Amazing Grace Diabetes and Weight Loss Center

07/05/2025

06/11/2025

It's the season of harvesting blueberries!!!! I had a big harvest of blueberries this year.

** Blueberries have a low sugar content and a recommended fruit for management of diabetes.

According to the Cleveland Clinic, the benefits of blueberries are as follows:
Rich in antioxidants
Full of vitamins and minerals
Help manage cholesterol
Potentially help manage blood sugar
Potentially help manage blood sugar
Potentially reduces blood pressure

Information above was retrieved from the Cleveland Clinic website at https://health.clevelandclinic.org/benefits-of-blueberries

06/10/2025

This is the recommended "Plate Method" for eating healthily within portion sizes of balanced diet to enable the body to function adequately with required nutrients. The size of the plate should be 8 to 9 inches. Fill up half of the plate with fruits and vegetables such as 🥦 broccoli, spinach, pumpkin leaves, strawberries, apples, cherry, blueberries, tomatoes, red onions etc; quarter of plate with protein such as beans, baked or roasted meat (like fish, chicken or turkey), then the remaining quarter of plate with low glycemic carbohydrates such as corn 🌽, brown rice, sweet potatoes, wheat bread 🍞 etc.

** Please don't engage in eating large amounts of carbohydrates and fatty foods because you could gain so much weight and end up with chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, certain types of cancer etc.

"The Diabetes Plate is the easiest way to create healthy low-carb meals that can help you manage your blood glucose (blood sugar). Using the Diabetes Plate, you can create a meal with a healthy balance of vegetables, protein, and carbs—without any counting, calculating, weighing, or measuring. All you need is a plate."
Information was retrieved from the American Diabetes Association website
https://diabetesfoodhub.org/blog/what-diabetes-plate

You can purchase my book online, "Victory Steps to Overcome Diabetes", if you need a detailed list of foods to overcome diabetes and other chronic diseases, food recipes and directions on how to prepare the foods from diverse cultures worldwide. Here is the purchase link of my book on Amazon.com: https://a.co/d/71mGR1Q

I attached pictures of meals that I prepared based on the "Plate Method" for your reference.

Eat smart to stay healthy!!

"A word is enough for the wise."

Also, contact your doctor and dietician for best advice on how to eat healthy.

06/09/2025

Bitter Leaf Soup

You can make this medicinal bitter leaf soup in the following way:

Simply blend the fresh bitter leaves, rosemary spice leaves and parsley together in a blender.
Pour the blended vegetables into a pot and place on the stove
Add desired roasted meat or fish
Add a drop of corn oil to the soup to prevent its foamy nature.
Add dry spices such as cinnamon, cilantro, turmeric, pepper, oregano, etc. No salt added but I used one k**r cube instead.
Added tomato paste and corn oil instead of palm oil.
Also added slices of red onions to the soup.
**I added the fresh rosemary spice leaves and parsley to decrease the bitter taste and make it more delicious for my children.
*Then, I cooked the bitter leaf soup for about 10 minutes.

06/09/2025

Dinner is ready!!!

Behold my version of the popular "Bitter leaf soup and wheat fufu." Please come and join me at the dinner table to eat this delicious and healthy meal for management of diabetes, weight loss, gastrointestinal issues, and other diseases you know all about.

**It is so easy to make this bitter leaf soup.
Simply blend the fresh bitter leaves, rosemary spice leaves and parsley together in a blender.
Pour the blended vegetables into a pot and place on the stove
Add desired roasted meat or fish
Add a drop of corn oil to the soup to prevent its foamy nature.
Add dry spices such as cinnamon, cilantro, turmeric, pepper, oregano, etc. No salt added but I used one k**r cube instead.
Added tomato paste and corn oil instead of palm oil.
Also added slices of red onions to the soup.
**I added the fresh rosemary spice leaves and parsley to decrease the bitter taste and make it more delicious for my children.
*Then, I cooked the bitter leaf soup for about 10 minutes.

**The wheat fufu was made in the following way:
I added about one quarter cup of whole wheat flour to about quarter cup of boiling water in the pot on the stove. Stirred it together vigorously. Added more water to get it to my desired consistency.

Then, I served the food as shown in the attached picture. I also attached the pictures of the whole wheat flour, fresh bitter leaves from my botanical garden, and my pot of soup invitating you to join me at the dinner table.

This food is medicinal and very delicious. It is loaded with so many vitamins and essential minerals.

I wish I could mail some soup to you.

**You can purchase bitter leaves from African grocery stores, Amazon.com or you can visit me and get some from my botanical garden. You can purchase the whole wheat flour from a reputable grocery store.

06/09/2025

This is a healthy breakfast that is great for management of diabetes and even weight loss. Just add the Post Great Grains Crunchy Pecan non gmo cereal to your plate as seen in this attached picture. Add a healthy choice of milk, nut of your choice such as cashews, slices of apples 🍎, avocado 🥑, broccoli 🥦 and enjoy 😉. This cereal has a low sugar content. You can eat Cheerios with no sugar if unable to eat this cereal.