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Posted: 11/26/2014
Thanksgiving and other holiday gatherings can often turn into a non-stop food
fest, which can present a challenge if you’re dealing with diabetes or trying to
control your weight. Parkland Dietitian Sharon Cox offers a few simple steps to
help you navigate the minefield of holiday meals.
- Eat a meal or snack every four to five hours, making sure you eat your three
planned meals on time to prevent low blood sugar; planning also helps
prevent overeating.
- Focus on what you can eat and portion sizes, and not what you are missing.
Remember, we all will make choices that are best for our health.
- Limit carb choices to four or five for the holiday meal to prevent blood sugar
levels from going too high. A single carbohydrate serving is ½ cup stuffing
(dressing), ½ cup potatoes, 1 small dinner roll or ½ cup macaroni and cheese.
Keep carb intake consistent during the holiday and spread your carbs evenly
throughout the day for better diabetes control.
- Make healthy substitutions to save calories, fat and carbs – trade a casserole
serving for vegetables, or a slice of pecan pie for a serving of fruit.
- If you want dessert, leave off one of your carb servings at the holiday meal.
- Pass on food gifts such as chocolate candies, cookies and others that may be
hard to resist.
- Drink club soda or seltzer water with a lime wedge instead of alcoholic drinks.
- Exercise to help control blood sugar, reduce stress and sleep and feel better.
- You may need to check your blood sugar more frequently than usual if your
sleep, mealtimes and activity level are off schedule.
One good habit to get into, not only at Thanksgiving, is what the American
Diabetes Association calls the “diabetes plate method.” Divide your plate into
half; fill half of the plate with non-starchy vegetables such as spinach, carrots,
broccoli or mushrooms. Divide the remaining half in two; in one of the areas
put starchy vegetables such as potatoes, pasta, cooked beans or peas; and in the
other area put your protein such as turkey or ham.
“Planning is the key to eating healthy at Thanksgiving and all the holidays,”
Sharon said. “Enjoy the food, but also make sure you enjoy the reason for the
holiday – family and friends.”