Are you feeling a little stuffed now that the holiday season is over? Have you resolved to eat healthier in the New Year? Well, you’re not alone! Every year thousands of people make it their goal to eat better. Unfortunately, many of us get off track because we’re not sure what we can eat, when we should eat it, or what else we should do to stay healthy.
Well, we want to help you out! We’re giving you a chance to win something that’ll help keep you healthy and in shape.
25 lucky winners will receive a 1-year subscription to Diabetes Forecast, a magazine published by the American Diabetes Association. This magazine is full of tips and tricks on staying healthy, including easy recipes and exercise pointers. This is a great magazine for anyone who is looking to live a healthier lifestyle, whether they’re maintaining a diabetes diet or not.
Don’t forget to check out Everyday Diabetic Recipes where we share hundreds of easy, diabetes-friendly recipes with full nutritional information, like this Creamy Crunchy Chicken Casserole. 
In order to enter to win, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog post telling us:
What is your favorite healthy living tip?
Receive an additional entry by leaving a comment on the recipe featured above!
Contest rules and how to enter are below.
- There is a maximum of one entry per person (+Bonus Entry). The entry will be based upon a comment left on this blog post. Duplicate comments will be deleted and are not tallied.
- The winner will be selected at random from the comments on this blog post plus bonus entries.
- Winner will be announced here on the blog tomorrow as well as contacted by the email address provided.
- You have until Saturday, January 31, at 11:59p EST to leave your comment on this blog post. Comments posted after that will not be counted.
- Contest open to anyone 18+ in the Continental U.S.
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I would love an opportunity to win a subscription
Would love to win one of the subscriptions for great meal ideas and information.
To enjoy life, take care of yourself, especially if you are diabetic.
It would be great to win this subscription!!
I like to have a healthy plate. At each meal, half the plate is veggies, the other half is divided with my protein serving and a small serving of carbs/starch.
My tip is to watch portion size and slow down at the table. Don’t watch TV and mindlessly eat while doing so.
I never would have thought to use corn flakes in the creamy crunchy chicken recipe. Good tip!
I was just diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes one month ago…no surprise as my maternal Grandmother, Mom and Dad all had the disease. Unfortunately, not a one of those loved ones took care of themselves. For instance, Mom passed at age 69, and since I’m now 67 I’d really make use of such a wonderful gift as the magazine subscription. I’ve got my fingers crossed.
“Everything in moderation!”
I have cut back on drinking soda and fruit juices and replaced them with water with cucumber.
my tip is to recognize when you dont feel well and go to the doctor before you get even sicker
the casserole looks like a great light wintery type of lunch
I drink lots of fluids and try 2 eat as healthy as I can by cutting back on unhealthy snacks and eat more raw veggies:)
Eating less fake processed foods, less sugar & reduce salt intake by making the effort to read package labels & eat local by visiting farmers markets to learning to make more at home meals where you control the quality of ingredients is my new goal for a healthier 2015.
I add extra steps to my walk everyday. Over time this will add up.
I always need help with food
I make time for exercise and for relaxation every day. Wearing a pedometer reminds me to keep moving.
Eat your biggest meal in the morning. Second biggest meal at noon. Smallest meal at your nighttime meal.
My favorite healthy living tip is to drink as much water as you can during the day.
My favorite healthy tip is to make small goals. Don’t try to do it all at once because you’ll give up. Little changes make big changes.
I need to better manage my type 2 diabetes
2015 is the year to get healthy! Drink water instead of soda, a support group, and have your own garden or visit local farmers markets!
My favorite healthy living tip is to walk at least 5 minutes a day.
Try to keep active and balanced diet
Great Prize – Count me in 🙂
Hi I would love to win as being a diabetic your always looking for good food to eat and you can never learn enough about hidden sugars in food
These magazines would help keep me on track. I have been cutting down on meat and eating lots of vegetables including vegetable soup which is easy because it is now below zero in Wisconsin!
My favorite tip is to eat plenty of whole foods, less processed & packaged foods, drink plenty of water and walk every day.
Eat fruits & veggies, drink water & exercise is the best I can do for myself.
Reading labels! So Important. It really becomes a habit.
i have been eating low carb for over 2 years and have lost over 80 pounds!
I’d love to find more kid-friendly recipes that are healthy. Everytime I add veggies, the kids like it less.
My 16 year old son was diagnosed 2 weeks before Christmas as Type 1. My whole family has rallied behind him and we are all eating better in support of him. Been using this website to find recipes. Thank you for your hard work so it makes life easier for us mama’s.
I would say to drink a glass of water before you eat your snacks to make sure you’re actually hungry. Thanks for the chance to win!
I think I would enjoy this magazine. I always pick up the free one at the pharmacy.
I like using a smaller plate to keep my portions small,
I need help with food!!!!!
I have been trying to eat more fermented foods and started making/drinking Kombucha tea.
Drinks lots of water and eat fresh veggies and fruits. Visit farmers markets or have you’re own garden.
my husband is diabetic and i need all the help to make him healthy dishes to keep his ac1 down, and read other peoples stories
starting the new year eating healthier with a diabetic
please help me make tasty meals for my diabetic husband
more vegetables and meat with non-saturated fats…like Chicken etc.
Eat more vegetables and include more meat with non-saturated fats…like Chicken etc.
I am 54 years old, I have 3 daughters, 1 son, 9 grand children am married to a wonderful and man. I want to eat better ands exercise so I can live longer and be with those I love and see my great grand children some day.
I have just found this website and am really looking forward to using it.
Lots of tasty looking recipes. I can’t wait to try! This is the kind of website
we diabetics really need.
My favorite tip is to eat veggies for snacks. I just saw your carrot chips and can’t wait to try them.
On no meat Mondays, the greens, grains, beans, and nuts that we eat, and are learning to love, help us to focus on the remaining meals of the week, and to remember to eat healthy .
I would love to win a subscription, coming up on a year since I was first diagnosed with Type 2, have lost 60 pounds, always looking for new ways to make meals, I love the Mr. Food website, thanks for the opportunity
I WOULD LIKE TO WIN SUBSCRIPTION SO IT WILL HELP SO , I CAN MAKE HEALTHY MEALS FOR MY FAMILY MEMBERS W. DIABETIC
My favorite Healthy Living tip is: To smile, Laugh and inspire!
My healthy living tip is to use fresh foods as much as possible! Eat lots of fruits & veggies…and everything in moderation!
I would really like to wein one of your prizes keep up the good work
I am ready to learn how to cook for someone with diabetes. Thanks for the giveaway.
Count me in, please!
My husband is diabetic and I’m very interested in learning more about this illness. Any help in the “everyday routine” aspect would be fabulous. Also, I’m interested in recipes. My husband is hungry all the time. We are raising a grandson, who is 13 now, and we eat at least 90% of our meals at home. Would love the opportunity to “test drive” the magazine!
I have moved from sodas and drink mixes to plain water. It saves calories, carbs and money.
I need this so bad! My husbands sugar levels are through the roof!
I have just been diagnosed with diabetes. I have been put on medication. I know what has caused it. I have been leaving with my ill husband in the hospital for the last 11 months which means I have been eating hospital food. You would think it would be good for you but not so. I have put weight on, my vitamin D is low and my cholesterol
is high. I NEED HELP! This is why I would love this magazine.
My tip is if you have type 2 diabetes not only do you have to watch the portions and what you eat but you need to do some type of activity. Walking is what I do and have lots over 100 lbs by changing what I ate, drank, and walking.
I was told that I had type 2 about 5 years ago know I am getting to the point my feet hurt all the time and my doctor has me on more meds than I ever thought possible. but the publication would be nice to help me stay on track with this mess in y life so it dose not become a night mare. thank you for the opportunity and Mr. food to even talk about diabetes
Hey Rick!
Thanks for sharing a little bit of your story, and we’d love to hear more about your experience with diabetes.
Our purpose for asking people for their stories is so that we may share them on our site. We are hoping to get several stories that we can put up on our website for people to read, comment, and discuss. We think this could be very helpful to many people and we hope to build a community where people share stories, swap ideas, and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
Your share can be about anything. You never know, your words may be exactly what someone needs!
Please send your story to mydiabetesstory@mrfood.com
Thanks,
The Everyday Diabetic Recipes Editors
The tip I could give is to live a life respectful of all things. You’d be surprised at how kind you become. Your health gets better when you are happier and helping others.
This recipe sounds great! Who doesn’t like chocolate muffins?!
I have always tried to count carbs and use smaller plates when serving.
Creamy Crunchy Chicken Casserole looks super yummy. Am going to try ASAP 🙂
Imagine my surprise when my sister (lives in Maine) mailed me (I live in Oklahoma) a copy of the December, 2014 issue of ‘Diabetes Forecast’ and… right there on the cover was a picture of my sister. She had recently received the ‘Joslin Victory Award’ for having survived for 75 years with juvenile diabetes and… there was an entire article on the event, with more pictures of my sister inside. After much searching, I was able to find more copies of this issue at a Barnes & Noble bookstore here in Tulsa and purchased them. After all, it is not every day that one discovers that they have a celebrity in the family. ;<) If I am so blessed, and am chosen to receive a 1-year Free subscription to this magazine, I would be so pleased if it could be sent to my sister. Thank you for the lovely pictures and article… even if I don't win.
My healthy living tip is…just keep moving!!!!!!!
If all you can do is walk around the block, then make it a daily habit and try to walk several times around the block…..:)
*hugs*
LadyM
EVERYTHING in moderation and stay hydrated!!
I love Mr. Food cook books and his show. I use to live in
Mo. Where all my cook books on him are but I now live in Colorado and haven’t been able to see any of them or his show. My oldest son is a diabetic and I lost a great aunt and oldest sister to diabetes. So I want to do all I can to prevent having diabetes and to cook for better healthy life. I would love to receive a free year of this magazine to stay on track with all my family and myself. I also lost my late husband to lung and liver cancer three years ago so it is dear to my heart to stay as healthy. Thank you. Linda Scott
All information helps.
Keep fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods on the top shelf of the fridge so that is the first thing you see when you open the door.
I’d love this as I was just put in insulin…
My favorite tip is to replace sugar drinks with fruit infused water or lemon water. More water you drink the better!
Have a good support team. If your medical professionals, family and friends support your healthy life changes it will make it so much easier. I was just diagnosed less than a month ago and am still learning a lot. With a good team and some good resources I know I can leave a better, healthier life.
The Magazine would be a great help in keeping up to date with information on anything new that would help in managing diabetes and having recipes , and also people who have diabetes talking about what they do to keep it under control. Thanks for the recipes in this email.
Right now winning this subscripton would help me to control my diabetes with great recipes and hints on how I can change my eatin habits. Any and all assistance is greatly accepted. Thanks for this opportunity!
i get outside and walk and drink lots of water
Thank you for the opportunity! My tips are to eat by a window, NOT by a tv; drink a glass of water before every meal. and walk after every meal. Now for the recipes I hope I will get!
This recipe looks delicious! Trying to learn to cook for a diabetic so really excited I found this page.
Since discovering I have Type 2 Diabetes, I have lost 66 lbs. in the last year by reducing my portions at mealtime while still eating a wide variety of foods (vegetables, whole grains, fruits, non-fat dairy products, beans, lean meats, poultry and fish), substituting water for more caloric choices, like sodas and juices, and limiting myself two healthy snacks a day.
Hey Amy!
Thanks for sharing a little bit of your story, and we’d love to hear more about your experience with diabetes.
Our purpose for asking people for their stories is so that we may share them on our site. We are hoping to get several stories that we can put up on our website for people to read, comment, and discuss. We think this could be very helpful to many people and we hope to build a community where people share stories, swap ideas, and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
Your share can be about anything. You never know, your words may be exactly what someone needs!
Please send your story to mydiabetesstory@mrfood.com
Thanks,
The Everyday Diabetic Recipes Editors
Looking for diabetic cooking recipes for my mother.
Hope I win the subscription.
As a diabetic, I strayed away from the ‘rules’ to live by of having diabetes. This magazine would help me get back on track.
I’m new to the diabetic world (Type 2) I have been very confused about the eating food in portions. I’m trying learn and I feel winning this subscription would be a great help. So far the recipes have been helpful tips.
rECIPES LOOKS DELICIOUS. CAN’T WAIT TO TRY IT.
TRY TO STAY HEALTHIER BY EXERCISE AND SMALLER PORTIONS AND MAKE SURE TO EAT THREE MEALS A DAY. i AM A DIABETIC AND WOULD LOVE THIS MAGAZINE.
walk, walk, walk.
Mmmm! 🙂
Greetings, Thanks for giving people a chance to win, & for giving out some great recipes.. My husband is a diabetic, & I have to make sure that he does eat good.. Last year he had surgery, & that was his second surgery.. I hope that is the last one for awhile.. I have heard about this magazine from a good friend who is also a diabetic, & your recipes are always Oh it’s solo good..
I would love to win this because I’ve been told I am pre diabetic and I just cant believe it…..guess I am in denial….How?? Why?? Not me!! Pls help me thru with transition!!! Thank u and God bless!
I am trying really hard to eat smaller portions.
would love to win this, love cooking & your meals are pretty simple when your busy working every day & want to eat healthy…
I would love to receive a subscription to Diabetes forecast, I have read the magazine in the past and enjoyed it very much. I am always seeking new information regarding Diabetes I am a diabetic
My healthy tip is to eat more veggies and if you have a picky eater that doesnt like veggies grate or puree and put in other things so they dont know they are eating good even though they are.
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The recipe about looks so yummy and I cant believe it is low carb. I cant wait to get the stuff to make it!!
Some of my healthy eating tips is to eat in moderation, exercise and cook and prepare healthy foods.
Watch what you eat. Treat your body like a temple; only offer good pure foods and lots of water. Be positive, and do for others happily.
Be sure to follow your doctor’s advice on testing, meds and food plans, go for scheduled check-ups and do your best!
Need all the help and information I can get to help get my diabetes under control.
Both my oldest brother and youngest brother have been diagnosed with diabetes. Neither of them knows how to handle this disease especially when it comes to what they can or cannot eat. This is new to all of us but I would like to help them by preparing a few meals that are as close to what they’re use to eating but more nutritious for their bodies and be able to give them pointers for other problems they may endure with being diabetics. This subscription could be the first step to a longer life for my bothers. Please help me to help them!
Hey Lenora!
Thanks for sharing a little bit of your story, and we’d love to hear more!
Our purpose for asking people for their stories is so that we may share them on our site. We are hoping to get several stories that we can put up on our website for people to read, comment, and discuss. We think this could be very helpful to many people and we hope to build a community where people share stories, swap ideas, and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
Your share can be about anything! Remember, you don’t have to have diabetes to be affected by it. Your words could help!
Send your story to mydiabetesstory@mrfood.com
Drink plenty of water daily, I drink 10 cups a day, I like Poland Spring Water
Thanks
I need to eat more fruits and vegetables.
My favorite healthy living tip is to enjoy eating while staying within your diabetic bounds. When I want something sweet I reach for a sweet apple or a handful of raisins.
Never eat hygrogenated oils.
I drink water now only drink diet soda or tea when we go out to eat once a week. Have cut back on carbs.
Did not know there was a low sodium cornflake. Would probably leave out the celery and add more pepper or finely chopped onion .
I’m tired of sticking myself with needles! I need help with recipes and tips on proper eating. It’s time to get my diabetes under control!
drink lots of water and stay away from sugar
I’d love to win this for my father in law.
My one piece of advise would be just to get up and MOVE! If you an’t possible fit in the 10,000 recommended steps per day then try parking a little farther way at the store, or take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk your dog, etc. There are plenty of ways to incorporate added activity! But most importantly, don’t be a couch potato, they begin to rot after a while, lol!
Oh and I forgot the recipe, I love the fact that is so low in calories, minimal carbs and includes heart healthy almonds!! I can’t to try it!
Diffidently cut back on carbs and watch calorie intake
Have fruits and veggies in your house makes you more likely to eat them!
Drink you eight glasses of water and eat fruits and vegetables.
Eat better, exercise and get more sleep