    
LIST OF FOODS FOR DIABETICS TO
EAT
List of Foods for Diabetics to Eat; Grains and Starches
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Best Option
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Worst Option
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Whole grain flour
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White flour
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Brown rice
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White rice
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Cereals with whole-grain small amount of sugar substitute
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Cereals with little quantity of whole grain and plenty of added sugar
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Baked potato
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Fried Potato like French fries
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Whole wheat bread
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Processed white bread
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List Of Foods For Diabetics To Eat: Vegetables
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Best Option
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Worst Option
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Fresh vegetables, either raw or slightly steamed, grilled, or roasted
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Canned vegetables which contain plenty of added ingredients
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Frozen vegetables, slightly steamed ones
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Vegetables cooked in plenty of cheese, sauce or butter
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Fresh cucumbers and carrots
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Pickles (Specially if diabetic needs to minimize sodium intake otherwise pickle is a
good option)
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Fresh or shredded cabbage like coleslaw
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Sauerkraut (Specially if diabetic has a problem of high blood pressure)
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List of Foods for Diabetics to Eat: Fruits
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Best Option
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Worst Option
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Frozen fruit or canned fruit in juice
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Canned fruit with sugary syrup
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Fresh fruit
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Fruit rolls
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Low-sugar or sugar free preserves or jams
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Regular jelly, jam and preserves ( or portion size is very kept small)
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Sugar free applesauce
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Highly Sweetened applesauce
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Pure fruit juice
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Fruit punch, fruit juice drinks or sweetened soda
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List of Foods for Diabetics to Eat: Meat Substitutes, Meat and Other
Protein
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Best Option
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Worst Option
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Baked, grilled, or broiled meats
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Fried meats
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Cuts of meat that has low fat
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Cuts of meat that has higher fat like ribs
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Stewed or baked beans
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Beans prepared with fat
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Cheese (Low fat)
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Regular cheese
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Turkey or chicken (Skinless breast)
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Turkey or chicken with skin
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Broiled, baked, grilled or steamed fish
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Fried fish
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Tofu slightly sautéed, cooked, or steamed in soup
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Fried tofu
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List of Foods for Diabetics to Eat: Dairy
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Best Option
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Worst Option
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Skimmed milk or milk with 1% fat
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Whole milk
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Cottage cheese (Low fat)
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Cottage cheese (Regular)
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Low-fat yogurt
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Regular yogurt
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Sour cream (Non fat)
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Sour cream (Regular)
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Frozen yogurt (low fat)
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Regular ice cream
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List of Foods for Diabetics to Eat: Oils, Fats and Sweets
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Best Option
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Worst Option
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Baked snacks, baked corn chips, baked
potato chips, corn snacks or puffed rice
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Snacks fried in oil or fat, like corn chips, potato chips or pork rinds
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Vegetable oils, non-hydrogenated margarine and butter spreads
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Lard, hydrogenated vegetable shortening, regular butter
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Low fat mayonnaise
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Regular mayonnaise
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Calorie-controlled popcorn or air popped pop corn
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Butter-flavored and stove toped popcorn
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List of Foods for Diabetics to Eat: Beverages
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Best Option for Beverages
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Worst Option for Beverages
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Water, flavored or unflavored sparkling water
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Regular sodas
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Light beer, small quantity of wine
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Regular beer, dessert wines, fruity mixed drinks
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Unsweetened tea (with a slice of lemon)
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Sweetened tea
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Coffee, black or with sugar substitute or low fat milk
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Coffee with cream and sugar
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Home brewed hot chocolate and coffee
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Chocolate drinks and flavored coffees
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Sport drinks
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Energy drinks
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