Health & Fitness

Category: Terry Foster's battle with diabetes

Five meals a day

There are many parts of dieting that can be a struggle. The part I struggle with is that my doctor and personal trainer (we will get into that later) wants me to eat more meals during the day.

The goal is to eat five smaller meals a day to keep metabolism going so my body is burning more energy. I am a creature of habit. I am used to eating three bigger meals and calling it a day. I am not a big snack guy but I am trying to abide by the five meal rule.

My breakfast usually consists of oatmeal and a natural sweetener called Agava. The reason it is good is because it does not cause blood sugar spikes. Also I might have half a bagel and a scrambled egg on top.

My lunch is soup and salad. And dinner I have chicken breasts or fish and salad and vegetables. I sometimes treat myself with a roll and butter. But I have cut down on bread.

Now what do I snack on? I am still discovering things and I sure could use some help on this. (See, I do not have this totally figured out. )

But here are some of the things I love to eat to fill out my five meals. Grapes and berries. Sliced green or red pepper with a low-fat dressing or crab dip. Dip and crackers.

The key is to find something that is fattening that you like. They want me eating every three hours during the day. I struggle with that because of my work schedule. But if you have any ideas please share with the group.

I can be reached at Terry.Foster@detnews.com or 313-222-1494. You can follow me at twitter.com/bigscoop.