A person suffering from such a serious endocrine disease must cook his own food according to the menu developed by the doctor. In diabetes, certain foods cannot be consumed. And some, on the contrary, need to be eaten in larger quantities. And the diet also needs to be reviewed. However, all these nuances to the patient are explained by the doctor. And the diet is painted taking into account individual characteristics. However, the traditional menu should be read.
General principles
There are several basic provisions that include a diet for diabetes. The menu must necessarily contain enough carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fiber and vitamins. The recommendations are the same for everyone. Overweight patients should replace foods high in carbohydrates and fats with vegetables, and those who are underweight are required to consume high-calorie foods.
It is also recommended to switch to fractional nutrition. The patient in this regimen will need to eat 5-6 times a day in small portions.
Still need to increase the amount of vegetables consumed, especially in the summer. But it is better to refuse fatty and fried. The amount of fish and meat should also be minimized. This is especially true for people who are overweight.
All calculations are done by the endocrinologist, taking into account the so-called bread units, which are used to estimate the amount of carbohydrates contained in the products. One XE is about 25 grams of bread. The daily intake of carbohydrates for a diabetic should not be more than 25 XE. This volume should be divided into 5-6 meals. That is, at one time the patient can consume about 5-6 XE.
The main sources of carbohydrates
Before you fully paint the menu for diabetes, it is worth listing the products from which people with this disease can get the carbohydrates necessary for their body.
They are allowed to consume whole grains. These are durum wheat pasta, brown rice, barley porridge, oatmeal and buckwheat. Also, carbohydrates can be obtained by eating bread made from wholemeal flour, or whole grain breads.
It is also allowed to eat beets, carrots and potatoes. Fruits and berries are beneficial for diabetics, but not all. We have to exclude grapes, cherries, bananas, dates, prunes, figs, raisins and dried apricots. By the way, if a person does not imagine his existence without sweet tea, then the use of sweeteners will be his way out.
Where to start?
Switching to a new menu for diabetes is difficult. The hardest thing to get used to a changed diet. But there is quite a “convenient” gastronomic schedule for this.
For breakfast on the first day, it is recommended to eat 200 grams of porridge. But not rice or semolina. In addition, you need a snack with 2-3 slices of cheese (17% fat) and a slice of bread. From drinks you can choose either tea or coffee. After some time, a second breakfast follows. A person should eat an apple, 20 grams of biscuits and drink a cup of tea.
For lunch, you need to make a vegetable salad (100 grams), eat a small plate of borsch with a slice of bread, steam meat cutlet and stewed cabbage. For dessert, it is recommended to buy 100 grams of low-fat cottage cheese and fruit jelly on sweeteners. Instead of tea, it is better to prepare a healthy and tasty broth of wild rose.
Dinner on the first day you need vegetable salad and boiled meat - 100 grams. Then, after some time, it is recommended to drink a glass of one percent kefir.
Interestingly, the energy value of the entire diet is 1,400 kcal. This menu for diabetes is complete - all products included in it are able to give the body the necessary nutrients and vitamins.
Second day
The next day, breakfast should be an omelet (1 yolk and 2 protein), a small piece of boiled veal, a large tomato, a slice of bread and tea / coffee. After some time, you need to eat a portion of bio-yogurt and two dry bread.
For lunch, an increased portion of vegetable salad, a plate of mushroom soup, 100 grams of chicken breast, bread and a little baked pumpkin are recommended. In the afternoon you can eat half a grapefruit and bio-yogurt.
For dinner, a serving of stewed cabbage with 1 tablespoon of sour cream (10% fat) and a slice of boiled fish is recommended. A couple of hours before bedtime, you need to drink a glass of kefir and eat a baked apple. This varied diet contains only 1,300 kcal.
Mid week
What else can diversify the menu for type 2 diabetes? On the morning of the third day, doctors recommend eating a portion of stuffed cabbage with meat, watering them with 10 percent sour cream. A slice of bread and tea are also needed. The second meal consists of a glass of compote and crackers.
For lunch, you need to eat a vegetable salad, a serving of vegetarian soup and 100 grams of stewed fish or meat with boiled pasta. An afternoon snack is a small orange and a glass of fruit tea. And dinner is a cottage cheese casserole with berries, sour cream and a rosehip broth. Before going to bed, as always, a glass of one percent kefir.
The fourth day breakfast should be the same as the first time. The second meal includes low-fat cottage cheese, half a pear or a whole kiwi and tea. For lunch, you need to cook pickle, put out 100 grams of meat and as many zucchini. The afternoon snack on the fourth day of the diet includes 2-3 sugar-free cookies and tea. For dinner, you can eat a piece of chicken / fish, 200 grams of green beans and tea. A couple of hours before bedtime, kefir or an apple is recommended - to choose from.
Fifth day
By this time, the body should already be a little accustomed to the fact that he now has a new diet. With type 2 diabetes, the menu includes a lot of dairy products, as you might understand. The fifth day breakfast includes bio-yogurt and 150 grams of cottage cheese. The second meal is also a dairy product. 40 grams of cheese, two slices of bread and tea.
For lunch, it is recommended to cook a double portion of green vegetable salad, bake 1-2 potatoes and a piece of fish. Dessert will be 100 grams of berries. Afternoon snack includes baked pumpkin, poppy seeds and sugar free compote.
For dinner, you will need to make a green vegetable salad and a steam meat cutlet. A couple of hours before bedtime - a traditional glass of kefir.
Weekend
On the sixth day of the new diet, the table becomes more diverse. The menu for diabetes involves a breakfast of one egg, several slices of slightly salted salmon, a slice of bread, a large cucumber and a cup of tea. After a couple of hours, you need to eat a portion of low-fat cottage cheese and 150 grams of berries.
Lunch includes a portion of borsch, 2-3 lazy cabbage rolls with 10 percent sour cream and bread. For an afternoon snack, bioogurt and 2 dry breads are recommended. And for dinner - 100 grams of canned peas, a piece of boiled bird and stewed eggplant. Before going to bed - kefir.
On the last day, you are invited to follow a very diverse menu. For a week with type 2 diabetes, different products are offered, as you already noticed.
The last day also includes many dishes. For breakfast - buckwheat porridge on the water, veal ham and tea. After some time, it is recommended to eat several unsweetened biscuits, an apple or an orange, as well as drink a cup of broth of wild rose. You need lunch with mushroom cabbage soup with sour cream and bread, a veal cutlet and stewed zucchini. At mid-afternoon, it is allowed to eat several ripe plums with a portion of cottage cheese. And for dinner, you need to bake fish, prepare a spinach salad and stew the zucchini. Finally - a glass of bio-yogurt. The 7th day is the only time when you can please yourself with something other than kefir.
Bans of "Table No. 9"
This is the name of one of the most famous balanced diets for diabetics. It does not cause fluctuations in blood sugar levels, but also allows a person to receive useful and nutrients in full.
So, what does the 9 table diet prohibit? With diabetes, the menu should not contain any sweets, this is first. Goose and duck meat, salted and oily fish are also prohibited. It is necessary to exclude sweet yogurt, fermented baked milk, baked milk and cream. And also strong meat broths.
In addition to the above, it is forbidden to use pickled vegetables, savory and spicy snacks, juices with sugar, alcohol and everything that has seasonings. Each menu for a week with type 2 diabetes implies a complete exclusion from the diet of all the mentioned products.
What can I use?
So, in terms of limitations, everything is clear. Finally, it is worth listing the products whose use is allowed by the diet we are considering (“9 table”). With diabetes, the menu is quite strict, but even it can be varied. The option described above is just one of many that exist.
A person can make his own diet. He can eat sausage with a minimum fat content, fish, beef, rabbit, turkey, pork. It is allowed to eat greens, cabbage, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, sweet peppers, lentils, carrots. You can eat eggs, but not more than one per day. Confectionery is also allowed to use, but only diet. You can also diversify your diet with freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juices, as well as herbal decoctions. Many people like to make salads with dressing from olive oil and homemade yogurt.
So, as you can see, even with such a serious endocrine disease, you can continue to enjoy delicious food. The main thing is to be able to combine products.