{"id":10695,"date":"2014-10-29T04:49:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T04:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/?p=10695"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:50:14","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T18:50:14","slug":"halloween-candy-and-diabetes-mindful-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/halloween-candy-and-diabetes-mindful-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween Candy and Diabetes: The Trick is Mindful Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s Halloween and there&#8217;s candy everywhere. What&#8217;s a person with diabetes to do?<\/p>\n<p>Some\u00a0people with diabetes think they can&#8217;t\u00a0eat candy. <a title=\"How do carbs affect my blood sugars?\" href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/how-do-carbs-affect-my-blood-sugars\/\">Sugar is a carbohydrate<\/a>\u00a0so of course it will raise your blood sugar; all carbohydrates do! But that doesn&#8217;t make sugar forbidden. In fact, feeling that you can&#8217;t have sugar can lead to feelings of deprivation, craving, and overeating&#8211;and that really will impact your blood sugar.<\/p>\n<p>If you love candy, candy can fit into your diet, even if you have diabetes! Let&#8217;s put the lessons from <a title=\"Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes:A Mindful Eating Program for Thriving with Prediabetes or Diabetes\" href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/marketplace\/eat-what-you-love-love-what-you-eat-with-diabetes-a-mindful-eating-program-for-thriving-with-prediabetes-or-diabetes\/\">Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes<\/a>\u00a0into effect!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-10704\" src=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/HalloweenCandy-300x293.jpg\" alt=\"Halloween Candy\" width=\"272\" height=\"266\" \/>With diabetes, you pay attention to\u00a0how many carbohydrates you consume at each meal or snack so you won&#8217;t exceed your body&#8217;s capacity to deal with it. (Chapter 2)<\/li>\n<li>Experiment to see how much carbohydrate you eat at each meal or snack that will keep your blood sugar in your target range (for most people &lt;180 two-hours after eating). (Chapter 6)<\/li>\n<li>You might start by experimenting with 3 to 4 carb choices\u00a0per meal, and 1 or 2 carb choices per snack. (Each carb choice is approximately 15 grams so that&#8217;s\u00a045-60 grams of carbohydrates per meal, and 15 to 30 grams per snack.\u00a0(Chapter 11)<\/li>\n<li>This is where the <a title=\"How do you use MyPlate when you have diabetes?\" href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/how-do-you-use-myplate-when-you-have-diabetes\/\">Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes Plate<\/a> comes in. Picture all of your carbs in the upper right quadrant inlcuding grains and grain products, starchy vegetables, fruit or juice, milk or yogurt, and sweets. (Chapter 7)<\/li>\n<li>Let&#8217;s say you typically eat 45-60 grams (4 carb choices) of carbohydrate per meal and you really want to eat mini-peanut butter cups for dessert. (Chapter 9)<\/li>\n<li>Halloween candy is usually the perfect size treat. Carb content\u00a0varies greatly but you can estimate somewhere between 7 and 20 grams per serving depending on the type and size. Nutrition labels or\u00a0the web will help.<\/li>\n<li>According to the nutrition label, the two packages\u00a0pictured here are one serving and contain 20 grams of carbohydrate, which is just over one carb choice. (Chapter 7)<\/li>\n<li>For that meal, you will plan to\u00a0&#8220;save&#8221; 20 grams of carbohydrate for your candy; that still leaves room for two other servings of carbs on your plate.\u00a0(Chapter 11)<\/li>\n<li>Since you already plan to have dessert, you might decide to balance eating for enjoyment and nourishment and make your other carb choices healthier. Perhaps you choose brown rice, a whole grain roll, or a sweet potato.\u00a0(Chapter 23)<\/li>\n<li>Mindful eating is about eating with intention and attention. The intention of <a title=\"Have an Affair with Your Food\" href=\"https:\/\/amihungry.com\/have-an-affair-with-your-food\/\">eating candy is pleasure<\/a>, right? (Chapter 13)<\/li>\n<li>Savor every bite of your candy and don&#8217;t ruin the experience with guilt, self-criticism, feeling too full, or tired because your blood sugar is high. (Chapter 1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mindful eating teaches you how to make conscious choices that are flexible enough to let you eat what you love, even if \u00a0you have diabetes. Yes, even candy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some people with diabetes think they can&#8217;t eat Halloween candy. 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