Sep 23 2008
A Review Of Food Pyramid In Diabetic Diet
We all have learn in school days about. It is recommended for a balanced and healthy diet to vary your diet and follow the food serving suggestions from the pyramid. As adults, people rarely pay as much heed to it if any at all. It is in the interest of all diabetics to thoroughly learn about food groups.
Diabetes Food Pyramid is specifically created for diabetics. It is made up of six food groups just like the standard version. The way the two pyramids differ is that the diabetic version lists foods together that have the same or similar carbohydrate content instead of the regular version that does it by food groups alone. That makes it relatively easy for for diabetics to decide about their food based on information that can have a negative impact on blood glucose levels.
So many Vegetarians eat a larger amount of fruits and vegetables in a day than a non-vegetarian and getting larger fibre intake. Larger quantity of fiber in a diabetic’s diet can help blood sugars because it slows down the process of the body digesting carbohydrates. A vegetarian’s diet is usually lower in cholesterol as well and it can help ward off cardiovascular disease including heart attacks and strokes.
There are some noticeable differences in the way food items are grouped. For example cheese would is included in meat group. Vegetables like potatoes and corn have an effect on blood sugar levels which is similar to bread and grains. So they are grouped together.
Another change is the actual serving sizes, especially in the bread and grains group. A diabetic must control the carbohydrate intake at each meal and ideally should be taken in smaller portions.
An easy source for getting diabetic Food Pyramid would be your dietician, doctor, or diabetes educator. You can use it as the starting point for making your meal plans.
Continue here - low carb food pyramid - 5 day diabetic menu.
