High BP, Pre-diabetic. WHAT THE F*CK AM I SUPPOSED TO EAT????????????

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25. Re cooking -- a couple of suggestions to make it much simpler:

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Get a crock pot or slow cooker. A smaller one if you're cooking for just two. Great kitchen appliance for making soups, stews and roasts, usually with very little prep, and without any great fuss when the meal is almost done.

And look up recipes for sheet pan dinners, one of the easiest ways to cook meat or fish with veggies.

For instance:

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/sheet-pan-supper-recipes/


Some crock pot recipes:

https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/crockpot-recipes-for-two/


And a good nonstick skillet can help with cooking eggs, especially omelets. OXO's Good Grips nonstick skillets are supposed to be very good.

All of these will help put you in control of your diet, and without a lot of work.


Good for your husband for throwing out that junk food. (Maybe he'll help with the cooking, too?) Cookies, crackers, highly sweetened yogurt, sugary cereals, etc., can all contribute to diabetes and pre-diabetes, and the high-sodium soups and TV dinners to hypertension.

Most of the recipes you'll find for slow cookers and sheet pan dinners include both veggies and meat (or fish). Veggies are high in potassium, which also helps with blood pressure:

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/high-blood-pressure/changes-you-can-make-to-manage-high-blood-pressure/how-potassium-can-help-control-high-blood-pressure


Fruit is high in potassium, too, but as long as you're pre-diabetic you don't want to overdo it with fruit because of the sugar in it (and fruit juice contains a lot of natural sugar and no fiber). Fresh fruit can be a great dessert, though.

You can find lots of suggestions online for healthy snacks, too:

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/29-healthy-snacks-for-weight-loss


But I think you'll find that if you start eating healthier and get away from processed foods, especially high-carb junk foods like cookies and crackers, you'll actually feel less of a need to snack between meals.