What Are Healthy Foods?

At the time of your diagnosis of diabetes, have you thought, “I will never be able to eat sugar?”If so, you're not alone. The idea that diabetes requires you to "give up" your favorite foods can block you and prevent you from learning what healthy food choices.
Fortunately, it is perfectly acceptable to include some sugary foods in a meal or a healthy snack. The secret is moderation. The "diet for diabetes" is actually a healthy way to eat healthy foods for everyone who is concerned about his health. Nowadays, a good meal is to balance the four food groups and portion control.

Choosing Your Food:

1. Whether you have diabetes or not, the best approach for you is to follow the feed dietary recommendations for healthy Canadians. Choose a variety of foods, as indicated by Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating.
2. Eat more often cereals, bread and other products made from whole grains, and more fruits and vegetables.
3. Choose dairy products low in fat, lean meats and foods prepared with little or no fat.
4. Achieve a healthy weight through exercise and healthy foods.
5. Limit your intake of salt, caffeine and alcohol.

Everything Is In Portion:
"All good things, in excess, is not necessarily good. "To limit the amount of food without compromising variety, adopt the method of the plate. This simple method will help you balance your meals wherever you are. First, divide your plate into two halves. Complete the first half of vegetables, and preferably vegetables of various colors. Then divide the other half into two and fill a quarter of potatoes, rice, pasta or bread, and one quarter of meat. Add to your plate fruit and a glass of milk, and voila: you have balanced your portions and your meal.

Eating healthy is good for everyone, but it is even more important for diabetics.

Tips For Healthy Foods:
Eat your meals at regular intervals throughout the day, and let not take more than six hours between meals. Eat at regular intervals will help you control your blood sugar. Choose foods low in fat. Choose dairy products low in fat and lean meats, and limit added fats such as margarine and butter. Limit your intake of sugar, sweets and desserts. The glycerin index measures the rise in blood sugar when you eat healthy foods. If you eat foods with a low glycerin index, your blood sugar will increase less than if you eat foods with a high glycerin index.

Choose more often foods with a low glycerin index, and rather than refined carbohydrates. Opt for bran cereals, whole wheat bread, lentils and legumes, and fruits and vegetables. If you are thirsty, drink water or diet sodas.

Preparing Meals:
Cook your food in the oven, grill them, boil them, bake with steam or grill or braise them using an oil spray.

Suggestion To Enhance The Flavor Of Your Meal:

Use fresh or dried herbs, garlic, onion, vinegar, heavy sauces, lemon juice, mustard and vanilla extracts and almond, without forgetting, of course, artificial sweeteners.

About Fats:
The body needs a little bit of fat every day. They are an integral part of our diet. In addition to providing us with energy, fat is a reserve of stored energy. In food, there are two types of fats: SATURATED and UNSATURATED. Always eat unsaturated food which gives you a healthy food as well as good senses of human power.
Saturated fats come mainly from animal products and are solid at room temperature. The fatty meat, lard, butter and solid shortening are examples of saturated fats. Palm oil and coconut are also saturated fats. These are the types of unwanted fat because they tend to raise cholesterol.
Unsaturated fats are liquid at room temperature and come from vegetable oils such as peanut oil, olive, corn, sunflower and rapeseed. These fats are beneficial because they tend to lower cholesterol in the blood, but it does nonetheless need to limit consumption.
Beware of products that contain hidden fats, such as meats and sausage, nuts, chips, sauces, whole milk and cream.