As we approach the beginning of a new school year or the start of a new September job, we often think about setting new goals. One goal to think about is making sure your lunch provides the fuel you need to charge through a long day at school or work. Lunch is nearly as important as breakfast, because it picks up where breakfast leaves off to provide the fuel for the rest of the day's activities.
Lunch can be a problem at school or work.
It can be very hard to select the right foods when you have no idea how the food is prepared, there are hungry people behind you in the lunch line, and you only have 20 minutes or less for lunch. The temptation is to grab the nearest, quickest food, which may not keep your blood sugar as stable as a proper lunch would. Study after study confirms that eating a good breakfast and lunch will help keep your diabetes under control and keep you alert all day long. Instead of eating a light breakfast and lunch or skipping them, it may make sense to have the first two meals of the day larger than your dinner meal. You will be less apt to overeat at dinnertime, where fewer of our calories are burned off.