Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Tips For a Diabetic Diet

By Grant Holder

Diabetes may be a culinary inconvenience but you can still enjoy fine food it's just there are a few rules about what you can eat. Controlling your diet can be the key to reducing the risk of diabetes as well as improving your symptoms if you are already affected by this disease people often refer to as the silent killer. If you are living with diabetes, one of the best ways to fight this disease is with a diabetic diet plan.

One of the most obvious goals is to lower your weight and maintain that lower level. By following your diabetic diet and eating a balanced amount from each of the four food groups, you should improve your condition.

For patients, having a healthy diabetic diet plan means eating in a way that reduces the risk for complications that are commonly associated with their conditions, including heart disease and stroke. By creating a healthy, low-fat diet, many of the symptoms of diabetes have been reduced including blurred vision, thirst and at the same time increasing energy levels and reducing fatigue.

Eating healthy involves eating a wide variety of foods that encompasses the whole diet spectrum with the help of the diabetic food pyramid of vegetables, whole grains, fruits, non-fat dairy products, beans, lean meats, poultry, and fish. A low-carb dietary plan is also available where foods like, fish, meat, poultry are still ok along with cheese, eggs and particular vegetables such as kidney beans, avocados and carrots. Saturated fats and cholesterol are a problem if you are a diabetic so you would need to cut down on foods like this and eat skinless poultry as well as fresh fruit and vegetables.

Part of your diabetic diet is your weighing of food because this means the correct calorific content will be consumed. When buying the food that are needed for a diabetic diet, it is important to read the labels, it is especially important since most food labels show daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

When on a 2,000-calorie diabetic diet, the ideal breakfast should consist of two slices of bread or two rice cakes or half a cup of pasta, one cup of skimmed milk or a cup of sugar-free yogurt, one egg in any form, boiled or poached or scrambled and surely a serving of one's favorite fruit. If you are following a 1,800 calorie diabetic diet than you would be able to have two slices of bread, a cup of skimmed milk and a little cheese with some fresh fruit for your breakfast.

With your balanced diet you would be able to have an afternoon snack which could be some fruit and a couple of crackers washed down with a half cup of tea or coffee but only with artificial sweeteners. If you wanted to, a cup of skimmed milk or sugar free yoghurt could be used in stead of the tea or coffee. A diabetic diet does not have to be boring. - 14915

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