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  Many of our readers are far down the path to better health and the

questions become more sophisticated. For the last 8 weeks the top

question we hear is, "Give me a list of diabetic friendly foods

that I SHOULD KEEP IN MY KITCHEN so I can easily make my own

healthy meals."   This IS NOT the same question as "give me more

recipes."  This question is from those diabetics who are very

successful and looking to take complete control, and move the sugar

and weight numbers down even further. These people are at the heart

of the group of "success stories."

    The Well-Stocked "Longevity Kitchen" for Diabetics

                       Might Look Like This

Let's face it. There's no such thing as the perfect "properly"

stocked kitchen. What's proper for one family will not necessarily

be proper for another. Individual food preferences, family size,

budgetary limitations, and many other factors will influence what

ought to be in any kitchen. But just so that you can see what

healthy foods a diabetic's "longevity kitchen" might contain, we

present the following lists of the BASICS that you can add to and

build those outstanding healthy meals.

       IN THE REFRIGERATOR:

Vegetables; Fresh lettuce, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and

mushrooms. Other vegetables in season; Leftover cooked vegetables

Grain Foods: Sourdough Starter; Fresh cornmeal, fresh wheat

berries; Leftover pancakes; Leftover cooked rice and beans

Fresh and hard-boiled eggs (only the whites are used)

Dairy Products: Skim milk; Fresh Cheeses; Cottage Cheeses; Cream

Cheese; Sour Cream; Yogurt

Miscellaneous cheeses: Echtarharkase cheese, green cheese, moldy

blue cheese (used in small quantity to flavor Blue Cheese Dressing)

Beverages and Fruits: Lemons and limes and bananas etc.; Orange

juice (easy on the OJ) apple juice, tomato juice, Whey Lemonade,

etc.

Condiments: Hamburger Sauce; Chili Salsa; Taco Salsa; Leftover

canned California green chilies Pimientos

         IN THE FREEZER:

Fruits and Vegetables: Bags and cartons of frozen of vegetables:

corn, limas, peas, broccoli, etc. (Some of the most amazing STAPLES

for meals are found here); Bags and cartons of frozen berries:

blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, etc.

Meats: Lean Beef steaks (sirloin, round, etc.); Leanest ground

beef; Fish filets; Chicken and turkey breasts; Lamb bones; extra

lean Beef Sausage; Mock Pork Sausage

Soups: Stocks, Sauces: Bags of ice cubes of frozen Bean-Thickened

Gravy, beef stock, Chicken Stock, etc.; Jars of spaghetti sauces,

soups, stocks, salsas, etc.

Cheeses: Cottage Cheese; Homemade Hoop Cheese; Fresh Cheese

Breads: Pita Bread; Sourdough Bread and Biscuits; Corn tortillas

Miscellaneous Items in Baggies: Chopped onions; Chopped green

peppers; Lemon peels

       IN THE CUPBOARDS

Spices: Dried Chilies; Canned Goods (packed without simple

carbohydrates gremlins); Condensed skim milk; Tomatoes, tomato

paste, tomato juice; Canned California green chilies juices (fruit

and vegetable); Canned fruits (mandarin oranges, pineapple,

peaches, etc.); Vegetables (beans, green beans, corn, potatoes,

etc.); caned Meats (tuna, salmon)

Crackers: (Norwegian flat bread, matzo crackers, etc.)

Pasta: (Macaroni, spaghetti, noodles, etc.)

Cereals: Hot cereals (Wheat Hearts, Quaker Oats, etc.); Cold

Cereals (Shredded Wheat, Grape-Nuts, etc.); Grains (oats, wheat

berries, etc.)

Staples: Flours and starches (all kinds); Special staples: (yeast,

junket, pectin, gelatin); Vinegar

Dried Foods: Beans (red, black, navy, pinto, kidney, etc.); Rice

(brown rice, wild rice)Barley

      SITTING OUT

Bowls of: Ripening Fruit; Bag of Potatoes; Bag of

Onions; Garlic

A secret to making that last, winning half mile in the Diabetic

race might be a dietitian who is skilled at supporting a healthy

diabetic can be of great help in finding your top gremlin foods

that do the most damage, and giving them the deep six.