What Should Be My Diet?

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Friday, August 27, 2010, 14:08

Do I need to take vitamin or anti-oxidants for Diabetes?

If you are eating a balanced diet, there is no proven rule for extra vitamin. Some people take them for mental satisfaction. Vitamin is not the treatment of uncontrolled Diabetes neither vitamin will help to control your Diabetes. If for some reason or other you are not able to take regular meal, i.e., you had an operation or you are unwell, you may take some vitamin for a short while. Till today no scientific study proved benefit of antioxidant tablets in Diabetes. Natural antioxidants available in fresh fruit and vegetable are the best.

Sample Diet Chart For Vegetarian And Non-Vegetarian Diet -

These diet charts are only a rough guideline to your meal planning. Non vegetarians can follow a veg menu also.

Vegetarian			Non vegetarian
Time	Menu	Quantity	Time	Menu	Quantity
Early morning	Tea/coffee (without sugar)	1cup	Early morning	Tea/coffee (without sugar)	1cup
Breakfast	Skim milk/ coffee/tea (without sugar) Roti/Sabji Or Idly/Sambar Or Dosa/ sambar	1 glass 2 nos. 1cup 2- 3nos 1 cup 2-3nos 1cup	Breakfast	SkSkim milk/coffee/tea (without sugar) Bread Egg Or can follow Veg. menu	1 glass 2-3 slices 4/week.
Mid-Morning	Musambi/ Orange Buttermilk	1 nos. 1 glass	Mid-Morning	Musambi/ Orange Buttermilk	1 nos. 1 glass
Lunch	Rice Roti Chana Dhal/ sambar/ rasam Methi Sag/ sabji Curd Salad	1 1/2 cup 2 nos. 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 serving	Lunch	Rice Roti Chana Dhal/ sambar/ rasam Methi Sag/ sabji Curd Salad	1 1/2 cup 2 nos. 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 serving
Evening tea	Tea/coffee (without sugar) Marie biscuit	1 cup 2-3 nos.	Evening tea	Tea/coffee (without sugar) Marie biscuit	1 cup 2-3 nos.
Dinner	Roti dhal sabji Salad	2 nos. 1 cup 1 cup 1 serving	Dinner	Roti sabji Chicken curry Salad	2 nos 1 cup 1 cup 1 serving
Bedtime	Skim milk Without sugar fruit	1 cup 1 no	Bedtime	Skim milk Without sugar fruit	1 cup 1 no

Article Published On: Friday, August 27, 2010, 14:08 [IST]

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