Welcome to Joyful Cooking & Eating for Diabetes!

Whether you have diabetes or someone you love has been diagnosed, it is important that family and friends are able to cook, share a meal and make memories around the dinner table. It often feels stressful and overwhelming to respect everyone’s restrictions, allergies, and preferences, but it doesn’t have to be difficult.
 
In this room, we will discuss topics such as healthy carbohydrates and how we can cook and enjoy them, how we can keep track of carbs throughout the day so we can balance our blood sugars, how to incorporate processed & fast food in our lives without guilt, and the importance of fibre in managing blood sugar levels. 
 
We will also discuss healthy meal planning for the whole family so everyone can enjoy the same food together. Diabetes doesn't have to be a stigma or a bad word. It's about having the right balance and enjoying food in moderation. We will discuss how to modify our recipes to make them healthier, the importance of portion control and how reading food labels helps you understand what you are eating. We will also discuss how to reduce sugar cravings, explore alternate diets and how the glycemic index works so that you can maximize your cooking potential, while creating healthy and flavourful meals.
 
This club will also talk about the enjoyment of eating and how we can enjoy the healthy food that we cook and get pleasure from it. Eating isn’t only about nourishing our bodies – just as important is the pleasure a wonderful meal brings us.