Jim's Gem

Her thing with artificial sweeteners is that you still crave the sweet. They are not good for you. Try brown rice, quinoa, couscous, wheat berries instead of white rice. Whole wheat pasta, whole wheat tortillas, corn is fine, whole wheat or whole grain breads, She is not fond of potatoes, probably because of all the stuff everyone puts on them. I do have some hash browns now and then. Watch the salt. She tells us "cooked vegetables" because by the time you cook most vegetables they shrink up and lose their water and so a cup of cooked could be like 2-3 cups of raw. We do not have to steam them, just no frying. I love stir fried veggies!