Healthy Breakfast
Healthful eating is an important part of managing your diabetes. Eating healthy can help you to maintain a healthy weight and keep your blood glucose in target levels.
Light or non-fat yogurt or greek yogurt is a healthier option to eat. Plain is always best, because flavored yogurts will have added sugar and carbohydrates which can affect your blood glucose levels.
Light or non-fat yogurt or greek yogurt is a healthier option to eat. Plain is always best, because flavored yogurts will have added sugar and carbohydrates which can affect your blood glucose levels.
Stock your kitchen
To make breakfast at home, keep your kitchen stocked with some healthy staples. Pick a few foods that you like from the list below and keep them on hand.
Dairy
Cheese:
Alpine Lace cheese, Galaxy Soy cheese, Knudsen's nonfat cottage cheese, String cheese
Milk/Yogurt
Nonfat milk and yogurt, Soy milk, 1% low-fat milk, Dannon light yogurt, Yoplait light, Promise Activ Supershot
Meats/Entrees
Water-packed tuna/salmon, Louis Rich cold cuts, Healthy Choice cold cuts, Butterball cold cuts, Old-fashioned peanut butter, Morningstar frozen products, Healthy Choice frozen meals
Grains
Cheerios, shredded wheat, cornflakes, Quaker oats cereal (hot or cold), Bran cereal with psyllium, whole-wheat bread, whole-wheat bagels, Eggo Golden Oat Waffles
Fats/Oils/Margarines
Canola or olive oil, light mayonnaise, light or fat-free cream cheese, light salad dressings, light Land-O-Lakes whipped butter, Light margarine spreads
Veggies/Fruits
Load up on fresh and frozen veggies and fruits!
Other
Knott's Berry Farm no-added-sugar-jelly, Smucker's low-sugar jam, Low-sugar sorbet or sherbert, Glucerna or Choice bars
As you continue to learn about how food choices affect your diabetes, grocery shopping will also become easier.
This information is a summary from the "Your First Year with Diabetes" and is provided with the permission of the American Diabetes Association.
It is a comprehensive book and recommended by the American Diabetes Association for newly diagnosed individuals.
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