Thank you for reading my Chatelaine articles. Below you will find my over all food philosophy and the reason why I do not list the nutrient content of each recipes I create. I understand that in your husband case he is required to do this on a diabetic diet.

"I do not believe in a low fat or low carbohydrate diets as I know the body requires both of these macro nutrients in order to function. It is important that the foods that you use to cook are unprocessed/refined so they have as much of the original nutrient content as possible. It is about balancing your nutritional needs instead of completely restricting them.

When creating a recipe I do not focus on calories as a hard and fast rule. Instead I focus on foods that are very nutrient dense and filled with healing properties. To reduce your caloric intake I suggest including 7-10 servings of vegetables per day. Any vegetable can count towards your servings except white/red potato and corn, which really should be considered a grain. Remember you can have as many green vegetables such as kale, bok choy, cabbage, spinach, broccoli, asparagus, celery, etc. and never have to worry about the calories.

All of the fats and oils that I use are healing and important for a healthy immune system, brain function and hormone balance. When all three of these areas of the body are fed the Essential Fatty Acids they require the body does not crave fatty foods the same way. I also focus on healthy ways of cooking with oils. If you stay way from frying and using margarine or commercial mayonnaise, your body will use the fats to feed the body instead of pollute it.

All of the carbohydrates I suggest are full of fiber and nutrients that help balance the blood sugar. Once again if the brain is fed the carbohydrates it requires to function well, the body will not crave the sweets the same way."

As for quinoa: ¼ cup of uncooked quinoa or 40g of quinoa flakes has 150 calories, 5.57 g of protein, 26 g of carbohydrates and 3 g dietary fiber. Quinoa doubles in size when cooked, so a ¼ cup or 40g is a reasonable serving.

Has your husband heard of a product called PGX? This is a type of fiber you can sprinkle on food or mix with water. It has the ability to balance blood sugar unlike any other product I know. For more information on this product go to http://www.pgx.com/ca/en/articles/a4/about-pgx