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Diabetes diet: Create your healthy-eating plan
Definition
Purpose
Diet details
Results
Risks
What does a diabetes diet involve?
What are the results of a diabetes diet?
A sample menu
Content
Why do you need to develop a healthy-eating plan?
What does a diet for people with diabetes involve?
Recommended foods
Healthy carbohydrates
Fiber-rich foods
Heart-healthy fish
'Good' fats
Foods to avoid
Putting it all together: Creating a plan
The plate method
Counting carbohydrates
Choose your foods
Glycemic index
What are the results of this kind of diet?
Are there any risks?
Purpose
Diet details
Results
Risks
What does a diabetes diet involve?
What are the results of a diabetes diet?
A sample menu
Content
Why do you need to develop a healthy-eating plan?
What does a diet for people with diabetes involve?
Recommended foods
Healthy carbohydrates
Fiber-rich foods
Heart-healthy fish
'Good' fats
Foods to avoid
Putting it all together: Creating a plan
The plate method
Counting carbohydrates
Choose your foods
Glycemic index
What are the results of this kind of diet?
Are there any risks?
A sample menu
When planning meals, take into account your size and activity level. The following menu is for someone who needs 1,200 to 1,600 calories a day.
- Breakfast. Whole-wheat bread (1 medium slice) with 2 teaspoons jelly, 1/2 cup shredded wheat cereal with a cup of 1% low-fat milk, a piece of fruit and coffee.
- Lunch. Roast beef sandwich on wheat bread with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise, medium apple and water.
- Dinner. Salmon, 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil, small baked potato, 1 tsp margarine, 1/2 cup carrots, 1/2 cup green beans, medium dinner roll and unsweetened iced tea.
- Snack. For example, 2 1/2 cups popcorn with 1 1/2 teaspoons margarine.
