Diet for Diabetes
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The problem of diabetes is affecting millions of people today. A diabetic patient suffers from more than normal level of glucose in the blood. Hence it is necessary that a diabetic diet should primarily comprise of foods that contain less amount of glucose or sugar in it.
Diabetes prevention is all about managing blood glucose levels. You need to choose a diet that contains normal blood sugar levels and provides proper nutrition to the body. Diet plan for diabetes requires a diabetic to avoid certain foods rich in sugar or glucose.
Salt should be avoided. We get enough salt in inorganic form from vegetables. Sugar wrecks havoc in diabetes. It should be replaced with natural sugar like honey, jaggery (gur), etc. Other things to avoid includes: fats, whole milk and its products, red meat, white flour and products, and excessive tea and coffee.
Foods for diabetes are as follows:
Eat plenty of vegetables and fruits with low glycemic index like apples, spinach, berries, green beams, etc.
Fiber is essential to fight against diabetes. They can be found in apples, kidney beans, oatmeal, soybean, etc.
Eat fish like tuna and salmon. They contain high-protective fats. Do not eat fish more than twice or thrice a week.
Fenugreek is helpful to control diabetes. Mix some fenugreek (methi) seeds in a glass of water and drink it on a regular basis. Alternatively, you can mix fenugreek leaves in wheat flour and have in chapattis. You can use fenugreek in any form.
Garlic and onion helps in combating diabetes. While garlic has components of insulin (zinc & sulphur), onion has diuretic and digestive properties.
Follow a proper diet plan for diabetes, which is as follows:
Early morning- either of the following: tea or coffee (with 1% fat milk), walnuts, karela juice, green tea,
Breakfast: any of the following: vegetarian upma (prepared in less oil), vegetable sandwich (use whole wheat bread), oatmeal porridge (with 1% fat milk and no sugar),
Lunch: 1. Brown rice, lady’s finger cooked in less oil, cucumber salad, buttermilk OR
2. Whole wheat chapattis, carrot peas cooked in less oil, pulses, tomato raita, OR
3. Kichidi (with mixed vegetables) and steamed broccoli, OR
4. Whole wheat tortillas, grilled chicken, and green salad, OR
5. Tomato soup, tuna fish, and fat free yogurt,
Evening: choose from the following: baked veg cutlet, baked beans on wheat bread toast, fruits like apple, apricot, grapefruit, papaya, etc.
Dinner: Whole wheat chapattis with spinach tofu, mixed veg salad, & fat free yogurt OR
Brown rice, capsicum curry, tomato salad, fat free yogurt, OR
Ragi chapattis, pulses with spinach mixed, beans cooked in less oil, OR
Whole wheat Turkey wrap, asparagus stir-fried, and cucumber salad
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