To Snack, or Not to Snack, That is the question.
I guess the real question here is what to snack on when you want to snack if you have type 2 diabetes?
Or maybe the actual question is can you even snack if you have type 2 diabetes?
Confusing right?...
…Yeah, me too.
I never used to snack when I was growing up. It was not a thing in a third world country. People barely have enough food to eat at lunches and dinners, let alone adding a snack. My parents actually forbid my sister and I from eating "junk-food" before our meals so we don't ruin our appetite. It is important for us to always finish all our food because wasting even a single drop of rice is sinful. I'd be so full after my regular meals that I never even thought about eating anything else in between!
But when I got to America… snacking was very encouraged and throwing food away if you don't finish your meal is perfectly ok…
A very different view on things indeed.
So no wonder that most Americans, including clients with type 2 diabetes, are struggling so hard with cravings and wanting to snack. It's not anyone's faults…
It is simply the culture.
Your brain is wired to want to snack and it is used to the enhanced flavors of these yummy "junk-food".
Cutting out all snacks cold-turkey is probably not the best option if you're trying to avoid junk foods. This will actually increase your cravings for them even more and you might go down a binge rabbit hole if you are deprived for too long.
… But how can you "fix" this then? How can you go from living in a "snacking-world" to trying to reduce junk foods so you can help lower your blood sugar?
I reveal *exactly* HOW you can do that in this episode along with:
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