It's my weekly pass along an Healthy article from Diabetic Living On Line web site. This one's all about 15 Foods to Avoid. You can read the entire article by clicking the link at the end of the post. While there you can check out all the healthy and delicious recipes.

Think Before You Eat: 15 Foods to Avoid with Diabetes

By Lori Brookhart-Schervish
These top food offenders contain high amounts of fat, sodium, carbohydrate, and calories that may increase your risk of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease, uncontrolled blood glucose, and weight gain. The good news is you can indulge in your favorite foods and still eat healthfully with our satisfying and delicious alternatives.

Think Twice Before Eating These Foods
Here at Diabetic Living, we stress over and over the fact that eating with diabetes doesn't have to mean deprivation, starvation, or bland and boring foods. However, that doesn't mean anything goes when it comes to filling your meal plan. Some foods really are best left on the table or in the store. Everyone -- with diabetes or without -- would be wise to avoid or limit the foods on this list because they are high in saturated fat and trans fat, which contribute to heart disease risk. The foods are also high in added sugar, which is an empty source of calories that can lead to weight gain.

If you see some of your favorite foods on this list, don't lose heart: We've picked several healthier options for you to choose from. So you can have your fries and eat them, too, provided they're baked rather than deep-fat fried.

Restaurant French Fries
French fries are loaded with saturated fat, sodium, and calories. Although many fast-food restaurants offer trans-fat-free fries, that doesn't make them healthy. Here's a look at the nutritional breakdown for an order of large French fries from three fast-food chains.

Burger King*
500 calories
22 g total fat
3.5 g saturated fat
710 mg sodium
72 g carbohydrate
0 mg cholesterol

Hardee's*
480 calories
27 g total fat
5 g saturated fat
1,020 mg sodium
73 g carbohydrate
0 mg cholesterol

McDonald's*
500 calories
25 g total fat
3.5 g saturated fat
350 mg sodium
63 g carbohydrate
0 mg cholesterol

http://www.diabeticlivingonline.com/food-to-eat/nutrition/foods-to-avoid-with-diabetes/?sssdmh=dm17.623904&esrc=nwdlo101612a