DIABETIC DIET

“Do not eat between meal”

If you have ever heard this advice then now it’s the right time to take it with the grain of salt. As diabetics if you go for 4 to 5 hours without diabetic diet and then eat a bigger diabetic meal then you will be playing havoc with your blood sugar levels. Snacking in diabetic diet plan is specifically important if you are on diabetic medications.

Here are 15 snacking tips for diabetics.

The calorie Count Of The snacks should Be 150 Calories Or Even Less

If ever you go overboard then the snack may become a full meal. Make sure that you are hungry and not simply craving for a chocolate before preparing a snack. Then limit yourself strictly to 150 calories. If you are looking for a candy bar that has 150 calories then it means that you are not hungry and simply craving for sweets.

Beware Of Label Low Fat

Studies have revealed that diabetics tend to eat 28 % more snack if it s labeled as low fart. However studies have revealed that low fat snacks have only 11 % fewer calories than if it was full fat. So it is important to stick to the size if the snack as if it was full fat.

Plate the Snack  

No matter its cookies, chips of pretzels; you will eat more if you eat straight out of the bag. So it is better to plate out the required amount, seal the bag, put it away and then enjoy the snack from the plate.

Grab A Single Serving Bag

Most likely you will stop eating if you don’t have to measure yourself. So prefer to select a single serving bag.

Pour Nuts

Walnuts, almonds, pecans and cashew are full of mono-saturated fats. They are packed with proteins as well as good fats so they do not raise the blood sugar level instantly. Most nuts have a high calorie count so it is better to stick to not more than one ounce.

Peanut Butter and Whole Grain Crackers

You will have a tendency to eat fewer carbohydrates and more proteins compared to if you put big pile of crackers without peanut butter.

Snack Raw Vegetables

Just take tomatoes, grapes, carrots, cucumber, cauliflower, lettuce; put it in bowl and eat it plain or by mixing it with no fat yogurt.

Spread Black Beans On Eggplant Slices

Black bean salsa has only 15 gm carbohydrates, 80 calories and only 1 gm fat.

Vegetable Soup

Cook nonstarchy vegetables like celery, green beans and onions in chicken stock. It is not only filling but also low in carbohydrates.