MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'food choices'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:34:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4664408&cid=t_232063_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FdzSt2XSK1ro%2Fportion-control.php The topic of the #dsma chat this week was about carbs, which was a little ironic for me because I had just finished making cake pops with a friend. The dishes were actually still in the sink when I started to tweet.There are roughly a billion recipes for cake pops on the internet so I wont bore you with the details. Instead you can just enjoy the pictures. The cake pops are pretty easy to make; my only advice would be to wait for the "cake balls" to be completely chilled or you will have trouble getting them to stay on the lollipop stick.1. turning cake balls into cake pops, 2. candy melts for dipping, 3. chilling in fridge, 4. peanut butter cake pop, 5. with sprinkles, 6. blue cake pop with pearls, 7. cake pop dipping, 8. trying to cover evenly, 9. she loves pictures, 10. posing while wai... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4664408 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:01:35 +0100 4664408 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4314004&cid=t_232063_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2F7-3-10-foods-to-avoid-in-2011%2F2011.01.05 A patient reading a copy of Prevention in the waiting room brought to my attention an interesting article entitled “7 Foods That Should Never Cross Your Plate.” I would have to agree that these seven commonly eaten foods should be avoided, so I’ll rehash them here, along with three more of my own choosing to flesh out a New Year’s 7 + 3 = Top 10 list. The lead into the article implores the reader to recognize that “clean eating means choosing fruits, vegetables, and meats that are raised, grown, and sold with minimal processing.” Michael Pollan, the regarded author of The Omnivores Dilemma and In Defense of Food, puts it even more simply: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” So here are the food items to avoid, in no particular order: 1) Canned Tomatoes – The resin t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4314004 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:10 +0100 4314004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3913120&cid=t_232063_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdiabetes-and-precision-carb-guessing%2F2010.08.28 I keep measuring cups in my purse so that I can measure out my dinners out to be exact. I keep a small food scale in the glove compartment of my car so I am never guessing how many ounces a certain item might be. And I have the Calorie King booklet in my pocket at all times, so that I’m never left guessing. I even sewed pockets into all my clothes, just to bring the booklet around. (The previous paragraph is filled with lies. Big, fat ones.) I wish I was a precision carb counter. I wish I had the patience for it, always either eating pre-packaged and factory-analyzed foods or spending my time carefully measuring and weighing any home cooked adventures. But I am not a precision carb counter. I’m a precision carb guesser. (more…) *This blog post was originally... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3913120 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:00:00 +0100 3913120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3889083&cid=t_232063_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fkids-with-diabetes-can-count-carbs-with-lenny%2F2010.08.20 Medtronic MiniMed has recently released a new educational game for kids and young adults that takes them through an educational tour to learn how to deal with foods when you have diabetes. A rep for the company tells Medgadget: Called Carb Counting with Lenny, it’s offered for free download on the Apple iTunes App Store for the iPhone, iTouch and iPad. It’s great for parents (and even adults with diabetes have enjoyed it too), as the app features a guide presenting nutritious food choices with associated serving sizes and carbohydrate values. The other key components of the app are fun, interactive games that help reinforce carb counting skills and keep children engaged. And just in case you are not fully familiar with Lenny the Lion, he is a global ambassador for children&#821... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3889083 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:00:22 +0100 3889083 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644766&cid=t_232063_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnewsflash-tv-commercial-food-is-bad-for-you%2F2010.06.08 We’ve been slacking in the “Medical news of the obvious” department lately. Seems like research has been either actually newsworthy or so obvious that you could spot it yourselves (for example, the continuing investigations of whether smoking and being lazy are bad for you). But we couldn’t let this one slide by: “A new study that analyzes what would happen if a person were to eat 2,000 calories of foods that are advertised on the tube,” as HealthDay describes. As even the average Saturday morning cartoon viewer could have predicted, the food in commercials turns out to be bad for you. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Hospitalist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644766 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:00:00 +0100 3644766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3560430&cid=t_232063_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FVFKECZvNDYs%2Fyou-are-what-you-eat.php Today's prompt for Diabetes Blog Week is 'to carb or not to carb'. Today let’s blog about what we eat. And perhaps what we don’t eat. Some believe a low carb diet is important in diabetes management, while others believe carbs are fine as long as they are counted and bolused for. Which side of the fence do you fall on? What kind of things do you eat for meals and snacks? What foods do you deem bolus-worthy? What other foodie wisdom would you like to share? I don't pretend to have all the answers or do everything right even close to half the time, but I can tell you about my 'carb philosophy'.My mom has been on a diet for pretty much my whole life. Name a weight loss program and she has probably been on it at one point or another. Watching her diet has taught me one thing, if you feel dep... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3560430 Thu, 13 May 2010 12:45:47 +0100 3560430 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511710&cid=t_232063_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F9y0PgJEo4JI%2Fin-a-relationship-and-its-complicated.php George’s recent post about peer pressure has me thinking about the diabetic’s complicated relationship with food.In his post, George describes dealing with having food he’d rather not eat being pushed on him by a fellow diabetic. He asked us if any of us have ever been in a similar situation. I can’t remember that ever happening to me, but I wonder if I've been the ‘pusher’ once or twice.If food choices were politics, I would probably be described as a moderate. I don’t heavily restrict my carbs, but I don’t eat nothing but Smarties all day long either. Being diagnosed the year I ‘officially’ became an adult meant that no one really ever told me what I could and could not eat.Due to a mistake in the appointment schedule, my one and only appointment with the nutritionist after my ... Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511710 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 12:56:19 +0100 3511710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576812&cid=t_232063_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2F0WKBLMU7gJs%2Fbeat-it.php One of my favorite parts about heading to California to visit family is the opportunity to meet up with the Southern California diabetic all-stars. George and I have been meeting up for a while, and recently have added Cherise and Jaimie to the fun. While we usually meet at a sit-down restaurant, this meet-up took on a slightly more interesting form (Cherise also wrote about it on her blog). George... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576812 Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:30:21 +0100 2576812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390217&cid=t_232063_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2FeQET8zIoODs%2Flistening.php Last weekend, I went on a retreat with some people from work. While it was still 'work', it was a refreshing time of being 'away' as well. Since it involved spending 24/7 with a group of people they got to see a lot of my 'diabetes life'. Test after test, bolus after bolus, and even a site change (well, they technically did not SEE that). We also went to a... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390217 Wed, 06 May 2009 13:00:49 +0100 2390217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2287228&cid=t_232063_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F03%2F24%2Fwant-to-cut-your-risk-of-death%2F We often talk about happiness and well-being on the blog, or how to reduce your depression or cope with anxiety here. But none of that’s going to do you a whole lot of good if your life is cut short by making daily unhealthy food choices. So while I don’t usually write about general health topics here, occasionally a piece of research rises to the level of demanding our attention. And the research published yesterday linking red meat to a higher risk of death over the study’s 10 year period of time is just such research. The study of more than 500,000 middle-aged and elderly (aged 50 to 71) Americans found that those who consumed about four ounces of red meat a day (the equivalent of about a small hamburger) were more than 30 percent more likely to die during the 10 year... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2287228 Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:56:31 +0100 2287228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=964686&cid=t_232063_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2F172256313%2F In my very honest opinion, I think the best option when a diabetic goes out to eat is to order the good ol’ salad bar! That’s right. Now, you can’t pile salad on half of your plate and then pasta salad, potato salad, Jello salad and other high sugar and carb no no’s, but you can certainly eat all the greens and veggies with a crouton or two. We took the kids to lunch today and this would be just what I ordered at Ruby Tuesday’s. The salad bar! And it was very yummy. I ate my big ol’ plate of salad and gulped on a diet coke. I love fountain soda and have been limiting my intake of diet coke since all the studies on how it affects diabetics. But boy, one once in a while… yummmy! And give me some credit, it isn’t cheesecake! Haha. What do you us... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=964686 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 21:27:10 +0100 964686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=638014&cid=t_232063_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F05%2F24%2Fwebsite-offers-healthy-restaurants-and-eating-tips%2F Filed under: Diet, Prevention, NutritionIt is one thing to prepare heart healthy foods at home, but eating out and trying to maintain a heart healthy diet can be a challenge. Many restaurants do not offer a wide variety of palatable foods for diners wishing to eat in moderation. With this thought in mind, I recently did some research to determine if I could eat healthily in most states or cities around the nation. I hit upon a few websites that offer suggestions for local eating establishments and a few that offer tips for how to eat out. The site that hosts various restaurants varied from city to city. The Denver area lists three restaurants offering heart healthy menus, while the Branson, Missouri area offers just one, Blimpie Subs and Salads. I was somewhat disappointed with the restaur... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=638014 Thu, 24 May 2007 04:00:00 +0100 638014