Foods to Nourish Your Soul
Hearty meal
Traditional foods tend to be high in fat and starchy carbohydrates or both!
Whether it is macaroni and cheese, lasagna, cornbread, pork barbeque, beef stew or homemade breads, pies and cakes, challenges are ever present when living with diabetes. But it can be done.
Changing a few ingredient choices here and watching portion sizes there, you can drastically lower your risk of heart disease while still loving the taste of your food.
If portions are the problem and you’re already on track with what you eat, try creating your plate to keep it simple.
Think vegetables first and fill ½ your plate with them.
Want to have the cornbread? Then lay off the rice or starchy vegetables.
Only ¼ of your plate is for the meat . . . so keep your portion small.
Mixed dishes are where it gets a little tough especially when you are talking about your favorite home cooked favorites like lasagna and vegetable casseroles. For figuring out mixed dishes, always look at what is in it. If you have lasagna with noodles and meat, it is your starch and meat for the meal.
For vegetable casseroles – take away half of your starch if the dish contains bread crumbs, rice or other starch or cream soups. You can fill in your plate with extra non-starchy vegetables.
Add some fruit or light yogurt for dessert and you are ready to enjoy!
March 13th, 2009 at 9:56 am
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