| Most Americans grew up on a three meal a day | | | | Today our son is thirty-four years old and still eats |
| eating habit. Most Americans are also overweight. | | | | multiple smaller meals every day, out of habit. He also |
| Makes you wonder about the relationship of our | | | | has always been lean and still is to this day. He never |
| eating habit and our weight situation. | | | | gorged or overate and has not gained fat or weight. |
| Research has shown that eating the same amount of | | | | He also has not developed a sweet tooth yet and |
| healthy food but spreading it out over five meals per | | | | eats very little desserts, cola's or sugar type foods in |
| day can help you lose fat. | | | | general. |
| Many diabetics eat five or more meals (or snacks) | | | | You may be wondering what can I do now? Here is |
| daily in order to help them maintain their proper blood | | | | a brief overview to help you better understand how |
| glucose levels and achieve or maintain a healthy | | | | eating smaller meals more often throughout the day |
| weight. (I might add that diabetics must also take | | | | can help you lose fat and maybe get you interested |
| their medications daily as prescribed by their doctor | | | | in starting your diet. |
| to help maintain their proper blood glucose levels.) | | | | Eliminate sugar beverages and sweets including |
| You might be interested in our real life example of | | | | regular soda, all fruit juices (orange, apple, grapefruit, |
| eating more often. | | | | cranberry, etc. |
| Our son was taken to a babysitter when he was | | | | Eat regular meals every day. Eat something within |
| three months old and he remained there until he | | | | one hour of getting up, eat smaller, more frequent |
| started first grade. The babysitters own son was | | | | meals spread throughout the day and try to eat at |
| close in age but he had diabetes. | | | | least every four hours. |
| The diabetic child ate meals at least five times daily, | | | | Eat a variety of foods at each meal and try to |
| four of which was during the day when my son was | | | | include at least three food groups with each meal. As |
| present. When the diabetic child would eat, of course, | | | | an example, meat, vegetable and grain or fruit, grain |
| our son also ate as you can well imagine. These were | | | | and dairy or meat, fruit and dairy. |
| healthy food meals but the portions were smaller as | | | | Eat smaller amounts of food at each meal to achieve |
| they were eating more frequently. | | | | or maintain a healthy weight. |