Make Mondays Count-Start with Breakfast

It's the Monday after football Sunday which may mean that you are still recovering from a weekend of overeating and drinking. Instead of harping on bad decisions, decide to leave it behind you and make today count. Monday is a fresh start - begin by eating breakfast. Eating breakfast can help to stabilize blood sugar and increases your chances of making better food choices throughout the day. If you are not sure what to eat, try a lower carbohydrate, higher protein breakfast. Studies have shown that starting the day with a lower carbohydrate breakfast can improve blood sugar control. Or play around with the order in which you eat your food? Eating protein first may also reduce your blood sugar - give it a try. 

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Make Mondays Count-Start with Breakfast It's the Monday after football Sunday which may mean that you are still recovering from a weekend of overeating and drinking. Instead of harping on bad decisions, decide to leave it behind you and make today count. Monday is a fresh start - begin by eating breakfast. Eating breakfast can help to stabilize blood sugar and increases your chances of making better food choices throughout the day. If you are not sure what to eat, try a lower carbohydrate, higher protein breakfast. Studies have shown that starting the day with a lower carbohydrate breakfast can improve blood sugar control. Or play around with the order in which you eat your food? Eating protein first may also reduce your blood sugar - give it a try.  Barbie Cervoni, RD, CDE Type 2 Diabetes Expert 5 Simply Delicious Lower Carbohydrate Breakfast Choices Studies have shown that eating a larger, higher fat and higher protein breakfast may actually help to reduce blood sugars and weight. The likely reason is that these types of breakfast choices are lower in carbohydrate. Some people with diabetes  READ NOW High Protein-High Fat Breakfast Can Help Reduce A1C You've likely heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day: it starts your metabolism and can often set the stage for how good your meal choices will be for the remainder of the day. But the question remains: what should you eat for breakfast? Recent studies suggest that starting your day... READ NOW How Many Carbs Are Right For Me? According to the American Diabetes Association, people with diabetes eat about 45% of their calories from carbohydrate.  And while this is an average, the total amount of carbohydrates you should eat in a day is different for everyone... READ NOW Eating Protein First May Help to Lower Your Blood Sugar We know that carbohydrates affect blood sugar. We also know that the type of carbohydrates we eat, and the amount of carbohydrates we eat at a certain time can also affect blood sugar. But, perhaps there is more to eating than just portions and food choices. Could the order in which we eat affect our blood sugars too? READ NOW Featured Articles • Eat These 10 Foods for a Healthy Immune System • 6 Tried and True Cold and Flu Remedies • Recipe for a Thyroid-Friendly Green Smoothie • 4 Easy Ways to Rinse Your Sinuses • Top 10 Dumbbell Exercises for Fat Loss • Exercise For Seniors - Living Better As You Age • 10 Cold and Flu Remedies That Don't Work. • VLCDs are Popular but Healthy? Advertisement About Type 2 Diabetes  |  Follow Us You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Type 2 Diabetes newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2015 About.com - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.