Hi everyone -

Many of you have probably already received the e-mail announcement about our upcoming Webinar, Ask the Nutritionist.  It’s such a great opportunity that the details bear repeating, and just in case you haven’t heard, following are the details.

Marilyn Farms is pleased to present our newest series in Webinars, “Ask the Nutritionist”.  During these one hour sessions you will have the opportunity to log in and participate in a live question and answer period with Jessica Forbes, MS CCN.  Jessica has a Bachelor’s in Biochemistry, a Master’s in Human Nutrition, and over six years of experience in private practice.  She is ready to take your nutrition and product questions and provide valuable information to help you create and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Marilyn Farms is sponsoring “Ask the Nutritionist” free of charge.  Our first session is scheduled for Saturday December 20th at 3 PM CT.  Registration is limited so sign up today!

If you have problems with this link just go to our website at www.marilynfarms.com and click on Webinar under the What’s New section on the front page.

Hi everyone!  We had a great webinar on Saturday (a repeat of Nutrition and Blood Sugar: Understanding Diabetes).  I’m creating this blog as a place for people to post their “homework” if they want to share with the class.  Don’t worry, you’re not being graded – this is just a way for people to share practical ways that they have improved their lifestyle and taken control of their blood sugar.  Feel free to participate, whether or not you were able to attend the webinar!

Also, at the end of the webinar a question came through regarding where to find healthy and unhealthy fats.  I realize that I listed things off pretty quickly so just in case you missed part of the answer, here is the complete list:

Healthy saturated fats:

• Butter
• Cheese
• Cream
• Yogurt
• Meat (preferably from organic and grassfed animals)
• Egg yolk
• Coconut oil
• Palm oil

Healthy unsaturated fats:

• Avocado
• Olives
• Olive oil
• Cold-pressed Sunflower oil
• Cold-pressed Flax oil
• Cold-pressed Grapeseed oil
• Grapeseed mayonnaise
• Raw Nuts and Seeds
• Fish

Unhealthy saturated fats:

• Margarine
• Imitation butter spreads
• Processed egg replacements
• Shortening
• any other Trans-fat containing product (though trans fats are not actually saturated, they behave like saturated fats)

Unhealthy unsaturated fats:

• Canola oil
• Corn oil
• Soybean oil
• and any other processed liquid vegetable oil that is stored in a clear container and kept at room temperature