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