How To Eat Healthy When You Have Diabetes {Guest Post}

Healthy Eating Can Help Manage Diabetes

Today, I am thrilled to welcome back Lisa Corrado as a guest blogger to tell us how to help manage diabetes through diet. Lisa is a nutritionist and chef, and provides nutritional counseling and coaching, and supports corporate wellness initiatives. She blogs at A Moment in a Busy Life where you'll find healthy recipes and informative posts such as Drink Your Super Hero, Spicy Super Heros, Super Heros from the Sea, and more.
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Eating Right with Diabetes

For someone who has diabetes, glucose management is the name of the game. If you have diabetes, you know that what you eat (specifically carbohydrates) has a direct impact on your blood sugar levels. It's important to choose foods that give you the nutrients you need to be healthy, while helping you keep your glucose levels at a steady, appropriate level.

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Foods and Nutrients to Increase

This is the fourth post in a series that I’ve been writing, summarizing the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans that was recently released. I’ve posted summaries on “Balancing Calories to Manage Weight” and “Foods and Food Components to Reduce” already and will be summarizing “Foods and Nutrients to Increase” today.

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Foods and Food Components to Reduce

I've been posting summaries of the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans that just got released last week. My last post summarized "Balancing Calories to Manage Weight." Today, I will be summarizing the second recommendation, entitled "Foods and Food Components to Reduce."

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans - Balancing Calories to Manage Weight

Yesterday, I posted a summary of the 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans. As I mentioned, the 2010 Dietary Guidelines consist of 5 chapters detailing recommendations based on scientific evidence for nutritional factors that are important for promoting health and lowering the risk of diet-related chronic disease.

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The New 2010 Federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans

This week, the US Department of Agriculture released the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. I've attempted to provide a brief summary of the new recommendations, and will be sharing more information after I've gone through the detailed report.

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A Healthy Way To Start Off The New Year

Start Off The New Year By Adding Eating More Fresh Produce

I hope you had a wonderful New Year celebration and are ready for 2011! One of the things I like about the start of the New Year is that it offers the opportunity to hit the "restart" button. So, for anyone who feels a bit bloated from all the celebrating over the holidays, and wants to hit the "restart" button, I'm offering up a challenge for you in January 2011. I challenge you to try all of these suggestions (or as many as you can) and see how you feel by the end of January.  

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Roundup of Healthy Recipes for the New Year {Hoppin' John Recipe}

A Healthier Hoppin' John

Around the world, people will be celebrating the New Year with their own special, symbolic foods, which they believe will bring them good luck in the New Year. Here are some of the foods enjoyed around the world in celebration of the New Year. Interestingly, these traditional New Year foods also happen to be healthy!

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