Most of us rely on the convenience of highly processed foods sometimes. However, when it comes to making healthy food choices, it’s best to reduce your intake of highly processed foods and replace them with healthier alternatives.
Nutrition Planning
Foods that help stabilize spikes and dips in your blood sugar
In managing diabetes, it’s essential to avoid major fluctuations (dips and spikes) in your blood sugar, which can be taxing on the body and lead to future health complications.
Diabetes and dried fruit
Dried fruit is fruit that has had almost all of its water content removed. The fruit shrinks during the drying process, making it much more calorie- and carbohydrate-dense than fresh or canned fruit.
Back to school: packing lunches and snacks for kids with diabetes
Packing school lunches for kids with diabetes requires some special considerations, but it doesn’t have to be stressful.
Top 10 diabetes-friendly crackers in Canada
Crackers are a quick and easy snack and there are plenty of options in various shapes, sizes and flavours. While crackers can be part of your diabetes diet, there are a few things to consider when you’re shopping for them.
How to read Nutrition Facts labels
In Canada, all packaged foods must contain a Nutrition Facts table. You’ve probably seen them on your food purchases, but have you ever thought about the wealth of information they contain?
