1000 Calorie Diabetic Diet 1000 calorie
diabetic diet provides a guide for planning your
meals and snacks. A diabetic diet helps individuals with diabetes keep
their blood sugars close to or in the normal range (80-130 mg/dl). This
diet plan can be used for anyone who has a desire to eat a healthy
diet. The diabetic diet plan can reduce a person's risk of developing
diabetes, heart disease or becoming overweight.
There is one question you need to
answer before you follow this diet. Do you know if 1000
calories is the right amount of calories for your body? If you're not
sure, go to free
diabetic diets to find out.
| 1000
calorie diabetic diet is very low in calories and
should only be used for a
short time. Check with your doctor or diabetes educator to
find out if
this diet is appropriate for you. |
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1000
Calorie Diabetic
Diet
Meal Pattern
|
Food
Groups | Total
Servings
for
1 Day | 1st
Meal | 2nd
Meal | 3rd
Meal | Snacks |
Foods in each
group are listed in the Food exchange list.
| Number of
servings from the food groups for each meal and snack. |
Starch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Fruit | 2 | 1/2 | n/a | 1 | 1/2 |
Vegetable | 3
or more | 1 | 1
or
more | 2
or more | 1
or more |
Milk
 | 1 | n/a | 1/2 cup | n/a | 1/2 cup |
Protein | 5 oz.
(cooked) | 1 oz. | 1 oz. | 3 oz. | n/a |
Fat
 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | n/a |
Free
Foods | No limit | Add any food from the free food
list |
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/ carbohydrate calorie
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/ protein calorie | symbol
/ fat calorie
low-calorie
foodwill not
change blood sugar |
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