Diet Chart For Diabetics
Posted on July 22, 2008, under Health.
A sound diabetic menu plan will let you eat normal tasty food of food of your choice, with the exception of food containing added sugar, jaggery and honey, and excessive fat.The diet of the diabetic should be as similar to the family diet as possible.One that is low in fat and sugar, high in whole grains, fruits and vegetables, moderate in protein and little or no alcohol.
1-Avoid sweets, chocolates, cakes, pudding, sweet biscuits, squashes, fizzy drinks and fruit tinned in syrup.
2-It is important not to miss meals as this can cause your blood sugar levels to vary too much.Aim to eat three times a day, with a drink and a biscuit or a piece of fruit in between.
3-Try to avoid fatty food.Follow the following tips to reduce fat in your diet….
- Use a non stick kadhai for cooking food
- Always use a spoon to measure oil.Never pour oil into the pan
- Cut vegetables into big chunks.They absorb less oil
- Eat homemade cottage cheese(paneer) and yogurt(dahi) prepared from toned milk
- Remembers that cakes, pastries, sauces etc are all fatty-even though you can’t see it
- Particularly try to avoid animals fats like butter/ghee.These saturated fats can increase diseases in diabetes
- Eat eggs only three times a week and eat only small amounts of cheddar and similar cheese.Eat only lean meat or poultry
4-Include fruits, vegetables and whole meal bread in your diet, which will boost the amount of fibre.Fibre is now considered to be very helpful in controlling diabetes and possibly avoiding some of its complications.
5-So include tofu, soya nuggets, barley, gelatine, papaya, amla, jamuns and oranges in your diet.
