Diet which can be taken in a day:
Food Items - K. Cal - Qty Household Measures
Milk (without cream and sugar) 178 300 ml. 1 ¼ glass
Curd 154 250 gms. 2 cups
Bread (brown) 120 50 gms. 2 Slices
Wheat flour or Cooked Rice 588 176gms. # 7 Chapati / Dosa or 3 1/2 cups
Dal/Fish curry/Chicken (1 piece) and Egg (1 boiled) 180 50 gms. 2 cups
Vegetables (seasonal) 150 500 gms. 1 Cup cooked & 2 Cups uncooked
Vegetables (roots/tubers) 92 100 gms. ½ Cup
Fruits (seasonal) 120 200 gms. 1 Serving
Oil 135 15 ml. 3 Teaspoons
Nutrients - Measures
Energy 1717 K. Cal
Protein 70 gms.
Carbohydrate 288 gms.
Fats 44 gms.
Sodium 920 mg.
Potassium 2719 mg.
Foods to be preferably avoided
1. Fried Foods: Puri/ Samosa/ Paratha/ Pakoda/ Fried food etc.
2. Sweets: Jaggery/ Sugar/ Cake/ Chocolate/ Jam/ Honey/ Sweets etc.
3. Cold drinks: All Sweet drinks/ Sugarcane juice/ Alcohol/ Tinned juices, etc.
Foods to be taken in limited quantity
1. Dry Fruits: Groundnuts/ Almonds/Dates/Dry grapes/Cashewnuts.
2. Fruits: Grapes/Mango/Banana/Chikoo/Custard apple.
3. Vegetables: Potato/Tapioca/Sweet potatoes.
4. Milk cream/Ghee/ Egg yolk/Red meat/Ragi
Daily Meal Pattern People With Diabetes On Insulin:
Please refer above for food quantity. Suit to your lifestyle and insulin pattern.
Insulin:
Time between insulin and food:
Breakfast: Tea / Milk, Roti / Brown bread | Vegatables | Salad
Insulin
Lunch: Salad | vegatables | rice / roti | Dal / fish curry | Curd | Fruits (1)
Insulin
Dinner: Salad | vegatables | rice / roti | Dal / fish curry | Curd
Insulin
Bed time: 1 glass milk or 1 fruit
Special instruction: Walk at least 30 - 40 minutes daily. Drink ar least 10-12 glasses of water daily.
Include: Raw vegetables (salads like onion, carrots, cucumber, tomato, cabbage, beetroot, capsicum etc.
Fruits allowed (any one): 1 sweet lime, 1 orange, 1 apple, 2-3 slices papaya, 2 slices pineapple, 2 slices watermelon, 1 guava, 1/2 pomegrenate, 1 pear / day
Important Tips:
1. In the prescribed list of foods items, try to have most of whole cereals e.g. whole wheat and brown rice & whole pulses.
2. Have fruits with edible skin and seed
3. Add variety of vegetables in each of your main meal. Always include salad in your lunch and dinner
4. Avoid foods made in factory (Processed foods like biscuits)
5. Eat in a small plate. Avoid second serving