Diet For Diabetes

Melitus
Your Meal Plan

Your Meal Plan Helps You

 Reach your blood glucose, blood
pressure and cholesterol goals (the
ABCs)
 Lose weight or keep from gaining
weight
Your Meal Plan

Your Meal Plan

Helps You Choose
 What to eat
 How much to eat
 When to eat
Your Meal Plan

Your Meal Plan Should be Based

on
 What you like to eat and drink
 Your work schedule
 Your health status
 How many calories you need
 Your exercise schedule
Your Meal Plan

 A dietitian can help you develop a meal

plan specifically for you … no two meal
plans need to be alike
 Ask your health care provider to refer
you to a dietitian that specializes in
diabetes
Carbohydrates

 Are an important part

of a healthy meal plan
 Raise blood glucose
levels the most
 Keeping the amount
consistent can help you
reach your blood
glucose goals
Carbohydrates

 Many meal plans include 3 to 4

carbohydrate servings at each meal
 Each carbohydrate serving equals 15
grams of carbohydrate
 Use carbohydrate tables and food
labels to learn more about serving sizes
 Serving size (15 grams of carbohydrate)
Apple: 1 small Crackers (saltines): 6
Bagel: ¼ large Jelly or jam: 1 tablespoon
Banana: 1 small Milk: 1 cup
Biscuit: 1 Orange juice: ½ cup
Carbohydrates
Bread: 1 slice Pasta (cooked): 1/3 cup
Cake (unfrosted): Peas: ½ cup
 2-inch square Potato, mashed: ½ cup
Cereal: ¾ cup Rice: 1/3 cup
Corn: ½ cup Tortilla: 1
Reading Food Labels
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 cup (253 g) Servings per container: 2
Amount per serving:
Calories 260 Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value
Total Fat 8g 13%
Saturated Fat 3g 17%
Cholesterol 130mg 44%
Sodium 1010mg 42%
Total Carbohydrates 22g 7%
Dietary Fiber 9g 36%
Sugars 4g
Protein 25g
  Eat less total fat, especially less
saturated fat and trans-fat. Both raise
LDL (bad) cholesterol.
Choose Fats
Wisely  Choose the kinds of fats that can help
lower your cholesterol levels:
 Monounsaturated fats
 Polyunsaturated fats
 Omega-3 fatty acids
 Eat Less
 Saturated fats
 Trans fats
 Cholesterol
Choose Fats
Wisely
 Many are “hard” or solid at room
temperature

  Lard and shortening
 Meats  Many baked goods
 Butter  Tropical oils such as
Sources of  Whole milk coconut and palm oils
Saturated Fat
 Cream
 Cheese
 Many baked goods like cakes, cookies, donuts
and muffins
Many snack foods
Many crackers
Sources of
Trans FatsStick margarines
French fries cooked in hydrogenated oils

Trans fat information is required on food

labels as of January 2006
 Eat More
 Monounsaturated fats
 Polyunsaturated fats
Choose Fats
Wisely  Omega-3 fatty acids

Sources of Monounsaturated Fat

 Canola oil
 Nuts like almonds, cashews, pecans and
peanuts
 Olive oil and olives
 Peanut butter and peanut oil
 Sesame seeds
 Avocado
  Walnuts
 Corn oil
Sources of   Pumpkin or sunflower
Cottonseed oil
Polyunsaturate seeds
d Fat  Safflower oil  Soft (tub) margarine
 Soybean oil
 Low-fat mayonnaise
 Sunflower oil
Sources of omega-3 fatty acids

Albacore tuna
Rainbow trout
Herring
Sardines
Mackerel
Salmon
Using Food Labels

Butter Margarine, stick Margarine, tub

  Saturated Fat: 7g Saturated Fat: 2g Saturated Fat: 1  g

+  Trans Fat    : 0g +   Trans Fat   : 3g +  Trans Fat    : 0.5g
Combined Amt:7g Combined Amt: 5g Combined Amt:1.5g
 Eat More
Review:
 Monounsaturated fats
Choose Fats
Wisely  Polyunsaturated fats Eat Less
 Omega-3 fatty acids
 Saturated fats
 Trans fats
  Use a low-fat or fat-free way to cook.
 Choose lean cuts of beef, pork and
Cook with Less
Fat skinless poultry.
 Choose low-fat dairy products.
 Substitute lower-fat items in your
recipes.
Wise Food
Choices
 Rate Your Plate Goal:
 ¼ is carbohydrate

Planning ¼ is meat or meat substitute
 ½ is vegetables
Healthy Meals
 May also add another carbohydrate
such as a glass or milk or a slice of
bread
Rate Your
Plate
Meal
Makeover
 Eat More
 Monounsaturated fats
 Polyunsaturated fats
Choose Fats
Wisely  Omega-3 fatty acids
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