Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies

Food awareness, nutrition, and meal planning advice for people with diabetes

Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies takes the mystery and the frustration out of healthy eating and managing diabetes. Both the newly diagnosed and the experienced alike will learn what defines healthy eating for diabetes and it’s crucial role to long term health, why healthy eating can be so difficult, and how meal planning is a key to successful diabetes management

Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies takes the guesswork out of eating and preparing diabetes friendly foods. You'll learn whether popular diets fit (or don’t fit) into a healthy eating plan, what to shop for, how to eat healthy away from home, which supplements you should consider, and how to build perfect meals yourself.  To get you started, this book includes a week's worth of diabetes-friendly meals, and fabulous recipes that demonstrate how delicious food and effective diabetes management can go hand in hand.

• Includes helpful information for people with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes as well as exchange lists for diabetes
• Explains how your surroundings and your biology conspire to encourage unhealthy eating, and how you can gain control by planning in advance
• Helps you to understand that fabulous, nutritionally-balanced food and diabetes management can go hand in hand

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with diabetes, Diabetes Meal Planning and Nutrition For Dummies is packed with expert advice, surprising insights, and practical examples of meal plans coupled with sound nutritional advice.

Toby Smithson, RDN, CDE, has managed her own diabetes for more than 40 years, and founded DiabetesEveryDay.com to share her insights into diabetes self-management. Alan Rubin, MD, is the author of several successful diabetes books, including Diabetes For Dummies and Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies.

Learn to: Appreciate the role of food in managing type 1 or type 2 diabetes Choose the best foods for blood glucose control and heart health Conquer impulsive eating by planning ahead Adopt a healthy eating plan that works for you Food, nutrition, and meal planning advice for people with diabetes Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies takes the guesswork out of eating and preparing diabetes-friendly foods. You'll learn how to receive all the nutrients you need while managing your diabetes and maintaining optimal weight. Packed with practical examples of meal plans and sound nutritional advice, both the newly diagnosed and the experienced alike will find Diabetes Meal Planning & Nutrition For Dummies an invaluable resource. Make the connection -- discover the intimate link between diabetes and food and understand how adopting a healthy lifestyle can help manage diabetes Eat for your health -- get the scoop on nutrition requirements for diabetes and get the lowdown on macronutrients, micronutrients, and more Here's to you -- find expert guidance on making the switch to a healthier lifestyle, setting priorities and staying on track, and shopping for the best food choices Make a plan -- make modifications to your favorite family recipes and learn how to plan for eating out Open the book and find: Plain-English explanations of type 1, type 2 diabetes The importance of physical activity and shedding stress Ways to adopt better habits Tips for modifying family recipes for diabetes management 22 original and delicious diabetes-friendly recipes Healthy food swaps for losing weight Ten diabetes "power foods"

Learn to: Appreciate the role of food in managing type 1 or type 2 diabetes Choose the best foods for blood glucose control and heart health Conquer impulsive eating by planning ahead Adopt a healthy eating plan that works for you Food, nutrition, and meal planning advice for people with diabetes Diabetes Meal Planning && Nutrition For Dummies takes the guesswork out of eating and preparing diabetesfriendly foods. You'll learn how to receive all the nutrients you need while managing your diabetes and maintaining optimal weight. Packed with practical examples of meal plans and sound nutritional advice, both the newly diagnosed and the experienced alike will find Diabetes Meal Planning && Nutrition For Dummies an invaluable resource. Make the connection discover the intimate link between diabetes and food and understand how adopting a healthy lifestyle can help manage diabetes Eat for your health get the scoop on nutrition requirements for diabetes and get the lowdown on macronutrients, micronutrients, and more Here's to you find expert guidance on making the switch to a healthier lifestyle, setting priorities and staying on track, and shopping for the best food choices Make a plan make modifications to your favorite family recipes and learn how to plan for eating out Open the book and find: PlainEnglish explanations of type 1, type 2 diabetes The importance of physical activity and shedding stress Ways to adopt better habits Tips for modifying family recipes for diabetes management 22 original and delicious diabetesfriendly recipes Healthy food swaps for losing weight Ten diabetes "power foods"

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