Eating Healthy Tips for Diabetes

Published on Monday, July 16, 2018

Eat more:

• Healthy fats from nuts, olive oil, fish oils, flax seeds, or avocados, fruits and vegetables—ideally fresh, the more colorful the better; whole fruit rather than juices.
• High-fiber cereals and breads made from whole grains.
• Fish and shellfish, organic chicken or turkey.
• High-quality protein such as eggs, beans, low-fat dairy, and unsweetened yogurt.

Eat less:

• Trans fats from partially hydrogenated or deep-fried foods.
• Packaged and fast foods, especially those high in sugar, baked goods, sweets, chips, desserts.
• White bread, sugary cereals, refined pastas or rice.
• Processed meat and red meat.
• Low-fat products that have replaced fat with added sugar, such as fat-free yogurt.