When first diagnosed with diabetes, where do you start?  Overwhelming, I know. When you come back to reality, you think, "How will I cope?  What will I eat?"  As I was compiling the first Betty Crocker Diabetes Cookbook, I met a woman who'd been diagnosed with diabetes at 10 years of age, over 40 years ago.  As she was in the hospital having tests run, she said to her Mom, "The nurses say I have diabetes, what does that mean?" Her Mom said, "It means our whole family is going to be eating healthier."  Wise woman, that's exactly what we recomend, that the whole family adopt a healthy eating and exercise plan, it's better for everyone....

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So that General Mills employees can take part in heart-healthy foods and learn how to eat better, The Betty Crocker Kitchens has partnered with Sodexho, food service supplier who prepares and sells the items in the cafes at all 3 Minneapolis office locations.  In February, the cafes have been featuring heart-healthy menu items, using recipes from our healthy cookbooks.  Here are a few of the recipes they're offering, along with the cookbooks they're from: Breakfast – Chocolate Chip-Cherry Scones, Cookbook for ...

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I'm really proud of myself for knowing what a Blog was before many of my friends did and then getting a chance to write one here at bettycrocker.com.  As a food blogger, I like to look at other food blog sites to see what they are writing about and how their sites are des...

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