Foods to build a diabetic meal Being diabetic does not mean you have to eat boring, plain or bland foods. There are many food items that are safe to eat when following a diabetic diet, foods that are also flavorful and perfect for any meal of the day. Peruse this list online or download to print and carry in your purse to help make smart decisions every time you eat. General Foods While following a diabetic menu may appear complicated [...]
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You are here: Summary You can make a huge difference to your health by making a few simple changes to your everyday eating. In short: Base your meals around the ideal plate. Drink plenty of water. Avoid drinking fruit juice and other sweet drinks. Eat breakfast, lunch and dinner every day. Eat some carbohydrate food at each meal, but not too much. Choose food low in sugar, saturated fat and calories or kilojoules. Click here to [...]
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Diabetes: What to Eat Fall/Winter 2012 In this guidebook to eating well for type 2 diabetes, the experts at Diabetic Living® magazine use full-color photography to show readers how to count carbs, assess portions, read food labels, choose the best picks for their pantry, lighten their cooking (while boosting flavor and nutrition), and put together delicious meals that will help meet weight and blood sugar goals. Diabetes: What To Eat™ [...]
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Food is central to the identity of South Africans. During meals we talk and the family meets around the table. On holidays and high days we gather around the braai and the potjie pot which reflect the amazing diversity of our country. But food can also be our enemy. We are seeing unprecedented and rising levels of non-communicable diseases in South Africa, with terrible impacts on our health – heart disease, stroke, type two diabetes [...]
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Taco Bell offers some low-carb menu items. A low-carb diet can be difficult to follow, especially when it comes to eating out. Depending on the diet, many low-carb diets restrict carbohydrate intake to fewer than 50 to 150 grams per day, and sometimes as few as 20 grams per day. Although finding foods with fewer than 20 grams of carbs can be challenging at a fast food chain like Taco Bell, it is not impossible. Multiple menu choices [...]
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You can use the American Dietetic Association food exchange lists to check out serving sizes for each group of foods and to see what other food choices are available for each group of foods. Vegetables contain 25 calories and 5 grams of carbohydrate. One serving equals: Back to top Fat-Free and Very Low-Fat Milk contain 90 calories per serving. One serving equals: Back to top Very Lean Protein choices have 35 calories and 1 gram of fat [...]
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Free foods have been an important part of the diabetes exchange list system since the beginning. “Free foods” are those foods or drinks that have less than 20 calories per serving and no more than 5 grams of carbohydrate per serving. They are considered free because you may eat them up to 3 times a day in reasonable amounts without significantly raising your blood sugar. Here is a sampling of the free foods available: Vegetables [...]
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Photo Credit Image by Flickr.com, courtesy of Winston Sumalia Diabetics must follow a very precise eating regimen to properly manage the disease. Busy schedules, family obligations and lack of health education often conspire to make the nutritional management of diabetes very difficult. One solution is to subscribe to a diabetes diet home delivery service, which delivers diabetes-friendly meals to the diabetic's home. The American [...]
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