Weekly Planning
Once you're familiar with your food plan, decide each week's menus in advance. That enables you to take advantage of sales, resist impulse buying (which can easily add $5 to $10 to your grocery bill!), and do all your shopping at once, saving time and gasoline.
Because diabetes nutrition guidelines are no different from healthy food guidelines for everyone, you can prepare the same meals for the entire family. No need for any special (read: high cost) items.
Planned-Overs
When you prepare a meal, try to include some "planned-overs," that is, extra servings you can use in a future meal. For example, our entree, Yummy Spicy "Fried" Chicken, makes enough to use in a "planned-over" dish such as chicken wrap-ups.
Add a few vegetables or a green salad and you have still another meal.
Be sure to label any stored prepared foods so you'll know what you have on hand and how long it's been there. Now lets go to the Supermarket
Once you're familiar with your food plan, decide each week's menus in advance. That enables you to take advantage of sales, resist impulse buying (which can easily add $5 to $10 to your grocery bill!), and do all your shopping at once, saving time and gasoline.
Because diabetes nutrition guidelines are no different from healthy food guidelines for everyone, you can prepare the same meals for the entire family. No need for any special (read: high cost) items.
Planned-Overs
When you prepare a meal, try to include some "planned-overs," that is, extra servings you can use in a future meal. For example, our entree, Yummy Spicy "Fried" Chicken, makes enough to use in a "planned-over" dish such as chicken wrap-ups.
Add a few vegetables or a green salad and you have still another meal.
Be sure to label any stored prepared foods so you'll know what you have on hand and how long it's been there. Now lets go to the Supermarket
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