06/02/2021
Quick and Healthy Meals for People With Diabetes
Breakfast Ideas
Lunch Ideas
Dinner Ideas
No food is off-limits when you have diabetes. The key is to watch portions, balance what you eat, and have about the same number of carbohydrates in each meal.
These four tips can help you get started, along with recipe ideas for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Test your blood sugar levels to learn how different foods affect them.
Stick to a certain number of carbohydrate grams per meal. Usually this is about 45-75 grams three times a day.
Balance carbs with fiber and protein in each meal. This is easy if you use the plate method. Make half of your plate vegetables, a quarter of your plate a carb like brown rice, black beans, or whole-wheat pasta, and the other quarter of your plate a healthy protein like chicken breast, fish, lean meat, or tofu. Add a small piece of fruit and some low-fat or fat-free milk or yogurt, depending on your carb target for that meal.
Eat smart fats such as those in nuts, avocado, fish, olives, and other plants. Avoid saturated fats from meat, butter, cheese, and other dairy foods. Note: Coconut, although a plant, has saturated fat.
If any of the recipes below has fewer carbs than what your doctor or health care team has recommended per meal, round out the meal with more carbs. This could include nonfat yogurt or milk, fruits and vegetables, or a small piece of whole-grain bread.
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/diabetes-healthy-quick-meals
