Understanding a Diabetes Diet

Executive Summary about Diabetes Diet by Chonticha Marijne

Diabetic Diet

A diabetes diet is not much different than the kind of normal, pyramid shaped nutrition diet that many people maintain on a daily basis.

Sugars should always be ingested in moderation, whether you’re on a normal or a diabetes diet. A diabetes diet has other benefits other than keeping blood sugar levels at acceptable levels; it helps prevent cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure.

Eating a well-balanced diabetes diet should provide you with adequate amounts of these.

A diabetes diet meal plan doesn’t have to be bland or boring. The bottom line is that people with diabetes that maintain a diabetes diet can eat and enjoy the same foods as other family members. A little extra planning and thought may go into a diabetes diet meal-planning process, but you can continue to eat your favorite foods in moderation.

Diabetes - 7 Tips For an Easy and Balanced Diabetes Diet

Executive Summary about Diabetes Diet by Donald Saunders

It is often thought that diabetics need a special diet and that they have to cut out certain food items altogether, or replace them with special “Diabetic” items purchased from health food stores. In reality, diabetics can eat exactly the same food as everybody else.

1)    One good test to apply to fruit and vegetables is the color test, which simply means that you should try to eat fruit and vegetables that span the colors of the rainbow.

2)    Wherever possible try to eat whole grain rather than processed food and choose things like whole wheat spaghetti and brown rather than white rice.

3)    Add fish to your diet at least two times a week.

4)    Choose lean cuts of meat and bake, grill, roast, braise or stew meat in preference to frying it. When buying meat choose cuts that include the word “loin” such as pork loin or sirloin.

5)    Choose non-fat dairy products such as skimmed milk as well as non-fat cheese and yoghurt.

6)    Avoid high calorie sweetened drinks and carbonated drinks and try to drink more water and natural fruit juices.

7)    Try to wean yourself away from full cream ice-cream and cakes to lower fat alternatives.

There is no such thing as a “diabetic diet” and all that you need to do to control diabetes in terms of diet is to adopt a simple and sensible habit of eating a good balance of healthy foods.

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