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In This Issue: Dine Out with Smarts—and Style Smucker's® Sensibly Sweet The Wonderfully Amazing Edamame Is Your Doctor Out of Date? Featured Recipe: Mediterranean Salad with Edamame	Thursday December 8, 2011
Dine Out with Smarts—and Style Used to be, restaurant meals meant a special occasion. But these days, we eat out so often that as long as we wear a shirt and shoes, we'll get served. For people with diabetes, there's good reason to make eating out a rare, special occasion. Studies have shown that the more people eat out, the more likely they are to be obese and extra weight can make insulin resistance worse and blood sugar harder to control. When eating out is a once-in-a-while event, you can decide where to dine, with whom to eat, and what to do after—and being mindful can actually help control your diabetes. Here are five smart ways to put a healthier spin on dining out. 1. Splurge on an upscale restaurant. Look for a place that prides itself on using in-season, local ingredients. Such restaurants tend to serve smaller portions of really top-quality foods, and tend to give healthy food center stage by not deep frying or ladling on heavy sauces. 2. Dine with health-conscious people. Research shows that diners mimic the people around them. That means that if your friends order grilled fish and salads with the dressing on the side, you're more likely to do so, too. Ask to sample all the entrées when they're served. The variety will make you feel like you indulged more than you really did—and you'll know what to order next time. 3. Ask the waiter to re-cork your wine. Ordering wine by the bottle is usually a better deal then buying it by the glass. But don't have seconds (or thirds or fourths) just to finish the bottle. Ask the waiter to put the cork back in and take the rest home. Most places will allow you do this, even though they might not advertise the option. 4. Save chitchat for a post-meal walk. Even a casual lunch with an old friend can turn into an exercise opportunity if you take an energized stroll in a nearby park or at the mall afterwards. Light exercise is can help level your blood sugar after a meal. 5. Check blood sugar two hours after dining. If the result is within your target range, you'll know to order the same dish next time. If it's not, you could try something different or make adjustments, such as substituting a vegetable for the rice or potato.  Smucker's® Sensibly Sweet Enjoy delicious, sweet recipes that use our reduced sugar and sugar free products. You'll find plenty of great tasting dishes that are Sensibly Sweet. Mediterranean Salad with Edamame Torn leaves of fragrant herbs and delicate, protein-rich edamame—fresh soybeans—distinguish this variation of a classic Greek salad. You can find edamame in the freezer section of the grocery store or in natural and health foods stores. Serves 8 Ingredients: 1 cup frozen shelled edamame beans 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon sugar Freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 cups shredded romaine lettuce (1/2 small head) 2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved 1 cup sliced English cucumber 2/3 cup chopped scallions 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, halved 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, washed, dried, and torn into 1/2-inch pieces 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, washed, dried, and torn into 1/2-inch pieces 1 cup crumbled feta cheese  Preparation: 1    Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the edamame beans and cook, covered, over medium heat until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and refresh under cold running water. 2    Combine the oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt, sugar, and pepper in a screw-top jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake to blend. 3    Combine the lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, scallions, olives, mint, parsley, and cooked edamame beans in a large bowl. Just before serving, drizzle the lemon dressing over salad and toss to coat well. Sprinkle each serving with feta. Per serving (1 1/4 cups): 220 cal, 17 g fat (5 g sat), 10 g carbs, 7 g protein, 3 g fiber, 15 mg chol, 498 mg sodium SPECIAL OFFER Is Your Doctor Out of Date? The biggest complaint about skim milk is that it's bland in flavor. But as with anything, your taste buds can and will adjust to the taste—and afford you better health and better blood sugar in the process! When it comes to the latest breakthroughs, there's a good chance your doctor may not be telling you everything there is to know about diabetes – especially when dramatic new evidence proves you can easily REVERSE your symptoms without using drugs! Fortunately, you don't need to turn to your doctor to benefit from any of these new diabetes-busting breakthroughs. That's because you'll find all the information you need to reverse your diabetes for good right here... The Wonderfully Amazing Edamame Young green soybeans are nature's wonder food. Soy has more protein, ounce for ounce, than beef, and virtually none of the saturated fat. A serving of edamame also has 8 grams of heart-healthy fiber, and it's loaded with essential nutrients including vitamin C, calcium, and iron. Here are five, fun ways to add more edamame to your diet: • Steam and eat out of the pods for a snack • Toss into salads • Add to soups • Fold some into pasta • Sprinkle a few on top of grilled fish Until next issue, here's to good health! Neil Wertheimer Editor in Chief, Reverse Diabetes	Advertisement Massage Mat Relieve tension, fight depression & relax your way to better blood sugar. Food Cures Breakthrough nutritional prescriptions for everything from colds to cancer. Breakthrough tips that could save your life. -- 759 Secrets for Beating Diabetes
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