Recently, I was diagnosed with diabetes. The writing was on the wall, the disease is on both sides of my family and ever since I passed forty I have become very lazy about exercise and eating healthy. My unhealthy lifestyle certainly added to my chances of becoming diabetic. I felt sorry for myself for a few days, but then I decided to get motivated and do something positive. Cooking my own meals has always been a way for me to eat delicious food, manage calories and save money.
At my office, it is not unusual to spend $10 for a lunch high in calories and usually low on nutrition. This expense and calorie glut only adds to the problem of trying to eat smart. If your office is like mine, there are always trays of doughnuts, bagels, wraps, and desserts around, as well as the bowls of candy that are on our desks. When Halloween and Christmas roll around it’s a safe bet that your weight starts creeping up.
I have learned to control my diet and spare my wallet by trying to fulfill my needs in my own kitchen. Being diabetic means eating frequently and always being aware of sugar content and carbohydrate consumption. Having my lunches and snacks with me helps me to avoid all the temptation lurking at the office.
I love to cook and plan my meals, and read the food section and advertisements for specials. There are a lot of people who simply are not able to cook all the time and are too time deficient to do these jobs.
Hiring a personal attaché for a few hours a week can make a huge difference in your life. Together, we would create a weekly shopping list taking advantage of store sales, and focusing on your (and your family’s) needs.
A very important part of being able to create and design wonderful meals and snacks is working in a kitchen that is well appointed and user friendly. Your kitchen should entice you to experiment with cooking and get excited about food. Regular inventory of your groceries, organizing the cooking items and arranging the area to “make sense” keeps costs down and makes preparing meals much faster and easier. There are wonderful organizational products for sale that help maximize efficiency and production in the kitchen.
I offer these services as a 21 year veteran of commercial kitchen production, catering, personal meal preparation and my own love of cooking and feeding people. It is a great pleasure to have people enjoy not only my preparations, but to assist them in developing a better relationship with food and their kitchens!
Peggy Sparks
Personal Attaché (specializing in kitchen and diet optimization)
Attaché Services, LLC
Helping Women Thrive in Their Personal and Professional Lives
11951 Freedom Drive, Suite 1300
Reston, VA 20190
703-251-4526
http://www.attacheservices.com/