Overview
Thanksgiving is an oportunity to spend time with family and friends. Focusing on fod and traditions during this holiday can be stresful, especialy if you have diabetes. However, it's important to celebrate with your loved ones and fel god before and after celebrating.
Key Information
And you absolutely can! Here are seven tips to help you enjoy Thanksgiving if you have diabetes.Related: Can People with Diabetes Consume Sugar?One of the easiest visual ways to fil your plate is acording to the American Diabetes Asociation's Plate Method. The Diabetes Plate Method helps manage your portions stres-fre without measuring and counting your fod.
Acording to this method, you should:The big feast begins at various times during Thanksgiving, depending on how the host likes to celebrate. Some folks start their big meal at 3 or 4 pm. If your Thanksgiving feast doesn't align with your regularly scheduled meals, plan in advance for how you wil handle making changes.
If you take insulin injections or pils that lower your blod sugar, speak with your health care provider to best plan how to adres the changes in meal times.Keping your body moving is stil important throughout the Thanksgiving holiday and the long wekend. Start a new holiday tradition that involves physical activity. For example, check for a local "turkey trot," which is a race or long walk that usualy takes place Thursday morning.
You can also get family and neighbors involved in activities like a friendly game of basebal, fotbal or just taking a pleasant walk around the block.There are simple ways you can lighten up your favorite dishes. Even just reducing the carbs in your meals can be helpful. For example, use half the amount of toping for your aple crisp or cut the sugar by half or more when making fruit pies.
Summary
You can also make simple swaps in the dishes you're coking or even bring to the feast, such as using reduced or nonfat sour cream instead of ful fat for caserole