Dealing with the white zone

A cousin of mine asked me about my weight loss. I told her that I had recently discovered I have type 2 diabetes. My weightloss comes from giving up alot of bad habits. I gave up anything white bleached and processed. Sugar, flour, potatos, Pasta and rice but I picked up better eatting habits, weighing my foods and sticking to a diet. The funny things is when I took this journey I drug my husband along. Sure he dragged his feet because I made him eat oatmeal. But he feels better and that little buddah belly he blamed on my cooking started to go away. I remember my fathers mother going through surgeries to have her foot removed because of her diabetes and I am determined not to do that. I like my parts. Two weeks in my vision improved...I didn't even know it had been affected! Now I am feeling more energetic and a mood improvement. Adding different tastes and flavors to to out table. Planning excersizes that are easy and enjoyable. I am rediscovering myself. I hope to take you on the journey, so you don't feel alone like I did. Diabetes is a killer thats stalking our children. Because we live such unhealthy lifestyles and are getting away from what it is to live in the moment and enjoy our lives. Put down the remote walk outside and take a deep breath. We can do this. I always add a recipe to these too. I expect everyone to take a walk or go pull some weeds in ther garder after eatting. It not only helps you but improves your day. Make the switch to healthier milk, substitute eggs fresh fruit and veggitables with every meal and throw the white bread away. Live a little longer and healthier. Dreamfeilds makes pasta with a lower glycemic index 65% lower! So Pasta is back on the menu if you use it! you can learn more at www.dreamfieldsfoods.com so here it the recipe: Angelhair Pasta with spicey shrimp(Thank You Alicia my favorite chef!) 1/2 of a box or uncooked angel hair pasta (dreamfields yea!) 2 tablespoons olive oil divided 1 pound large raw shrimp peeled and deveined 4 cloves garlic, chopped 1/4 to a teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (some like to feel the heat some don't) 1 can (8 oz) Italian-styled diced tomatoes, drained 1/2 cup white wine 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil 3 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese Kosher salt and fresh ground pepper Save a little chopped basil to sprinke for garnish) Cook pasta according to package drain and return to pan. Meanwhile heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp cook 3 to 5 minutes, until cooked through. Add garlic and crushed red pepper flackes: cook until until garlic is tender but not brown (don't let the garlic burm will make a bitter mess) remove shrimp from skillet nd set aside. Stir in tomatos, wine, parsely and basil into the skillet. Continue cooking until liquid is reduced by half, about 5 minutes to 8 minutes. Add Shrimp and pasta continue cooking just to heat through stirring occasionally. put in a beautiful dish sprinkled with chopped basil and parmesan. Salt and pepper as desired. Yummm makes the oatmeal that morning so worth it!

Buckwheat pancakes and yummie toppings

I found out buckwheat pancakes can be delicious and not at all the dry grainy stuff of childhood. I found that Hodgson Mill makes great Buckwheat pankcake mix and if you use substitute egg and the Smart Balanced milk even healthier. Add this one to the pantry! It's great with kroger brand (yes I said KROGER) sugar free syrup. Blueberry topping is frozen blueberries (with no sugar added) put a cup of them into in a little sauce pan with two tablespoons of slenda a little bit of water (couple tablespoons more less for thicker or thinner) for the topping or you can do... My sugar free Bananas Foster. Two bananas sliced divide and put half in the pan with a teaspoon of smart balance light buttery spread with olive oil, a tablespoon of Splenda, dash of (1/4th) a teaspoon of ground ginger, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4th teaspoon ground cloves, a little water. Medium heat til it dissolves the bananas then take it off the heat and add the rest of the bananas for texture. Spread the fruit between two of the pancakes a little drizzle of the syrup...with the fruit you don't need so much. Add some crispy turkey bacon and sunday brunch becomes fun again. Makes six pancakes... 2 of which are yours soo score! I use the topping for ice cream too. Sugar free does not have to mean tasteless. Makes all the gardening and working out after sooooo worth it!

Let's eat dessert: Sugar free is not the tyrant it once was

I have type 2 diabetes...I'm learning to be healthier but lets face it who doesn't want something sweet now and then? I am human dammit I want to have dessert with my friends! I want to thank Murray cookie company for making sugar free vanilla wafer cookies! Voortman has a sweet little wafer sugarfree chocolate cookie that is killer too. Just because you can't have sugar doesn't mean you can't have dessert. Now if we can get them to do whole wheat or multigrain I would worship at their feet. White flour is the tyrant that sucks our souls. I am trying to avoid anything white bleached and processed! I demand a better healthier cookie! Do not resort to making me bake! You will not like what happens when I am forced to bake! On that note Edy's makes a slow churned rich and creamy no sugar added vanilla ice cream thats delicious and 4 grams of sugar and 5 of sugar alcohol pr half cup serving... I also stumbled on this little recipe for banana pudding. packet instant sugar free vanilla pudding (makes 2 cups) 1 and 3/4 cups smart balance heart right fat free milk 2 tablespoons walnut peices 1 box Sugar free Vanilla wafers one medium banana sliced 1/2 cup fat free sour cream put your pudding and milk and sour cream into a 3 cup shaker cup and have at it! Once it's blended put a layer of the cookies a 4cup bowl (glass cause 50% of good is the look and 50% is the taste) then a layer of banana slices then the pudding. Repeat layering it until you have filled the bowl. Crush a few cookies and the walnuts together and sprinkle across the top and refridgerate with some plastic wrap across the top. 1/2 cup serving is all you need to feel like you'd died and gone to Georgia.