Wellness and Diets

Indian Diet / Meal Plan For People With Diabetes - 1400 K. Cal




Food Items  - K. Cal - Qty Household Measures

Milk (without cream and sugar) 178 300 ml. 1 ¼ glass
Curd 115 200 gms. 2 cups
Bread (brown) 120 50 gms. 2 Slices
Wheat flour or Cooked Rice 480 150gms. # 6 Chapati /Dosa or 3 cups
Dal/Fish curry/Chicken (1 piece) and Egg (1 boiled) 180 50 gms. 1 cup
Vegetables (seasonal) 100 325 gms. 2/3rd Cup cooked & 1 Cup uncooked
Vegetables (roots/tubers) 46 50 gms. 1/4 Cup
Fruits (seasonal) 60 100 gms. 1 Serving
Oil 135 15 ml. 3 Teaspoons

Nutrients  - Measures
Energy 1414 K. Cal

Protein 55 gms.
Carbohydrate 225 gms.
Fats 33 gms.
Sodium 625 mg.
Potassium 1996 mg.

Foods to be preferably avoided
1. Fried Foods : Puri/ Samosa/ Paratha/ Pakoda/ Fried food etc.
2. Sweets : Jaggery/ Sugar/ Cake/ Chocolate/ Jam/ Honey/ Sweets etc.
3. Cold drinks : All Sweet drinks/ Sugarcane juice/ Alcohol/ Tinned juices, etc.

Foods to be taken in limited quantity
1. Dry Fruits : Groundnuts/ Almonds/Dates/Dry grapes/Cashewnuts.
2. Fruits : Grapes/Mango/Banana/Chikoo/Custard apple.
3. Vegetables : Potato/Tapioca/Sweet potatoes.
4. Milk cream/Ghee/ Egg yolk/Red meat/Ragi

#Medium size


Source: Compiled from nutrition value of Indian foods- National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR Hyderabad


Daily Meal Pattern People With Diabetes On Insulin:
Please refer above for food quantity. Suit to your lifestyle and insulin pattern.

Insulin:
Time between insulin and food:

Breakfast: Tea / Milk, Roti / Brown bread | Vegatables | Salad

Insulin
Lunch: Salad | vegatables | rice / roti | Dal / fish curry | Curd | Fruits (1)

Insulin
Dinner: Salad | vegatables | rice / roti | Dal / fish curry | Curd 

Insulin
Bed time: 1 glass milk or 1 fruit

Special instruction: Walk at least 30 - 40 minutes daily. Drink ar least 10-12 glasses of water daily.

Include: Raw vegetables (salads like onion, carrots, cucumber, tomato, cabbage, beetroot, capsicum etc.

Fruits allowed (any one): 1 sweet lime, 1 orange, 1 apple, 2-3 slices papaya, 2 slices pineapple, 2 slices watermelon, 1 guava, 1/2 pomegrenate, 1 pear / day

Important Tips:
1. In the prescribed list of foods items, try to have most of whole cereals e.g. whole wheat and brown rice & whole pulses.
2. Have fruits with edible skin and seed
3. Add variety of vegetables in each of your main meal. Always include salad in your lunch and dinner
4. Avoid foods made in factory (Processed foods like biscuits)
5. Eat in a small plate. Avoid second serving

All foods to be taken in limited quantity.