7 Day Clean Eating Menu for Diabetics

AmericanTimes - Even with dietary restrictions, it’s possible to eat a versatile and delicious range of foods. Diabetics don’t have to settle for a stale menu of the same old foods day in and day out.

The exact dietary advice you follow will depend on your blood glucose levels, activity levels and whether or not you take medication to manage diabetes. Generally, clean eating for diabetics involves not only consuming whole, clean ingredients, but also keeping the amount of carbohydrates you consume in check.

7 Day Clean Eating Menu for Diabetics

Carbohydrates are broken down by insulin in the body, a hormone that does not behave normally in diabetics. The amount of carbs you should have per meal is something you’ll need to work out with your doctor and/or nutritionist. The American Diabetes Association gives the rough guideline of 45-60 grams of carbohydrates per meal. The following 7 day clean eating menu for diabetics is based on this guideline.

DAY ONE
Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal
Carbs: 56 g
Oats release glucose slowly in the body, and cinnamon may lower fasting blood glucose levels.

Lunch: Spinach and Bean Burrito
Carbs: 50 g
Legumes are believed to improve blood sugar control!

Dinner: Three Cheese Ziti with Turkey
Carbs: 43
Dairy contains vitamins and minerals that can help increase insulin sensitivity.

DAY TWO

Breakfast: Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (leftover from Day One)

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