Here is my Spiced Nut Recipe: Spiced Nuts 2-TBSPs. Butter 3- cups nuts ( I use a combo of walnuts, pecans,peanuts and almonds) 1-TBSP. Worcestershire sauce 1-tsp. Chili powder ½-tsp. Garlic salt ¼- tsp Cayenne pepper Melt butter in pan in a 300 degree oven. Add Worcestershire sauce and nuts. Mix well. Bake for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove nuts from oven and sprinkle with spices.

I want to put us on Suzanne Somers plan. ( I lost 40lbs. in the past. ) Daughter is Dev. Disabled and recently Dx with Type 2 Diabetes. Insulin dependant.ADA diets dont work. Tried that route, what a nightmare. I need recipes following SS plan that a person with "childlike" appetite would like. She does NOT like ground beef, tomatoes, zucchini, cauliflower, broccoli, a sparagus. But loves the no-no foods...carrots, taters, peas, corn. All ideas welcomed. Thank you. sue

Oh, I was under the impression you thought that honey would be an acceptable sweetner when cooking for diabetics. It isn't. Sometimes people think that because it's a "natural" sweetner it's allowed on a diabetic diet; it's not. In fact, whenever my DH goes out to eat we ask if the menu item has sugar in it. If he's told it has no sugar, then he asks specifically if it's made with honey. You'd be surprised how many times we find that it does indeed have honey in the recipe. And that makes it off limits for a diabetic.

Don't forget salty snacks like popcorn, nachos, pickles... As for sweets, I'm just as "bad" as anyone else who doesn't have diabetes. In fact, having diabetes seems to make me crave sweets more than I ever did before (I was diagnosed with type 1 at age 23, not overweight)! Soon after I was diagnosed with diabetes, I remember reading that once-in-a-blue-moon, for a very special occasion, I could have a SMALL slice of birthday/wedding cake IF I was careful to scrape all the icing off!!! Forget that! Instead of following a "diabetic" diet, I just try to eat healthy. I prefer a good cheesecake-bite or brownie to any special diabetic snack. The trick is just not to eat too much. But I feel better, more satisfied, with a truly sinful delicious cookie than with a funny-tasting larger snack. Besides, I simply rearrange my carb-intake for the day (all carbs turn to sugar eventually) or even adjust my insulin-dose, or take a longer walk to make up for the extra carb. But, as for your quest, Jell-o is good, sometimes. Yogurt with all-fruit jam (or granola) stirred in, cheese & crackers, veges w/ranch dressing, PB on graham cracker, beef jerkey... Protein helps stabilize blood sugars. Remember that Fruit, though healthier than processed sugar, is still Sugar! Good luck in compiling more ideas - I'd like to hear them as well. : ) Holly