| Nutrition
Information
Nutrition
guidelines for Type II Diabetics
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Carbohydrates:
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| The
good: (delivers into the blood stream slowly) |
The
bad: (causes spikes in glucose and insulin) |
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| Whole
grains: Oats, rice, wheat, rye, barley, quinoi |
Refined
Grains: Flour (bread, pasta), refined rice, |
| Legumes
and nuts: Beans, lentils, nuts, soya |
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| Vegetables
and fruit: Leafy greens, peppers, asparagus,broccoli, cabbage,
and most non-tropical fruit |
Vegetables
and Fruit: Starchy vegetables such as potatoes and turnips.Tropical
fruit such as pineapple and bananas, dried fruit |
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Refined
sugar; surose, dextrose, glusose, fuctose, lactose, corn syrup,
malt syrups, sorbitol and manitol |
| Sweeteners:
Brown rice syrup, |
Natural
sugar; honey, maple syrup, fruit juice |
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Lipids: |
| The
good:(lowers blood fat levels) |
The
bad:(artery clogging, heart stopping fat) |
| Monounsaturated:
Natural peanut butter, olive oil, almond oil and unhydrogenated
canola oil. |
Saturated
and hydrogenated fat: Animal fat, palm oil, coconut oil, butter,
cheese, hydrogenated vegetable oil, baked goods,packaged and
processed food. |
| Polyunsaturated
(essential fatty acids): Omega-3 from fresh water fish, seaweed
and flaxeed oil. Omega-6 from nuts, and seeds. |
Trans-fatty
acids: chemically altered fat found in margarine, fried food,
mayonaise, dressings/ sauces, baked goods, processed and pre
packaged foods. |
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Protein: |
| The
good: (low in saturated fat) |
The
bad:(high in fat) |
| Poultry,
skinless |
Chicken
skin, wings, drumettes |
| Eggs |
Egg
yolks |
| Sea
food, fresh water fish, shell fish, |
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| Pork
loin, lean cut Beef |
Bacon,
pork chops, hamburger, steak |
| Low
fat milk products, whey protein, cottage cheese, plain yogurt,
skim milk |
High fat milk products, cheese, milk, |
| Legumes
and nuts, soya protein, tofu, beans |
Processed
meat, sandwich meat, hotdogs, burgers |
| Base
your diet on “Diabetes friendly foods” as outlined
above.
- Carbohydrates
should compose 60% of your diet.
Good sources of slow releasing, complex carbohydrates
are whole grains, beans, nuts, vegetables and some fruit.
- Protein
should compose 20% of your diet. Good choices
include low fat meat, poultry, dairy and vegetable proteins
such as soya.
- Lipids
should compose 20% of your diet.
- Fibre
requirements should be met at upwards of 30 g
per day
- Vitamins
/ minerals should be supplemented daily.
- Targeted
nutritional supplements
should be
supplemented daily.
- Water,
upwards of 2 litres per day.
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Guidelines for Diabetes |
