Happy, happy long Thanksgiving weekend, everyone!
We here at the ‘Mine we are taking a few days off — whew. And no, in case you’re wondering, we’re not spending Thanksgiving in the hotel. That sure would blow. (Although we’re still living in that dump suite 
).
We’ll be enjoying too much food with good friends at their house on Thursday, and then the rest of the weekend in gorgeous Big Sur. Yay!!
Speaking of too much food, I just couldn’t resist sharing this:
Ice cream with real turkey morsels! And swirled with sweet potato, chocolate fudge and cranberry sauce, too. I kid you not!
I love how American ingenuity extends to making bad eating habits worse.
Speaking of which, I don’t see anybody really helping us PWDs or pre-diabetics eat better over the holidays. I mean really, have you seen the repeated covers of Diabetic Living magazine? How do images of ooey-gooey desserts help us make better lifestyle choices?
And speaking of poor eating advice, see also this recent editorial on “ADA’s Thanksgiving Disaster.” OK, it’s written by a quack-ish doctor who thinks you can cure diabetes in 30 days by switching to some kind of raw food diet. But he does have a point that the ADA favors a high-carb diet and doesn’t differentiate between fast and slow-acting carbs. And he is spot-on in noting that most of the choices in the ADA’s Thanksgiving Menu are poor ones for PWDs. (No offense to Hope Warshaw, who I know is keenly aware of the great carb debate.)
Want some good D-friendly menu advice? I’d go to David and Elizabeth Edelman’s DiabetesDaily site and download their free cookbook. Always yummy from them! My community, DiabeticConnect.com, has also just posted a holiday guide with a free downloadable low-carb holiday cookbook. This one includes Hanukkah and Kwanza (!), and lots of things to make out of cauliflower.
Personally, I’m just doing everything I can to avoid the stretch pants this year. Last year I was disgusted with myself for gaining six pounds over the holidays. Good time to look back at the “Nuggets of Wisdom” eBook from the D-OC for tips on staying active during feast season.
Whatever you do this Thanksgiving — stretch pants or no — I hope you enjoy yourself!
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I like their quote that it can “turn a vegetarian into a meat lover, one scoop at a time!”
Uh. This vegetarian says “I don’t think so!”
And I have NEVER turned down a scoop of ice cream. Nope, not even curious.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, Amy!
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I read the above editorial. Agree that the ADA’s magazine pushes a low-fat/high-carb diet. I never use their recipes because the carb count for dessert often is what I am allotted for the day, and that’s for a small serving. The doctor’s patients are mainly Type 2′s and he recommends eating more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, nuts and cheese, not just raw vegetables exclusively. I also wonder about the industry’s view of Metformin as a miracle drug. It’s easier to prescribe than to do the GAD test to see if a patient is Type 1 or LADA and then try to regulate the dosage of insulin.
Hope you had a great Thanksgiving; and that is a crazy looking ice-cream!
I love your website, thanks for the efforts in making a change