| Pre-diabetic foods should consist of foods that are low | | | | salad dressing, ketchup or steak sauce counts, but it |
| in sugar, low in carbohydrates, low in calories, low in fat, | | | | does, just like margarine and other fats. Ketchup, salad |
| low in cholesterol and in sodium. Wow, that's a lot | | | | dressing and steak sauce, as well as other |
| right? Not necessarily. You just do not want foods that | | | | condiments, contains carbohydrates, fats, sugars and |
| are unusually or extremely high in these areas. The | | | | calories and sometimes through excessive use, can |
| lower you can keep your daily intake in these areas | | | | add up extremely fast. How much salad dressing do |
| the better you will be. | | | | you put on your salad? A healthy serving size is just a |
| This can be a very tricky subject as well. Some foods | | | | teaspoon or two and not ¼ of a cup. |
| that claim to be "healthy" and "nutritious" are actually | | | | Labels are Important - Finding the right pre diabetic |
| just the opposite and should be avoided at all costs. | | | | foods can be just as easy as reading the nutrition |
| For example: McDonald's Chicken Selects Premium | | | | labels. Those labels are there for a reason and should |
| Breasts Strips contain 11g of fat, 1550 mg of sodium | | | | be taken advantage of. They are actually very easy |
| and are actually worse than eating the Big Mac! | | | | to read and will become easier with time. Consulting |
| Just because the food may be marketed as being | | | | with a dietician can prove to be beneficial because it |
| healthy and nutritious, doesn't mean that you should | | | | will help you to learn all of the important aspects of |
| take the manufacturer's word for it. Learn to read the | | | | label reading; however, you can pretty much figure it |
| nutrition labels that are federally mandatory by law to | | | | out on your own through constant awareness and by |
| be provided to the consumer. McDonald's now has the | | | | following the serving sizes that are recommended on |
| labels printed on the boxes that their food is served in; | | | | the label. |
| however, prior to ordering you can ask for a nutrition | | | | Ask your physician what the perfect calorie intake for |
| booklet and this booklet can be handy to keep in your | | | | you should be to gain some sort of a guideline to begin |
| car. | | | | with. Following a calorie guideline on a daily basis, will |
| By learning to read the labels, you can ensure that you | | | | help you to become more aware of what you are |
| are maintaining a healthy and nutritious diet. Learn to | | | | eating and how much you are eating. You will become |
| limit your intake and your proportions. You don't have | | | | a more conscious eater; therefore, you will become a |
| to follow the Atkin's low carb diet. Just limit your | | | | healthier eater and this is what pre diabetes and the |
| carbohydrate intake per meal. Consuming 30-45g of | | | | pre diabetes diet is all about. Controlling what you eat |
| carbohydrates per meal can still be healthy. | | | | and becoming a healthier eater to help deter your |
| Learn to count condiments too. You may not think that | | | | chances of diabetes onset, later in life. |