Diabetic Diet - 'Diabetes Food Pyramid'

It i recommended fr healthy nd balanced nutrition t vary yur diet nd follow th food serving suggestions frm th food pyramid. Diabetes Food Pyramid i pally designed fr nd i recommended t diabetics.

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In grade school evron w taught th food pyramid nd th differnt food grous tht mk t up. It i recommended fr healthy nd balanced nutrition t vary yur diet nd follow th food serving suggestions frm th pyramid. A adults, people rarely pay s muh heed t t f an t all. But n u hv ben diagnosed wth diabetes t s time t tak refresher ur n th differnt food groups. Thre s food pyramid tht avilabl specifically fr diabetics knwn s th Diabetes Food Pyramid. It dvdd nto x food group jut lke th standard version. Th wa th tw pyramids differ s tht th diabetic version lst foods tgether tht hv th sm r smlr carbohydrate content instad f th regular version tht des t b food grus alone. Thi lay ut make t easier fr diabetics t mk food choices based n infrmaton tht n hv negative mpact n blood glucose levels. Sme f th differences ou wll notice r tht cheese plcd n th meat gru ntad f th dairy grou a protein nd th serving size wll b equivalent t othr proteins n th sme group. Yu wll fnd starchy vegetables suh s potatoes nd corn n th bread nd grains section bue th act n milar mnner b raising blood sugars. Anther difference s th actual serving sizes, ecially n th bread nd grains group. A diabetic h t monitor th carbohydrate intake t eah meal nd t h bn fund tht smaller portion sizes r good wy t manage this. Yu cn gt copy f th Diabetic Food Pyramid frm yur dietician, doctor, r diabetes educator. It s good reference material t hv n hand whn ou re planning our meals t achieve balanced nutrition.