| Maintaining a healthy life style can keep away | | | | quantity in the diabetes menu, particularly for |
| many illnesses and diseases. Healthy life greatly | | | | Type 2 diabetes. Carbohydrate is a major source |
| depends on what you eat and a healthy diet is | | | | of energy for the body. There are two types of |
| the foundation for a balanced and healthy living. | | | | carbohydrates namely simple and complex. Simple |
| Eating balanced and healthy food is extremely | | | | carbohydrates include glucose, lactose, fructose |
| important for everyone, more so for diabetic | | | | and sucrose. These are found in fruits and refined |
| patients. Following a diabetes menu helps largely in | | | | sugar. On the other hand, complex carbohydrates |
| maintaining blood sugar levels, and keeping it under | | | | are starches, which are found in beans, |
| control. However, many of us do not know what | | | | vegetables, nuts and whole grains. Complex |
| is the right kind of food we must eat in order to | | | | carbohydrates are good for diabetic patients as |
| keep the blood sugar levels under control. | | | | the body digests them gradually there by |
| Protein: Protein is an indispensable part of diabetes | | | | generating and providing the necessary energy. |
| menu. People suffering from diabetes must eat | | | | Complex carbohydrates have high fiber content. It |
| the right amount of protein in their everyday | | | | is essential to eat the right amount of |
| meal. Protein is one of the most important | | | | carbohydrates along with protein and fat. |
| nutrients that help in building muscles and bones. | | | | Carbohydrates have an immediate effect on the |
| Proteins also help in providing the necessary | | | | blood sugar levels as they are broken down |
| amount of energy for your body. Some of the | | | | directly during the process of digestion into sugar, |
| healthiest foods that should be a part of your | | | | so it is very important adding the right quantity of |
| daily menu include lean foods such as low fat milk | | | | carbohydrates. Fruits, bread, pasta, cereal, rice, |
| and skinless turkey. Fresh fruits and vegetables | | | | starchy vegetables, milk and yogurt are rich in |
| are loaded with proteins, so make it a point to | | | | carbohydrates and can be included in the diabetes |
| add vegetables and fruits as part of your | | | | menu. Meat, cheese and eggs are carbohydrate |
| diabetes menu. Apart from these legumes, nuts | | | | free, so you can have these for snacks. |
| and soy foods are also rich in protein. Avoid | | | | Diabetes menus can be flexible. The main thing to |
| eating packed foods and junk food. It is | | | | be noted while preparing food for a diabetic is |
| recommended to create a set menu for | | | | that it should be low in sugar and at the same |
| breakfast, lunch and dinner and follow it diligently. | | | | time rich in proteins and vitamins. Do not get |
| You can add potato salad; pueblo squash stew | | | | carried away by labels that say sugar free. A |
| Spanish omelet, green salad, grilled chicken | | | | diabetic cookbook is the best source to learn |
| sandwich, yogurt, grilled Pacific swordfish and lime | | | | more about diabetes menu. These books tell us |
| marinated shrimp to your diabetes menu. | | | | what to include in our daily diet and what must be |
| Carbohydrates: This is one of the major food | | | | avoided. |
| categories that have to be included in the right | | | | |