Health Tips - #1 - Portion Sizing

[altman]

Yep , eating all the time ! lol j/k here .

[bitsnpcs]

Sounds like my eldest brother

[N4RPS]

Hello!

A handful of mixed nuts make a good snack. Just don't eat the whole can at once.

Nuts help even out blood sugar spikes, are rich in necessary minerals such as magnesium and selenium, and are an excellent source of healthy fats...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[bitsnpcs]

Hello Rob,

thank you for the good information.
Do you prefer a particular mix of nuts ?

One Brazil nut per day is sometimes recommended, the man at the noodle shop does this, his doctor told him to and it improved his diabetes control, he says.
Sometimes people call peanuts "brain food" (as is oily fish, 3 portions per week) due to the reasons you have explained. Brain health is very important, such as with learning, stress and the natural growth/aging process.
Here is sold very small boxes of sultanas, sometimes the boxes are sold in a multi-pack, these make a good snack too, and can be alternated or mixed with nuts.

[Monkeyman]

Like altman, I'm diabetic.  I'm also addicted to sugar (seriously).  I always ate huge portions (which partly explains why I topped out at just shy of 300#) but was always hungry.  Since the last Sunday of 2014, I started watching what I ate (and cut out processed sugar completely, praise the Lord...no way I could have done it without His help).  My portions are MUCH smaller now.  This has done 3 things.  First, I've lost a few pounds.  Second, my glucose levels are normal (in the 100-120 range...previously, I felt I was doing well if they were under 200).  Finally, I don't feel hungry nearly as often.  For example, last night at work (6pm-6am), I only had an apple between 6pm and midnight.  Never felt hungry but my sugar was a little low (low 90s).  I ate a PB sandwich about midnight (ONE SWIPE OF PB, NOT A 1" THICK "SLAB"!!), another one at about 2am and a bowl of plain oatmeal at about 5am.  (From midnight til 6am, I was constantly walking/climbing stairs so I knew my sugar would drop some.)  Had I not been diabetic, I probably wouldn't have eaten more than the apple and a single sandwich all night.

Sorry.  I got way off topic. 

[altman]

As Monkeyman wrote , a diabetic needs to eat lots of little meals during the day in order to have the blood suger stabilized or to keep it low .

Exercises are also important .

[bitsnpcs]

Great info Monkeyman and altman 

Monkeyman - spiritual health is important too.

You are doing very well with your eating regularly and exercising.

[N4RPS]

Hello!

Hello Rob,

thank you for the good information.
Do you prefer a particular mix of nuts ?

I buy 'em by the large jar at my local wholesale club - a mix of almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts/filberts, and pecans. I must be very careful to not devour the whole jar (almost 1 kg) at one sitting!

Some nut companies include peanuts, which is OK - as long as you're not overpaying for a bunch of peanuts. It just happens that the Planters 'deluxe' mixed nuts that I buy excludes them. They also make them  individual-sized packets, which I keep with me when I'm on the go. It also keeps portions under control.

All nuts are good, but some are less so than others. This link offers a slideshow of which ones are best, and which are not:

http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,...85,00.html

This should tell you most everything you ever wanted to know about nuts, but were afraid to ask.

One Brazil nut per day is sometimes recommended, the man at the noodle shop does this, his doctor told him to and it improved his diabetes control, he says.

Interesting. Brazil nuts are very high in selenium, so one must not eat too many, to avoid getting too much selenium...

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

[Monkeyman]

Monkeyman - spiritual health is very important...

I'm more than covered there.    I'm a born again Christian so my spiritual health is AWESOME!

[bitsnpcs]

Hello,

thank you for explaining and the link Rob it was interesting 
I buy 3 types of nuts.
Salted peanuts a 100gram bag once every 3 months.
Walnuts, I use these when I make a carrot cake (about once per year or 18 months), I don't add topping or filling in the centre. I have only ever tried 1 slice myself, usually whoever tastes it first hijacks the tin of slices lol. It's why I make it, to share. It was the first thing I learned how to cook.
I also buy a big bag of monkey nuts, raw peanuts in shells, for my eldest nephew, (my eldest brothers son, this nephew is older than me). I'm unsure if he enjoys breaking them open or eating them the most.

Why are born again Christians named, born again Christians, Monkeyman ?