Next up was lunch, which for me was 1/2 a baked sweet potato (plain--seriously you don't need brown sugar or butter--they are so sweet and delicious all by themselves), Italian bean something-or-other (ha!), brown rice,
Tuscan vegetable soup, and dessert--a brownie, cookie, and pudding--so sue me, I had to try them all. lol
We had our farewell dinner that evening, and it was lovely--French onion soup, brown rice, whole wheat pasta with sauce, broccoli raab, chik'n picata,
The plenary that evening included many lovely things, including the induction of Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of PCRM.
The children of Summerfest performed a few songs for us, and it was lovely to see so many happy faces up on the stage. Dr. Michael Greger presented his popular "Latest in Nutrition" in a quiz-show format, and we all had a lot of laughs and were able to catch up on some nutrition news.
After the plenary, there was the usual social and dancing, but added on was a drawing for a free package for next year. I was so happy for the lucky winner!
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The link works! Lots of good looking food at your Summerfest.
Thanks for letting me know about the link. It never would show up as "working" when I clicked on it while writing the post.
Sweet potato, beans, and brown rice sound fine to me. But, as someone who was just told to be careful because if I continued, I was on my way to diabetes, this concerns me. I have never limited a meal like sweet potatoes, beans, rice and salmon croquettes, one of my favorite meals. Now, it seems that is too carb heavy. I have a question but don't know exactly how to frame it. So, how do you limit or control carbs when eating if you eat those type things? This is certainly not a criticism because it is good food and "good for you" food.
If one is eating white rice, white flour, and other processed foods, it's true that one will get an insulin spike. And that over time your body can begin having trouble dealing with that, and you can become insulin resistant, and even diabetic. Also eating those types of foods generally leads to weight gain over time, and that can put us on the path to diabetes also.
The great thing about whole grains, beans, and brown rice, is that they still have their fiber, whereas white rice/flour/pasta, etc have been stripped of theirs. Fiber is wonderful in that it actually keeps the insulin spikes from happening, so when you eat whole grains, brown rice, and the like, you don't get the rise in blood sugar that you see with processed foods.
I have a great link, if you are interested in learning more. http://www.pcrm.org/health/diabetes/. PCRM is the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, and they believe a plant-based diet is healthy for all parts of life. If you go to the FAQ, the question about carbs is addressed there also.
If I can help you with anything else, let me know. I'm certainly no expert, but I have tried to educate myself regarding nutrition, and I can look for other web resources that might help!
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