Preparing for Thanksgiving Week Means Eating Balanced Meals

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the food, the company, the aroma that lingers in the air - everything about Thanksgiving makes me happy. And I love preparing for it too. While many of us think its best to limit our intake of food in order to save room for extra portions on Thanksgiving day, the opposite is true. Instead, eating balanced meals for the week can help you to feel energized and stick to your health goals. To stay on track and avoid overeating, try some of these breakfast, lunch, snack and amazingly strange food combinations. Happy Turkey Day! 

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Preparing for Thanksgiving Week Means Eating Balanced Meals Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the food, the company, the aroma that lingers in the air - everything about Thanksgiving makes me happy. And I love preparing for it too. While many of us think its best to limit our intake of food in order to save room for extra portions on Thanksgiving day, the opposite is true. Instead, eating balanced meals for the week can help you to feel energized and stick to your health goals. To stay on track and avoid overeating, try some of these breakfast, lunch, snack and amazingly strange food combinations. Happy Turkey Day!  Barbie Cervoni, RD, CDE Type 2 Diabetes Expert 5 Simple Lower Carbohydrate Breakfast Choices Studies have shown that eating a larger, higher fat and higher protein breakfast may actually help to reduce blood sugars and weight. The likely reason is that these types of breakfast choices are lower in carbohydrate... READ NOW Best Lunch Choices for Diabetes Lunch is often a meal that people struggle with because they are rushed, eating at their desk or just too confused by all the options... READ NOW 20 Diabetes Friendly Snacks for 200 Calories or Less Snacks can play an important role in meal planning, especially if you have diabetes. When chosen wisely, snacks can add vitamins, minerals, fiber, protein and healthy fat to your diet. They can also help to prevent food cravings and low blood sugars... READ NOW 5 Amazingly Weird Food Combinations You Must Try When it comes to diabetes, what you eat is very important. But, it isn't always easy to come up with inventive and tasty snack and meal options that are actually filling and nutritious. Sometimes you need to get creative. I have gathered up some of my all-time favorite patient "confessions." Each pairing is oddly delicious and healthy. Perhaps you can give some of these a try...   READ NOW Featured Articles • The 7 Best Fish for Omega-3 Fatty Acids • Why do Japanese Men Have Less Lung Cancer Even Though They Smoke More? • This Indian Plant Could Be Your Ticket to Weight Loss • Mandala Magic: The Cheap Activity for Quick Stress Relief • Art Activities Proven By Research To Relieve Stress • Can Coconut Oil Improve Your Thyroid? • Learn when, how and what to fuel your runner with to help them run their best! • Exercise Mistakes that Can Get Your Neck into Trouble Advertisement About Type 2 Diabetes  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Type 2 Diabetes newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.