1. Nutritional Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes Control
1. Eat Regular Meals:
• Eat 3 balanced meals per day, almost every 3-4 hours: a Breakfast,
a Lunch and a Dinner.
• Eat a small snack before bed time: e.g. 1 cup of cereal with
milk or a fruit and/or a “Light” yogurt.
•Eat at the same time every day.
2. Reduce quantity and portion sizes of food:
•Especially the carbohydrates: starches, fruits and milk.
•You can have all types of carbohydrates but in measured
amounts.
3. Reduce the use of Fat in meals:
•Choose meats lower in fat: chicken, fish and lean cuts of beef and
pork.
•Remove the skin from chicken before preparing.
•Prepare your meats using less far: grill boil, bake, or roast.
•Use low-fat, 1% milk or fat-free, skim milk.
•Reduce the amount of refried beans, we recommend cooked
and mashed without oil only.
LIMIT: Sweet Bread from the bakery, cookies, cakes, ice cream, and
sweetened cereals, high-fat fast food choices.
AVOID: Regular soda, regular sugar, honey, syrup, sweetened juices
such as: Jumex, Sunny Delight, Tampico, and Gatorade.
HEALTHIER CHOICES: Diet soda, artificial sweeteners such as
Splenda, Equal, and Sweet & Low, Crystals Light, Water Fresh
lemonade sweetened with Splenda or Equal.