HEALTHY EATING What can I eat?

If you’ve just learned that you have diabetes or prediabetes, you probably have a lot of questions about what you can or can’t eat. Do you wonder if you can ever have your favorite food again? What happens when you are eating at a restaurant or a friend’s house? Do you have to change your whole diet just because you have diabetes?

The answer is NO. There is nothing that you can’t eat. You don’t have to give up your favorite foods or stop eating at restaurants.

But, it is important to know that everything you eat has an effect on your blood sugar. Learning to eat regular meals, controlling the amount you eat, and making healthy food choices can help you manage your diabetes better and prevent other health problems

The information and links on this website are not a substitute for comprehensive education you will receive from diabetes educator. Find an educator and program near you

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Plate Method		Weight Loss Tips
Eating at Home and Eating Out		Recipes
Carbohydrate Counting		Food Groups and Supplements
Diets		Resources for Diabetes Educators

Plate Method With the plate method there is no need to measure or weigh your foods or buy special food products. All you need is a 9-inch plate for your vegetables, starches, and protein foods, plus a small bowl and/or glass for your fruit and dairy products.
WEBSITE: Creating your Plate	WEBSITE: The Healthy Diabetes Plate	WEBSITE: Choose My Plate	PDF: Thanksgiving Plate
Just the Basics Simply Written For Those with Low Literacy
PDF: The Plate Method	PDF: My Palte Planner for Kids	PDF: MyPlate Planner	PDF: The Plant-Foods Plate
PDF: MEASURE YOUR FOODS
Carbohydrate Counting Commonly called carb counting is a meal planning technique for managing your blood glucose levels. It is especially important for those with a diagnosis of diabetes but less important for prediabetes and those in the early stages of type 2 diabetes.
WEBSITE: carb counting	PDF: Carb Counting	PDF: Glycemic Load	PDF: Glycemic Index
PDF: Simple vs. Complex Carbs	PDF: Carbohydrate Counting Food List
Just the Basics Simply Written For Those with Low Literacy
PDF: Carlie the Carb, A Story about carb Counting	PDF: Know Your Carbs	PDF: CARBOHYDRATE AND BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL
Eating at Home and Eating Out
PDF: Shopping Tips	PDF: Lilly Meal Planning Guide	PDF: Breakfast of Champions	PDF: Build Better Snacks
VIDEO: Diabetes Basics on Eating Out	PDF: Quick and Healthy Meals on the Goal	PDF: Is that Snack Worth It?	VIDEO: Healthy Eating at Family Gatherings and Special Events
Just the Basics Simply Written For Those with Low Literacy
PDF: Reading a Food Label	PDF: Healthy Cooking Tips	PDF: CALORIES IN CALORIES OUT	PDF: Eat This, Not That!
Weight Loss Tips
PDF: Tips for Losing Weight	PDF: How to Overcome Midnight Munchies	PDF:Why and How to Curb your Appetite	PDF: Successful Weight Losers
PDF:Five Strategies for Losing Weight	PDF: 7 Wonders of Water	PDF: New Weight Loss Strategy
Food Groups and Supplements
PDF: Artificial Sweeteners	PDF: Dietary Supplements	PDF: Soy Comparable to Diabetes Drugs
Just the Basics Simply Written For Those with Low Literacy
PDF: Plant Foods	PDF:Know Your Proteins	PDF: Herbs and More	PDF: KnowYyour Fats
PDF: Good Fats Bad Fats	PDF: About Fiber	PDF: Alcohol and Daibetes	PDF: About Whole Grains
Diets
PDF: Fad Diets	PDF: Eating for a Healthy Heart	PDF: Anti-Inflammatory Diet	WEBSITE: US News and Report of Ranking of Best Diabetes Diets
Recipes
PDF: Basil Tomato Scrambled Eggs	PDF: Low Carb Pizza	PDF: Easy Clam Linguine	PDF: Diabetes and Healthy Eating (booklet, 9 pages)
PDF: Vegetable Smoothie	PDF: Blending vs. Juicing	PDF: Apple Stir Fry	PDF: Black bean Soup
PDF: Spaghetti Tuna Salad	PDF: Asparagus Mushroom and Swiss Frittata	PDF: Ideas for Eating More Vegetables at Breakfast	WEBSITE: Diabetes Health
WEBSITE: Dlife	WEBSITE: FDA Choose My Plate	WEBSITE: Eat Right	WEBSITE: American Diabetes Association
For Diabetes Educators
PPT: Sample Images for Healthy Eating Presentations	Slideshow Healthy Eating Spin the Wheel] [PDF: Handout	Learn More about AADE7™ self-care behaviors	2010 Annual Meeting Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives Culinary Nutrition Goals Audio
PPT: Grocery Shopping Tips, Videos and plate method exercises from the University of Idaho Extension	dLife Videos (topics on all AADE 7 from Healthy Eating to Reducing Risk)

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