Meals for Diabetics

If you are a diabetic you should follow a diabetes diet. Here you will find an example of diabetic meal plan. You may discuss your own diabetic meal plan with your dietitian.
Meals for Diabetics

Following meals are healthy and safety for you. You may try them or designed your own with the help of you dietitian. Given meals are about 1,600 calories and 220 grams of carbohydrate. Don’t forget to drink two 8-ounce glasses of water with each meal.

oatmealBreakfast

1 slice whole wheat bread with 1 teaspoon margarine
1/4 cup cottage cheese or egg substitute
1/2 cup skim milk
1/2 cup oatmeal
1/2 small banana

(360 calories, 52.5 grams carbohydrate)

Lunch

1 cup vegetable soup, you can eat it with 4-6 crackers
1 turkey sandwich: 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 ounce turkey and 1 ounce low-fat cheese, 1 teaspoon mayonnaise
1 apple

(535 calories, 75 grams carbohydrate)

Dinner

brown_rice4 ounces broiled chicken breast sprinkled with basil and oregano
2/3 cup cooked brown rice
1/2 cup cooked carrots
1 small whole grain dinner roll with 1 teaspoon margarine
Tossed salad with 2 tablespoons low-fat salad sauce
4 sugar-free canned apricot halves or 1 small slice of angel food cake

(635 calories, 65 grams carbohydrate)

Snacks

16 fat-free tortilla chips with salsa
1/2 cup artificially sweetened chocolate pudding
1 ounce string cheese and one small piece of any fruit
3 cups “lite” popcorn

(Each has 60 calories or 15 grams carbohydrate.  Have two per day.)