
your team first and foremost. You can always ask at your next visit.
Do you have recipes that you think would be good for you but
you aren’t sure? There are several web sites that you can use to evaluate the nutritional
facts and calorie count for a recipe. I have used one called Calorie Count
before but if you use the search term “recipe nutrition calculator”, you will find
several different calculators and you can find the best one for you.
My other suggestion is to buy a binder and those dividers
that they make for binders. When you try a new recipe, put a copy of the recipe
in the binder. This has really helped me over the last few years. I find that I
forget about recipes that we like and will find them in the binder. Also when making out our grocery list, it
really helps to have the recipes all in one place.
I hope you have a great week! Happy Halloween!
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