Need Heart Healthy/diabetic Safe Recipes

Deviled eggs made an alternative way for the filling, a veggie platter with a salsa or guacamole type dip. A fresh fruit platter including pears and apple slices sprayed with lemon, juice to prevent browing. Mashed cauliflower-cook in low sodium chicken stock/broth and add chopped up garlic and onion and parsley, I love this dish. roasted harvest veggies brussel sprouts, sweet potatoes, yellow squash, green beans and toss with Mrs. Dash seasoning or another no/low salt season from a favorite spice shop.

Hi AriaMom---I recommend going to the website www.pcrm.org and looking at their diabetes section. Dr. Barnard has done studies on diabetics that were NOT carb restricted. Whole grains are a very healthy part of a diabetics diet. Those simple carbs...sugars, white bread/rice and processed foods are the enemy. White potatoes are excellent. It's what we do to them that makes them a problem. His research also shows that it is fat that is the biggest enemy of the diabetic. Fat makes it difficult for insulin to 'open a lock' to allow glucose into the cells for energy.

But for Thanksgiving? I recommend looking for some healthy recipes at www.eatingwell.com and especially at www.vegetariantimes.com. My family made a vegetarian Thanksgiving meal offered by this website (their magazine, actually) 2 years ago. I was just looking for someone else and that menu can still be found on the website. Feel free to contact me if you can't find it.

The biggest impact she can have on her disease is to eat MOSTLY fruits, veggies, whole grains, legumes/beans, nuts and seeds. Minimize animal protein and eliminate diary. All will be explained on the pcrm.org website. If she is committed to REVERSING this disease, and it can be done, than she should get Dr. Barnard's book. I would take his advice over any dieticians any day. They adhere to the status quo, which will NOT reverse disease.

Again, any questions, please contact me at any time. Health education is a huge passion for me. I've decided to take control of my own health, because the current system simply manages disease processes and that's just wrong. (Mostly cuz they don't know any better.)

Good luck, be well. D.

Look at food.com. You can put diabetic meals in the search and come up with lots of choices. Happy TG!

Check out my friend's fantastic website: www.mommyandmesugarfree.com for a great story and awesome recipes for desserts and more!

www.diabetes.org is the website for the American Diabetes Association and they have a section for newly diagnosed people and another section for recipes and meal planning. There is also a section about dealing with the holidays--hear are some of the suggestions from the ADA site and other sources. Make the holidays a time to share with family and friends --don't make all the holiday activities strictly about food. Practice portion control. Eat a healthy snack prior to leaving home to prevent overeating at a party. Bring a healthy dish to share with family and friends. Drink (alcohol) only in moderation. Stay active - stay on your regular physical activity or find a way to try something fun - dancing, walking to see decorations, etc. If you overindulge, just get back on track -- don't beat yourself up about it. There are a lot of healthy foods you can enjoy for Thanksgiving --turkey! Good luck!