10 Cooking Essentials for People with Diabetes

I feel lucky that I love to cook. I enjoy fresh ingredients, putting flavors together and tasting the finished product. I always encourage my patients to cook more if they can because cooking gives you control over your food. By cooking, you have the power to keep fat and calories low and taste high. You can also control portions, added sodium, and sugar. Cooking can help you to lose weight, get blood sugars under control, and jump start a healthy eating plan. The question is: where do you start? You don't need anything fancy - just basics. For example: I use my grill pan almost daily and put hot pepper on everything!

What's your favorite piece of cooking equipment?10 Cooking Essentials for People with Diabetes originally appeared on About.com Diabetes on Saturday, January 18th, 2014 at 09:42:39.Permalink | Comment | Email this

Source: About Diabetes - January 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news