In this episode, MAGGIE RANTS about:

Celebrating gratitude, love and joy with tons of food!

It’s in our cultural DNA!

Nibbling doesn’t really count…does it?

Seal up or hide the bag so YOU won’t eat it

PODCAST NUGGETS - Consume without calories:

20 Tips to Avoid Holiday Food Temptations - samples:

Watch holiday binges!

Buy items that won’t tempt you

Sin occasionally

Remove those fattening gifts or treats and fast!

Maggie sings, (Musical parody loosely to the tune of Nice Work, If You Can Get It)

NICE EATING, IF YOU CAN DO IT

AND YOU CAN DO IT, IF YOU TRY!

 

(Musical parody loosely to the tune of I’m In The Mood For Love)

 

I’M IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD

SIMPLY BECAUSE IT’S NEAR ME

FUNNY, BUT WHEN IT’S NEAR ME

I’M IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD

 

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Episode Transcript: Hello, I’m Maggie Hunts and welcome to It’s A Sweet Life NOW,

where we joke and sing about living with diabetes, so we can all lighten-up while we

learn how to live healthy & happy! That can be tricky with all the Holiday Food

 

Celebrations. You’d think we could love each other, be grateful, and not over-stuff

ourselves with food to express it. I don’t know; I’m Jewish and my husband’s Italian, I

think it’s in the blood, I don’t think it’s going to change anytime soon.

Did YOU indulge this Thanksgiving? Growing up, I used to get in so much trouble

with my blood sugar when all I had to do was ‘help’ my Mom prepare the Thanksgiving

feast. Did you do anything like this, this Thanksgiving…

 

Nibbling Doesn’t Count… Does it?

 

When I helped Mom with Thanksgiving dinner, I practically ate my entire meal before

the food hit the table. Hey, food eaten during prep time is only nibbling, right? Those tiny

pieces stolen between the strokes of the carving knife don’t count; they’re only scraps.

The perks of setting up the buffet is getting to steal the crispy peaks of the stuffing or

every other decorative ball around the edge of the pie crust. They’re just waiting to be

plucked off. In fact, they’re asking for it.

When it was time to finally eat, I didn’t want anyone to notice I was already full because

I had pigged out just bringing the food to the table, so I sat down, took a deep breath,

and proceeded to polish off my ‘official’ meal. Uuuggghhh. No wonder we moan after

overeating. It’s not from delight; it’s from the bloated, overstuffed feeling of having just

gorged.

Unfortunately, your body processes all the food you eat and turns it into sugar. If

you’re only calculating your insulin or food intake on the food that hits your plate, it’ll be

no wonder your sugar goes high. You’re leaving ½ of the carbs out of the calculation on

how much insulin to take! Keeping track of the extra nibbling can explain a lot of

instances of high blood sugar.

The key, is to eat fewer carbs. When you eat fewer carbs, your insulin needs drop. I

know that’s especially difficult during the holidays where it’s common place to be served

tons of potatoes, beans, stuffing, buns and sweets, all to stuff YOU! It’s true, but that’s

where we come in.

 

(Musical parody loosely to the tune of Nice Work, If You Can Get It)

 

NICE EATING, IF YOU CAN DO IT

AND YOU CAN DO IT, IF YOU TRY!!

20 Tips to Avoid Holiday Food Temptations

 

REMOVE THEM. You can’t eat it if it’s not there. Throw them out or give away those

fattening presents or treats and fast. No kidding, don’t pretend you won’t remember

they’re there if you go grazing. Best to be rid of them.

EAT, DON’T STARVE YOURSELF! Eat to stay fortified! That way you’ll have the fuel

you need. Eating small amounts of protein won’t raise your blood sugar and drink a

TON of water. When your sugar is balanced and you’re hydrated, you’ll be surprised

you’re not hungry. We all know what it feels like to be starved. It’s in that ravenous state

that reckless decisions are made. Then it’s just about whatever can get in your face fast

enough, wins. That’s not usually your best decision.

WATCH PRE-HOLIDAY BINGES. Be careful about deciding you’re going to start eating

healthy after the New Year. You may eat everything you can get your hands on as a last

big holiday celebration. We all know what it feels like to binge before making healthy

changes. Let’s not do that!

MAKE EXTRA. Pretend you’re getting ready for holiday company, you are,YOU! Make

your salad huge. If you’ve gotten out the knife and the cutting board, you might as well

keep on chopping. Don’t add salad dressing or quick-spoiling bean sprouts that will ruin

the leftovers and make the salad mushy. Add those yummy extras as you eat it.

ADD ZIP TO SALADS & VEGGIE TRAYS. Be prepared for cravings while you’re up

late wrapping gifts and you might want a snack. Eat some of your previously concocted

salad or make a veggie tray to have on hand. Make it fun: instead of adding sweeter

dried cranberries and raisins, add pumpkin seeds, cherry tomato halves, slivered

almonds, cucumbers, celery, jicama, purple cabbage, diced apples, or carrots. Use

pretty colors. You eat with your eyes. Add red, orange or yellow colored peppers or red

and yellow tomatoes.

CHOOSE HEALTHY HOLIDAY SNACKS. Keep your kitchen, office or backpack

stocked with healthy treats to enjo