On a Diabetic Diet - What About the 1200 Calorie One?
Because normal food contains so many calories, people will wonder how it is possible to stick to a 1200 calorie diabetic diet. On top of this, you really wouldn’t be able to enjoy dining out too often as we all know how many calories the food in these places contain. If you find yourself having difficulty trying to stick to 1200 calories, here are some tips for good ways of trying to measure the food you eat.
• Measuring out 12 fluid ounces of a drink is simple - it’s the equivalent of one soda can.
• Asked about one cup of food? Well, this is equivalent to a handful.
• Three ounces of cooked meat (beef, poultry, or fish) is around the size of a deck of cards.
• A one-inch cube of cheese is about an ounce.
Need some inspiration for food ideas for integration into your 1200 calorie diabetic diet? Here are some ideas for small meals that will keep your calorie count down.
For breakfast, have about 6 ounces of a starch (cereal, bread), a fruit, a cup of milk, and a small amount of meat or meat substitute (a poached egg, for example).
Then for lunch, make yourself a half of a sandwich with two ounces of protein (meat, tuna), a half cup of vegetable like lettuce or celery, a few tomato slices, bread, and a fat (mayonnaise, for example). For sides, you can have a fruit and a free food, such as a diet soda, that has few calories.
Your main meal of the day, dinner, also needs to be fairly small in size. You can have a couple of ounces with protein food, half a cup full of starch, some veg and fruit, all washed down with a glass of milk. At the end of your day, you could have some fruit as a desert.
We hope these pointers help you out in your 1200 calorie diabetic diet struggles.
Disclaimer: Nothing contained in this article is intended to be used as medical advice and it is not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease, nor should it beused for therapeutic purposes or as a substitute for your own health professional’s advice.
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