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  This is food pyramid for diabetic, no one should tell him how important it is to eat properly. For this reason, the American Diabetes Association has developed a food pyramid for diabetics, only to help those of us who need more special to eat.

  First stage: the control and timing

  What you eat when you have food pyramid diabetes of importance, but before leaving , what you eat, the address, if you eat well and eat food pyramid too.. Follow these rules.

  1. Instead of eating three meals a day, try eating six small, covering breakfast. Cancel your meals for breakfast, snacks, lunch, snack, dinner, bedtime snack. At least make sure the breakfast in the morning, an hour increase.

  2. Eating a mixture of carbohydrates and protein. Proteins that a rapid injection of energy without sugar and carbohydrates to slow action on energy. Food pyramid and stabilize its in one meal to another.

  3. Find out what a proper portion size served and, most importantly, learn what a serving of 3 ounces. We eat, the portions are too large and the food pyramid is not easy to repair on the food pyramid. This is particularly critical if six meals a day rule.

  Step two: Follow the pyramid of food pyramid for diabetics

  Most of your daily calorie intake should forces - grains. But you should see that the carbohydrates you eat. Avoid white - potatoes, white bread, white rice, white sugar. Wheat alternatives are preferable to any treaty. And, of course, sweets. This does not mean you can never be sweet, just a thing and will not be consumed. The strength among 6-11 servings each day.

  Food pyramid of vegetables  are the most important foods a day, three to five servings per day. Go for fresh vegetables in the levels of support or even frozen, and try to eat a rainbow - orange carrots, purple cabbage, peppers, red tomatoes. The corn starch and vegetable economy, due to high levels of carbon. If you have to eat canned or frozen vegetables, read the package of insurance added sugar.

  The fruit must be eat with frequency of 2 to 4 servings per day. Especially if you do not eat acidic vegetables like tomatoes, make sure there was citrus. As for vegetables, be sure to eat a rainbow, and try to eat fresh fruit. If you need to get food pyramid, canned fruits and frozen juice is better than them and be sure to read the package to avoid, without added sugar.

  Diet in two servings of protein a day - no meat. Fish and poultry are better than red meat and pork, fish and omega-3 fatty acids can help your cholesterol, a common problem for diabetics. Legumes - beans and nuts - can be used as a substitute for meat protein as well. And beans are particularly high quality protein and more fiber.

  Dairy products of food pyramid should be 2-3 servings per day. Size of your service is a cup such as that a large glass of milk is doing so. Always choose low fat or fat-free options if you have the choice, dairy products and read the label sweetened with added sugar. Has a dual title for the yogurt, the sugar famous especially for the low-fat yogurt.

  Fats and sweets should be avoided whenever possible. Eat, but limited - a table spoon of butter per day, or olive oil for frying fish. Whenever possible, sweets as part of their regular food pyramid diet. Ice of the milk must be, for example. Never eat candy itself, try to eat protein if you eat sweets.

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