1

Food for

Life

Eating and Cooking to

Beat

Diabetes

Class 5: Handling Tricky Situations and Stocking the Kitchen Please continue to help us help this

program:

Complete an evaluation.

Let’s Start Another Weekly Menu Planner How are you doing?

• Meals or dishes you tried?

• Successes to share?

• Challenges you’d like help with?

2

For Today

• Tricky Situations

• The Truth About Spam

• Let’s Cook: Stocking Up by Canning,

Freezing, Drying and Sprouting

• Planning for the last class

Review Question

Name the four food groups on the Power

Plate (no peeking at the front of the

manual).

Tricky Situation #1

What can I pack for lunch so I can say “No” to quick but potentially life-shortening “Fast Food?”

1.

2.

3.

Packed

With

Plant

Power

Tricky Situation #2

I get hungry between

lunch and dinner. Give

me your top 3 ideas for POWER PLATE

snacks:

1.

2.

3.

3

Tricky Situation #3My adult son drives a truck. He wants to eat healthy food while he’s working.

What types of restaurants should he look for?

What menu items would be good choices?

What could he pack to eat?

Tricky Situation #4

My sister thinks eating healthfully costs too much.

Name two inexpensive ideas for each meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Review Question:

What’s an “Animal Product”?Tricky Situation #5

I want to see if I can get off

insulin by eating Power Plate meals. But my

husband and kids are resistant to changing the food they are used to eating.

What are some ideas for getting the support I need from my family?

How can I tell if I am taking too much insulin (or diabetes pills) and it is time to

ask my health care provider about taking less?

4

Tricky Situation #6

I loves sweets - especially cookies, sweet desserts and soda pop. But I’m tired of not being able to see my toes. Provide ideas so I can satisfy my sweet tooth with healthy alternatives.

1.

2.

3

4.

Tricky Situation #7My brother says he doesn't eat breakfast and instead fills a large to-go cup with ice and Pepsi and drinks that in the morning. He complains that he has no energy in the afternoon. He has asked me for some ideas on how to start his day in a better way.

What are three breakfast ideas for my brother?

1.

2.

3.

Let’s talk about:

Why is it risky for people with diabetes to eat foods from

animals?

Foods from animals are full of

• Fat

• Saturated fat

• Cholesterol

• Oxidants

Which are linked to:

• Insulin resistance

• Diabetes

• Heart disease

• Kidney disease

• Many types of cancer

5

The TRUTH about SPAM

http://www.cracked.com/funny-7241-spam-meat/

What’s In Spam? Mostly fat.

The label shows how much fat is in one “serving.” How many servings are there in one

can? In case it is too hard to read, it says, “6.”

Fat in 1 slice of Spam

=

6

Amount of cooked beans that have as much fat as 1 slice of Spam (16 cups) Which will fill you up more? This…

…Or this?It is not just FAT that makes Spam such a loser.

1 slice of Spam vs. ½ cup of black beans:

When you compare Total Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, Sodium, and Fiber, which is

best? And look! You even get a little more protein from the Black Beans.

(1/6th of can)

7

Is there anything good in a can of

SPAM?

• Protein – what other foods have protein

besides foods from animals?

• What other risks are known about processed meat, like hot dogs, bacon,

SPAM?

– Directly linked to type 2 diabetes

– Linked to many types of cancer

OK, how about other meats?Compare the fat in a beef burger, turkey burger, and

veggie burger:

20 grams 11 grams Less than 1 gram

(4 pats (2 pats (Less than 1/5

of butter) of butter) pat of butter)

Beans

• Inexpensive

• Convenient

• Lots of protein, none of the fat

• Improve bowel health

• Support local farmers

• Buy in bulk, they will keep for a long time

• Practically cook themselves!

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20

8

Review Questions – What’s the missing word?

To avoid diabetes and complications of diabetes, eat less foods full of __ __ __.

Lard, shortening, butter, margarine, oil are all examples of __ __ __. There is also plenty of this in chicken, beef, mutton, fish, cheese, and other animal products.

When __ __ ___ that we eat builds up inside muscle cells, insulin cannot do its job. This leads to high blood sugar and diabetes.

Dr. John McDougall likes to say, “The _ _ _ you eat is the _ _ _ you wear.”

InspirationIn the Marshall Islands, where half of all adults have diabetes and canned meats are extremely popular, one grocery store owner has decided he will no longer sell this unhealthy food.

He has also increased the variety of beans and grains he sells.

Let’s Cook! Freezing

• Individual servings

• Peak-of-season fruits

• New Mexico chilis

• Beans

• Bean juice

• Stock

• Tortillas

• Tamale Masa

9

Canning Tomato Sauce

• Tomato sauce

Drying

• Fruit

• Herbs

• Corn

• Chilies

• Pumpkin

SproutingFor Next Week

Grow sprouts.

Bring a recipe that needs a “make-over.”

Bring an idea to share for how you can keep these new habits going after class ends.

10

Thank you for coming!

Please fill out a Comments Page

See you next week!!