Healthy living, healthy eating

My husband was recently diagnosed as a diabetic, so I am adjusting our eating lifestyle as well. The best rule of thumb so far is to not eat 2 starchy foods at one sitting, like corn & potatoes. We have found flat buns which are multi grain or wheat which are delicious, but with only 9 carbs each. We have switched to light wheat bread, no sugar jelly & splenda instead of sugar. Desserts are a No-No to have in the house now. We eat a salad with breakfast & lunch, a good dressing is Red Bull Italian-- very low carb and low fat, but very flavorful. We have removed the butter/margarine from the table and I only cook with cooking spray. We limit the pasta we have. He is suppose to have only 7 oz of meat a day, but is is more like 10-12 that he is eating. For his condition, it seems that the volumetric diet is the best, with is dividing your plate into sections 1/4 meat, 1/4 starch & 1/2 with fruits & vegetables. Sneak in veggies & fruit that are higher in fiber content. Good book to aid in figuring out carbs & fiber is the Calorie King. In 4 months, following his dieticians advise and using his medications, my husband has dropped 60 lbs. Good Luck.

try making your vegies with curry.