DIET CHART FOR DIABETIC PERSON

🌴 EARLY-MORNING

▪︎One glass of water + 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds / Amla powder
OR
▪︎Copper pot water - 1 Glass + 5 Tulsi leaves + 5 Mint leaves

🌴 BREAKFAST

▪︎Broken wheat porridge / Veg Semolina (veg upma) / Vermicelli /  Idli /  Oats / Besan pancake (gram flour) / Missi Roti / Chapatti with Veg or Dal + egg white

▪︎Jamun Juice, Berries, Guava Juice

🌴 MID-MORNING

Fruit/Salad / Coconut water / Sprouts

🌴 LUNCH
▪︎Missi chapatti / Plain chapatti /Vegetable + Dal + Salad / Fish / Chicken (occasionally)

▪︎Fenugreek seed powder - 10 gm
(15 min before meal with buttermilk)

🌴 EVENING

▪︎Herbal Tea / Roasted Chana/ Soup (Home-made)

🌴 DINNER

▪︎Missi chapatti / Plain chapatti / Vegetable: Dal / Nutri-nuggets / Salad.

DIET INSTRUCTIONS

CEREALS

✅ Cereals to be consumed

▪︎Whole wheat, Whole grains cereals, Oats
Flour Ratio - Chana Flour - 250 gm + Wheat flour- 1 kg.
❌ Cereals to be avoided

▪︎Whole refined flour and its products, Refined sugar, Rice

FRUITS

✅ Fruits to be consumed

▪︎Apple, Guava, Papaya, Melon, Blackberry (Jamun), Plum, Pear, Apricot (khurmani), Amla, Orange, Pomegranate

❌ Fruits to be avoided

▪︎Mango, Litchi, Grapes, Dates, Sapodilla

✅ Vegetables to be consumed

▪︎Okra (Bhindi), Cauliflower, Cabbage, Beans, Spinach, Mushroom, Eggplant, Capsicum, Bottle gourd, Ridge gourd, Round gourd, Radish, Pumpkin, Peas,Green beans, Fenugreek leaves, Broccoli, Cucumber, Beetroot, Ginger, Green chili, Green pepper, Coriander, Turnip, Mint.

❌ Vegetables to be avoided

▪︎Jackfruit, Yam, Sweet potato, Tapioca, Potato and Frozen or Canned vegetables

PULSES

✅Pulses to be consumed

▪︎All split lentils and Legumes

❌Pulses to be avoided

▪︎Frozen Pulses

DAIRY PRODUCTS

✅Products to be consumed
▪︎Tofu

❌ Dairy Products to be avoided
▪︎Whole milk and cream, Butter, Full fat Yogurt, Cheese, Condensed milk

SPICES

✅ Spices to be consumed

▪︎Cumin, Coriander, Turmeric, Ginger, Pepper, Fennel, Cinnamon

❌ Spices to be avoided

▪︎Red chilies

DRINKS

✅ Drinks to be consumed

▪︎Coconut water, Bitter gourd juice, Bottle gourd juice, Herbal tea, Amla juice, Giloy juice, Neem Juice

❌Drinks to be avoided

▪︎Whole milk drinks, Alcohol, Liquor, Carbonated beverages, canned and Packaged soup and Fruit juices, Sugarcane juice.

NON-VEG FOODS

✅ Non-veg foods to be consumed

▪︎Egg white, Roasted or Grilled Fish, Chicken soup.

❌ NON-VEG to be avoided

▪︎Red meat, Prawns, Lobster, Egg yolk, Mutton,  Organ parts like Liver, Kidney etc...

SEEDS AND DRY FRUITS

✅ Dry Fruits to be consumed

▪︎Almond, Walnuts, Pumpkin Seeds, Chia Seeds, Flax Seeds, and Sesame Seeds

❌ Dry Fruits to be avoided
▪︎Pistachio, Cashew, Raisins and Peanuts

OILS

✅ Oils to be consumed

▪︎Small amount only-Cow ghee, Soybean oil, Canola oil, Olive oil, Sesame oil 500 ml
Note:500ml of cooking oil to be used per month

❌ Oils to be avoided

▪︎Trans-fat, Butter, Cream, Hydrogenated oil

OTHER FOODS

✅ Other Foods to be consumed

▪︎Homemade products only

❌ Other Foods to be avoided

▪︎All bakery products, Sauces, Fruit jellies, Jams, Sweets, Artificial sweetener, Packed soups, High fat dressing or mayonnaise, Ice-cream, Cream soups,Chocolate, Coconut bar, Chutneys, Pickles and Fried foods

✅LIFESTYLE AND DIETARY TIPS

• Walk for at least 30-45 min is recommended.
• Whole fruit should be preferred to fruit juices.
• Skipping of meals should be avoided especially breakfast.
• Seasonal fruits and vegetables should be consumed.
• Water intake should be increased at least 8-10 glass regularly
• Herbal Tea - Boil 1 tsp each of fennel, coriander, cumin in 3 cup of water till it's reduced to 1 cups.
• Leaves and Grass - Radish leaves, Mint leaves, Coriander leaves, Spinach leaves, Lemongrass, Wheatgrass and Spirulina
• 5 almonds and 1 walnut (soak in water overnight)
• Eating too much carbohydrates food can lead to a high blood sugar level.