Vernon,
Most people on food stamps don't buy nuts because they are to much money and not a necessary food. I can tell you love salt and you seem to eat
all you want but don't you have high blood pressure? So you need to be careful with all the salt you take in.
It would be nice to say yes go ahead and eat all this stuff but it isn' good for you and you know it.
Your kidneys are taking a beating with the high sugars and salt and fried foods and not walking on top of it all.
You can buy fresh things, I know it isn't easy but you really have to plan harder and not go for the easy fast food you love so much!!
Apples are cheaper then nuts but have lots of fiber. They will last you longer also then a little can of nuts. You can buy a big package of ground beef and make hamburger pattys and freeze them and then take them out to cook instead on Mc Donalds. Eggs for breakfast and a piece of toast will last a long time large eggs.
I just hate to hear your eating chinese and french fries and now nuts, and salt. They aren't good for you or anyone really but especially a diabetic.
I am not sure if you write about all these no no foods to shake us up here or looking for someone to say Go ahead Vernon it is ok? Cause you always say you know it isn't good for you but.....your eating it anyway.

I just wish you would worry more about yourself and what your doing to your body by eating all this stuff cause you like it. It's like watching a kid who can't swim jump into the deep end of a pool. I know you try sometimes but I think you need to try harder, you get a disability check so that should help with the food also. Just want to see you stay alive longer here...

Both have salt, but I can handle rinsing them most of the time except for the baked items although I can handle adding something with lots less salt which lowers the salt per amount in it, but they are not all with the same amount of sodium in them, but I have been told that there are no salt chips and nuts; the chips here have salt and the nuts if you don't pay $4 a pound and you need to crack into them all have salt in them. I got the Wally World brand and they are very good to me. I am glad that you were able to have a good word for what I love. I love foods, and I am going to have more tator tots and I had a great blood sugar earlier and I was very happy, less than 100 and I will take my Metformin after I have toasted them with two beef and bean burrito on the side.

I buy nuts when they are cheaper so the Wally World nuts and all nuts have salt, but I like the kinds which have less salt in them. They might not be a 'necessary' food, but I am buying them none the less. I am very careful with all of the foods I can afford and I have gone to the Wally World and had to buy a lot less, I forgot what I wanted to say. I rinse the salty things and when I get the fruit in a can, I rinse the sugar out of that. I love apples and they are full of fiber. I quit buying ground turkey since it was 77 cents a pound and now its about $1.29 and when it was 77 cents a pound, I got lots and when the price went up, I stopped buying it. I don't buy Mickey Dees or the others who sell burgers often, and I was not all there when I got the calorie rich mayo for the the meal there and I got no mayo for the eating at home for supper meal for supper. I don't have a bike so I can't get to Chinese often at all. I told you I don't use the rice when I went last time and it is not all bad. You don't have to approve and I am worried about the foods I eat since I got a few items and it took me about 20 minutes to get them since I was in paranoid mode and this is for higher blood pressure. I do worry about my blood pressure quite a lot and I'm sorry you don't understand what I am doing or why? Should I not share what I am doing so you think I am doing the ADA approved meal plan? Not me! I want to live longer and I am working on cleaning my apartment so I can get back to my walking again and keep living here in the meanwhile. Now you know what I am doing at this time. Should I hire a rich person to buy a tasteless foods for me? You would be 'impressed' with how my Diabetic sister eats, since my mom says she eats not nearly as healthy as I do and I am often making the efforts to continue to eat better so although I don't get to the ADA hall of Fame list, I am getting better. I am not just commenting here to make me think its okay, but I am letting you know my thoughts.

No Vernone I don't agree with American Diabetes Assoc either. I have never agreed with them and their food. I have written several letters to them and their orginizations.
It isn't a matter of if I approve of what you eat or or not. We are all adults and if we want to eat paper balls that is out own choice. But this is a diabetes board and sometimes I wonder if you know are aware of the foods you eat. No I don't understand what your doing but thats ok. Your welcome to explain it if it makes you feel better. You have high Blood pressure and salt isn't good for that so I thought I would mention it rather then say it is ok for you to eat salt. But dear these are your choices as I said. I have pointed it out and made you aware so my job is done the rest is up to you., those are my thoughts. You will be fine you have it under control...
But please no Hall of Fame for the ADA. Lol

I ran out of the pills which helped me most of all for lack of money and so until I get this more, I have to hope for the best, but I am taking one more of the drug for my blood pressure which I hate, but its all I can do until I can get my L-Carnitine, Ubiquinol and I have seen negative responses I didn't have before compared to when I didn't have before when I took them, I do watch the sodium. I am not going to order any of the high fiber rice until I find out what the sodium content is although I love the flavors they have added. I know you care, but I am not happy when my blood pressure, it was slightly under the official 140/90 which was awesome since it has been much higher at my doc visits many times when I had the Vitamins.

Is that the official blood pressure in your country? Ours is 120/80. Mine is about 112/64 I think it is because I really watch the salt. I feel horrible when I have had too much salt. I only take fish oil and vit D. I dont take any other vitamins... I just dont trust them, somehow.

140/90 is high - 120/80 normal - under 120/80 for diabetics. Last visit mine was 117/70 - only because I take meds.

I dont take any meds for high blood pressure. They put me on them once and I dropped so low, I was passing out. I was about 80/32.. so now I dont take any for high blood pressure. I thought that was normal for diabetics too, Arline :)

I had often blood pressure of 155-170 for the high numbers at the doc times, so you can see that the 137/87 would be fantastic although the last time I had it checked was 143/93 and it was after 4:00 PM and I had not taken my afternoon pills yet. I love the 110/60 and my blood pressure was better with the Vitamins and since I am out for now at least, I have to deal with higher blood pressure. I am not sure how safe I am to be honest, but I am taking an extra drug in the afternoon before bed since I need to until I get the better Vitamin for blood pressure and yes, 130/80 or lower is a better number, Congrats to the better blood pressure numbers and getting off the drug for blood pressure. I know I have gotten in more problems with truth than lying, and although I know lying is wrong, I have had many more problems with telling the truth.

Goldi - you are lucky you don't need meds. I guess its because you have very few grams of sodium.

What do you mean meds Arline? I am on insulin. I also am on lasix for fluid.

Goldi - wasn't the topic salt and blood pressure ???

Yes, Arline. I take meds for the salt or fluid retention. I dont take anything for high blood pressure though.

I am looking forward to getting the Vitamin for my blood pressure, although its okay, I love awesome and great and its better than what it was in October, 2008- March 2009. I know that I am often having to focus on the amount of salt something has and I have to avoid chips often for the sodium and not because some ask me to know its bad for me. I am very concerned about high blood sugar and even more concerned about my high blood pressure since that's why I make a biggie deal about that so very much.