EXERCISE 6

DIABETIC DIET

Name: Dela Cruz, Caryl Mae P. Date Due: March 26, 2019
Year & Section: BSN-1B Date Submitted: ____________
Professor’s Signature: ________________ Score: ____________________

Aside from maintaining near normal blood glucose levels for Diabetes Mellitus, nutrition therapy
aims to achieve optimum serum lipid levels, maintain DBW, prevent complications, and improve overall
health of the diabetic. The steps involved in medical nutrition therapy for individuals with diabetes mellitus
found in Appendix F can help the students in planning a diabetic diet.

I. OBJECTIVES
The Medical Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus is as follows:
1. Attain normal blood glucose levels, lipid and lipoprotein profiles and blood pressure levels.
2. Prevent complications, and
3. Improve the patient’s health.

At the end of 3 hours, you should be able to:

1. Plan a meal for a person with Diabetes Mellitus, and
2. Prepare, serve and evaluate diabetic diets.

II. PROCEDURE
1. For all six groups, plan a one-day diabetic diet using the following diet prescription:
Diet Rx 2000 kcal CHO 45% PROTEIN 30% FATS 25%
2. Submit individual worksheets at the end of laboratory activity.

CHO: 2000 kcal x 45% = 900 kcal ÷ 4 = 225 grams

CHON: 2000 kcal x 30% = 600 kcal ÷ 4 = 150 grams
FAT: 2000 kcal x 25% = 500 kcal ÷ 9 = 55.55 grams

Table 6-1, Computation of Diabetic Diet

Food Item Exchange CHO PROTEIN FAT Total Calories
Veg A 4 12 4 - 64
Veg B 2 6 2 - 32
Fruit 5 50 - - 200
Milk 1 12 8 10 170
Sugar 5 25 - - 100
Rice 5 115 10 - 500
Meat 13 - 104 13 533
4 - 32 24 344
Fat 2 - - 10 90
Total 41 220 160 57 2033
 Table 6-2, Meal Distribution
Food Item Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Milk 1 - 1
Sugar 2 2 -
Egg 2 - -
Meat/Fish/Poultry 4 5 5
Vegetable 2 2 2
Rice/Bread 2 2 1
Fat - 1 1
Morning Snack Afternoon Snack Bedtime Snack
Bread/Noodle - - -
Meat - - -
Fat - - -
Fruit 1 2 2
Sugar - - 1

Table 6-3, Sample Menu

Breakfast AM Snack Lunch PM Snack Dinner Bedtime Snack

1 cup cooked 1 Banana 1 cup cooked 1 Apple (8 cm ½ cup cooked 100g watermelon
Rice (Lakatan) (9x3 Rice diameter) Rice sliced
cm)
1 cup cooked 1 pc. Chicken Leg 1 cup raw carrots 2 slices Fish
Chayote (90g) (4 cm long x 6 cm (80g) (15x7x2 cm)
diameter)
½ sliced Egg 3 pcs Dried Fish
1 pc. Large (9x5 cm)
3 pcs Shrimp (12 Chicken wings
cm) Water 1 glass
1 cup cooked
1 pc. Chicken Leg Potato (90g)
(4cm long x 6cm)
Water 1 glass
Milk 1 glass
(whole)