Choose a wide variety of foods for your meals.  Fill your plate with color to be sure to have plenty of fruits, vegetables, and proteins.

Protein is important, so be sure to have different types so you don’t get bored with the same old foods.  Have nuts, dairy, and grains to get good protein in your diet.

When choosing carbohydrates, try to select high fiber ones.  These are much easier for your body to process, and they don’t have as much impact on your insulin level.

Count your calories.  I know, it is a royal pain to do this, but it is necessary to be sure you aren’t getting too many, or too few.  Never, ever eat less than 1,000 calories a day.  Try not to even go that low. You should be getting, at a bare minimum, 1,200 calories every day.  Going lower will put your body into starvation mode, and it will hoard the fat you are trying to lose.  Try to stick between 1,200 and 1,500 calories per day.

Just because you have diabetes doesn’t mean you can’t ever have sweets again, it just means you need to be choosier about which ones you have.  Angel food cake is delicious and much better for you than white cake.  Way less calories, too.

We all have to make choices in our lives, and eating healthy to lose weight and manage diabetes is a great decision.  Watch your calories, drink plenty of water, choose healthier food options, exercise, and speak to a nutritionist and your doctor.  For further information about proper diet for diabetics, visit the following pages.

Fun With GF/LG Food

Delicious Diabetic Recipes