Health and Medicine – Page 39

Fit to Eat Tip – Summer Snacks

TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet! Here are five simple and healthy snack ideas for a hot summer day: 1. Fresh seasonal fruit of any kind 2. Greek yogurt and fruit 3. Whole wheat pita bread with peanut […]

TCOYD’s resident nutrition expert Janice Baker has a helpful tip for eating smart and taking control of your diabetes – and your diet!

Here are five simple and healthy snack ideas for a hot summer day:

1. Fresh seasonal fruit of any kind
2. Greek yogurt and fruit
3. Whole wheat pita bread with peanut butter, almond butter or hummus
4. Fresh vegetables such as ripe cherry tomatoes, bell pepper strips, cucumbers, with guacamole dip
5. Small portion unsalted nuts or string cheese stick with fruit

Janice Baker MBA, RD, CDE, CNSC is a registered dietitian, certifieddiabetes educator, and certified nutrition support clinician. Visit her online at Baker Nutrition.

And make sure to watch the season premiere of TCOYD, “Diabetes Heroes – Urban Miyares,” now online!

Get Your Move On Tip – Getting in the Swim of Things

We’ve kicked off the new season of TCOYD with a “Diabetes Hero,” and now’s your chance to be your own hero and “Get Your Move On!” Here’s TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Michelle Day with a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit. You can strengthen your legs in the water by […]

We’ve kicked off the new season of TCOYD with a “Diabetes Hero,” and now’s your chance to be your own hero and “Get Your Move On!” Here’s TCOYD’s resident fitness expert Michelle Day with a tip to keep your diabetes in check and your body fit.

You can strengthen your legs in the water by doing flutter kicks. Here’s how:

Hold on to the wall, face down and kick for 5 minutes.
Turn over, hold on to the wall and work your adductors and abductors (inner and outer thighs) by opening and closing your legs.
Using water resistance will help you get your legs in shape in no time.

Helpings from the Happy Diabetic – Salmon Skewers of Love

This season we’re happy to welcome a new member to the TCOYD TV team, Chef Robert Lewis, also known as the “Happy Diabetic,” who will serve up fun recipes and helpful tips – with an extra helping of happiness! Chef Lewis joined us on the TCOYD season premiere, “Diabetes Heroes – Urban Miyares,” to offer […]

Chef Lewis joined us on the TCOYD season premiere, “Diabetes Heroes – Urban Miyares,” to offer up some great picnic tips that’ll make your summer a lot more tasty. We also asked him to share one of his favorite fish recipes on the TCOYD blog… so get cooking!

Robert’s Salmon Skewers of Love
Recipe by Chef Robert Lewis The Happy Diabetic
Salmon is truly a fish for all seasons. It can be prepared in so many tasty ways, and this is one of my favorites. Baked or grilled, the light marinade makes this dish unforgettable. It’s easy and quick to prepare, but your friends will think you cooked all day.

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients & Methods
2 medium-size fresh salmon filets
2 tablespoon fresh garlic
1⁄4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh basil
2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 red pepper
1 green peppers
1 red onion
2 large Portobello mushroom cut in ¼’s
4 bamboo skewers

– Skin salmon and cut it into 1-inch pieces if your fishmonger or butcher hasn’t already done the job for you.
– Mix garlic, oil, basil and lemon juice in a bowl. Combine with salmon and refrigerate for 2 hours.
– Place skewers in cold water for 10 minutes before building them. (This will keep them from burning.)
– Cut veggies into 1-inch pieces.
– Alternate peppers, onions, mushrooms, and salmon on skewers.
– Place on a hot grill for 8 to 10 minutes, turning often, or place on a baking sheet in a 375- degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes.

Learn more about Chef Robert Lewis the Happy Diabetic here.

Introducing Chef Robert Lewis, the Happy Diabetic

We’re happy to welcome Chef Robert Lewis, also known as the “Happy Diabetic,” to the TCOYD team this season. He’ll be sharing recipes and healthy eating tips on the show and the blog, so we thought we’d let him introduce himself and offer up a little insight into why he is, indeed, the Happy Diabetic. […]

Growing up in California offered to me a culinary experience I will always cherish. I come from a long line of wonderful cooks. Family food artists and guests in my home were experts in preparing ethnic and traditional dishes, which gave me a love for food and the creative outlet it provided. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York in 1976, my personal and professional cooking journey began.

In 1998 I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. At that time I was sure my days of good eating were over. What I “heard” in those early days was only the list of food that were prohibited. As I worked through my ups and downs, I came to realize that the selection of foods I could and should eat was vast and included many fabulous favorites, Thus began my motivation to create great tasting dishes that are easy to prepare.

Requests to share tips and recipes resulted in the publication of two cookbooks, Get Happy, Get Healthy, Recipes from the Kitchen of Robert Lewis the Happy Diabetic and Simply Desserts. I speak to audiences at hospitals and health fairs across the country delivering a message of hope and encouragement. My recipes celebrate great tasting food that both diabetics and non-diabetics can enjoy.

My wish is that you will have fun as you follow my healthy cooking and eating plan. So…wield your French knife with the confidence of Zorro!

Happy cooking!

Chef Robert Lewis the Happy Diabetic

Learn more about Chef Robert Lewis at Happy Diabetic and watch him on the season premiere of TCOYD!

This Week…Meet a Diabetes Hero!

When first diagnosed with diabetes, many people understandably lament the limitations the disease will have on their lives. But Urban Miyares, a legally blind Vietnam veteran with type 1 diabetes, proves that a “can do” attitude and effective management can turn an upsetting diagnosis into boundless possibilities. In the season premiere of TCOYD on June […]

In the season premiere of TCOYD on June 28 at 8pm, Dr. Steven Edelman talks with Miyares, an accomplished athlete in both skiing and sailing, about his remarkable achievements in the face of a medical challenge.

About Urban Miyares:
Urban Miyares is a nationally recognized, blinded Vietnam veteran with diabetes, an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and educator, mentor, author/writer, inventor and patent holder, a television and film personality, and world-class athlete!

In 1985, Urban founded the Disabled Businesspersons Association, a national, volunteer=based charity assisting in the rehabilitation and back-to-work of people with disabilities. He is also director of both the Western Region Veterans Business Resource Center and Challenged America, a free learn-to-sail recreational rehabilitation program for kids and adults with disabilities. Urban was a member of the record-setting Challenged America 2003 Transpac Team, the first crew of sailors with significant disabilities to race in the 98-year history of the Transpacific (“Transpac”) Yacht Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii. In 2004, Urban received a kidney transplant and has been able to continue his busy life-style without interruption.