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Diabetes Diet and Desserts for Diabetics, Can We Have Them Both?

diabetes diet and desserts for diabetics

Actually, diabetes diet is not something complex. It is a healthy eating plan to make it easier for you as a diabetic to control your blood glucose level. To start it,you have to prepare your diabetes diet plan, make a list of food exchange, and count carbohydrates. A good diabetes diet plan covers eating various kind of nutritious food in moderate amount while keep sticking to regular mealtimes. Low fat and calories food is a must, that’s why fruits, vegetables, and whole grains are perfect.

Don’t worry, you won’t miss delicious meals if you know how to prepare good diabetic recipes. Diabetes diet is not restrictive diet so you can still enjoy a tasty dessert, for example. There are plenty of desserts for diabetics that you can still have to satisfy your taste. Of course, they are all sugar free desserts. Examples of them can be found at the end of this article.

 

RECOMMENDED FOODS

Quality is the most important thing. Keep your calories count with these foods:

  • Healthy carbohydrates. Focus on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, and low fat dairy products.
  • Fiber rich foods. Examples for this are vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes, whole wheat flour, and wheat bran.
  • Heart healthy fish. Cod, tuna, and halibut are perfect for you.

 

FOODS TO AVOID

Of course, there are foods to avoid. They are:

  1. Saturated fats. Beef, hotdogs, sausage, and bacon have saturated fats so you can forget about them.
  2. Trans fats. This kind of fat can be found in processed snacks, baked goods, and margarines.
  3. Cholesterol. Have no more than 200 mg of cholesterol a day.
  4. Sodium. 2,000 mg of sodium a day is enough.

 

GUIDELINES

There are 3 factors to keep in mind about diabetes diet. They are:

  1. Counting Carbohydrates. Carbohydrate is the main cause of high blood sugar level, be very careful when consuming carbohydrates.
  2. Exchange system. This is how to exchange – or trade – a food with another one with less risk. For example, a small apple for 1/3 cup of cooked pasta.
  3. Glycemic Index.

As we said earlier, a delicious dessert for diabetic is still enjoyable. However, you must know how to prepare a proper sugar free desserts (or, at least desserts with very low sugar in it).  This wouldn’t be a problem as long as you stick to the recommended foods and guidelines stated above. These links should help you with your desserts:

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