Heart healthy recipes, Diabetic meal planning, Healthy dessert recipes
My idea for heart healthy recipes is to help guide you to a healthier diet through my own personal experiences. I am NOT a professional but with my large family I have lived with my loved ones having heart problems, diabetes and other health problems. The one thing linking many of these problems is the diet which is being consumed. The old saying “You are what you eat” is definitely true. I will show you that as a cook you can take control of the food situation for your family.
There is a lot of information available to help guide you also to heart healthy recipes. Websites such as the American Heart Association, The American Diabetes Association and the Us Government and others offer valuable information. Charts are there to help you make better choices in cutting fats from your diets. Guides will help you to make better choices in what to prepare and how to prepare it. There is information to help prevent and control high blood pressure.
When you look at the statistics of overweight Americans you will understand why the diet of heart healthy recipes is so important. Over 60 percent of adults over 20 years of age are obese. One out of three children and teens are overweight with many developing diabetes. This is scary but we can get control of this.
A while back I had to rush up home because my sister was in very bad shape in intensive care. She is a diabetic and when I got there it wasn’t very hopeful. She finally improved enough to be moved into her room. One day I noticed that she had received cheesecake and a pasta dish for lunch. When I questioned these choices, I was told that they were on her diabetic menu and the cheese cake was low sugar. After each meal, she was given an insulin shot.
A few days later the doctor said I could take her home if I stayed with her. After the first day with me cooking for her high fiber heart healthy recipes and no sugar diets, without taking insulin after her meals, we worried that her sugar would drop too low. This is the difference that you can make as a cook.
My husband had a heart attack many years ago. By cooking for him a well balanced and well plan diet I was able to help stabilize his condition thus preventing any further troubles. For myself, I had a battle with high blood pressure for several years. Diet solved that.
I know that diet won’t solve everything for everyone. Some of us inherit conditions that are just there but the point is that a good diet can only do good. One problem with a lot of our diets (me too) is that we have gradually gotten use to larger servings. It is so important to weigh and measure everything we eat. I can put a scoop of food on my plate and then measure it. It is always more than what I think. Never less!
I have belonged to a diet club many more years than I care to think about. I have battled my weight for most of my adult life. I just love good food. I guess that is why I am in this profession. I am a person that can eat a whole box of Girl Scout cookies from the shopping center to my house. The only way I could help my problem is not to have anything unhealthy within my reach. I have lost 67 pounds over the last 15 to 20 years and managed to keep it off. I still have 30 to 40 pounds to lose to keep my health in good shape.
Recently while still watching my diet, I gained 3 ½ pounds in one week. I have never gained like this in my life! Panicky, I called my good friend Sheri Clary MPAS, PA-C. She is now working closely with me and I am trying hard to shed these remaining pounds. I will keep you updated on my progress. I hope progress!!
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