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<blockquote data-quote="Celeriac" data-source="post: 933597" data-attributes="member: 188243"><p>If it's not in the fridge, freezer or cupboards it isn't readily available to use or snack on. That has to be the first step. </p><p></p><p>The excuse that it's for the kids, just shouldn't be an excuse. If they have one, or even two parents, with diabetes, their risk of having diabetes is higher. Stuffing them full of crisps, beans on toast and ready meals as many parents do, isn't going to give them a healthy start. </p><p></p><p>It's at this point, that celebrities come in useful. Telling kids that their parents are going gluten and dairy free like Sam Smith, Boy George, Adam Lambert and Novak Djokovic for example. </p><p></p><p>When my father was diagnosed with high cholesterol and high blood pressure, my brother and I weren't given an opt out on low fat food, despite freezer and microwave. We had to switch to Flora and skimmed milk too. My mother refused to cook alternatives until I went veggie.</p><p></p><p>My GP and other HCPs looked at my food diary and commented that I was eating too many ready meals. There was a look of disbelief that we were cooking things like pheasant, kohl rabi and globe artichokes from scratch. IMO that's really prejudiced. </p><p></p><p>Instead of a food diary, I have a journal listing all the food we buy. Because most of our food is delivered, I could always go online in their office and bring up our orders. Seeing what we buy, makes it easy to see what our food pyramid is like. </p><p></p><p>Before we went organic we shopped at Lidl a lot, and eating additive free food really doesn't have to be expensive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celeriac, post: 933597, member: 188243"] If it's not in the fridge, freezer or cupboards it isn't readily available to use or snack on. That has to be the first step. The excuse that it's for the kids, just shouldn't be an excuse. If they have one, or even two parents, with diabetes, their risk of having diabetes is higher. Stuffing them full of crisps, beans on toast and ready meals as many parents do, isn't going to give them a healthy start. It's at this point, that celebrities come in useful. Telling kids that their parents are going gluten and dairy free like Sam Smith, Boy George, Adam Lambert and Novak Djokovic for example. When my father was diagnosed with high cholesterol and high blood pressure, my brother and I weren't given an opt out on low fat food, despite freezer and microwave. We had to switch to Flora and skimmed milk too. My mother refused to cook alternatives until I went veggie. My GP and other HCPs looked at my food diary and commented that I was eating too many ready meals. There was a look of disbelief that we were cooking things like pheasant, kohl rabi and globe artichokes from scratch. IMO that's really prejudiced. Instead of a food diary, I have a journal listing all the food we buy. Because most of our food is delivered, I could always go online in their office and bring up our orders. Seeing what we buy, makes it easy to see what our food pyramid is like. Before we went organic we shopped at Lidl a lot, and eating additive free food really doesn't have to be expensive. [/QUOTE]
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