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Diabetes is a disease that progresses silently but can cause serious complications such as heart attack, kidney failure, stroke, etc. Therefore, in order to avoid serious progression of the disease, each person needs a regimen. eating, scientific activities. In this article, Vinmec will introduce a 7-day menu for diabetics so you have more choices in your daily meals.
1. Nutritional principles to remember for people with diabetes
Diabetes is a state of increased blood glucose levels due to a relative or absolute decrease in insulin secretion, which can have manifestations such as eating a lot, losing a lot of weight, drinking a lot, urinating a lot,... These include: Medication, diet, and exercise. In particular, the diet is the most important to ensure an adequate and balanced supply of nutrients in terms of quantity and quality. Thereby, helping diabetics control blood sugar well, maintain the desired weight to be healthy enough to work and work.
What do diabetics eat? The principle of building a diabetic menu is to provide adequate nutrition from the following ingredients:
Starch: The patient's diet should reduce starch, giving priority to foods with a low glycemic index and high in fiber. . Patients should not eat foods with a high glycemic index alone, but should combine them with foods with a low or very low glycemic index. Low GI is < 55%, very low is < 40%; Protein: Diabetics should eat about 1-1.5g/kg body weight/day (in those without impaired kidney function); Fat: People with diabetes should use foods containing unsaturated fatty acids such as sesame oil, olive oil, peanut oil, fish fat,...; Fiber: Should be increased in the diet. Some foods rich in fiber are: Celery, eggplant, kohlrabi, cabbage, asparagus, spinach, spinach, broccoli, ...
2. Suggested detailed 7-day menu for diabetics
The menu for diabetics needs to diversify dishes, constantly changing so that patients don't get bored. In addition, it is necessary to prioritize nutrition balance and choose foods with a low glycemic index. Some diabetic menus that patients can refer to and apply:
Monday:
Breakfast: Chicken noodle soup + fruit; Lunch: 1 bowl of rice + pumpkin soup cooked with meat + tofu + braised fish + fruit; Afternoon snack: Low-sugar biscuits; Dinner: 1 bowl of rice + boiled vegetables + braised meat + fruit. Tuesday:
Breakfast: Roll + fruit; Lunch: 1 bowl of rice + salmon soup cooked with sour bamboo shoots + boiled water spinach + braised chicken + fruit; Afternoon snack: Low-sugar yogurt; Dinner: 1 bowl of rice + watercress soup cooked with shrimp + sauerkraut + boiled meat + fruit. Wednesday:
Breakfast: Bun thang; Lunch: 1 bowl of rice + crab soup with vegetables + egg roll + fruit; Afternoon snack: Flan; Dinner: 1 bowl of rice + crab salad + chicken cooked with mushrooms + fruit. Thursday:
Breakfast: Bread + fruit; Lunch: 1 bowl of rice + sour clam soup + fried fish + fruit; Afternoon snack: Boiled corn; Dinner: Vermicelli + fruit. Friday:
Breakfast: Noodles + fruit; Lunch: 1 bowl of rice + boiled squash soup + stir-fried angelica flowers with beef + fruit; Afternoon snack: Low-sugar yogurt; Dinner: 1 bowl of rice + boiled water spinach + tofu stuffed with meat + fruit. Saturday:
Breakfast: Red bean porridge; Lunch: Pho roll + fruit; Afternoon snack: Black bean tea; Dinner: 1 bowl of rice + eggplant cooked with beans and meat + fried bitter melon with eggs + fruit. Sunday:
Breakfast: Hue beef noodle soup; Lunch: 1 bowl of rice + mixed soup (broccoli, mushrooms, shrimp, meat) + tofu with tomato sauce + fruit; Afternoon snack: Low-sugar yogurt; Dinner: Porridge + fruit. Watch now: Nutrition pyramid for diabetics
3. Some notes when building a diabetes menu
When building a nutritional menu for people with diabetes, it should be noted:
Eat foods containing a lot of starch in moderation. Patients should only consume about 50-60% of the amount of starch compared to normal healthy people; Diabetics should only eat about 2 eggs per week. Patients should not use canned food or fast food such as pate, sausage, cold meat,...; Diabetics should prepare dishes by boiling, steaming; limit frying, stir-frying, stewing,...; Diabetics should eat lean meat, eat a lot of fish to supplement protein; Diabetics should best not eat animal organs; You should add more fruits and vegetables to provide more vitamins and fiber for the body. Priority should be given to low-sugar fruits such as strawberries, oranges, melons, pineapples, apples, pears,... and limit high-sugar fruits such as grapes, mangoes, cherries, durians,...; Should eat light, every day eat no more than 6g salt; limit salty dishes such as fish sauce, pickles,...; During meals, the patient should eat vegetables before eating, diversify the menu, should eat at the right time so as not to be too hungry or too full, should be fixed on the eating time. People with diabetes can live peacefully with this disease if they have a proper diet, follow a healthy lifestyle and think positively. In addition to building a reasonable diabetes menu, patients should exercise about 30-40 minutes a day to improve physical health.
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