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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?
The plate method
The American Diabetes Association offers a simple method of meal planning. It focuses on eating more vegetables. Follow these steps when preparing your plate:
- Fill half of your plate with nonstarchy vegetables, such as spinach, carrots and tomatoes.
- Fill a quarter of your plate with a lean protein, such as fish, lean pork or chicken.
- Fill the last quarter with a carbohydrate, such as brown rice or a starchy vegetable, such as green peas.
- Include "good" fats such as nuts or avocados in small amounts.
- Add a piece of fruit or a serving of dairy and a drink of water or unsweetened tea or coffee.
