Diabetic Diets
diabetic diets
Diets are the in thing now. Every third person you meet nowadays is on a diet. But diabetic patients do have this luxury of diet hopping. All they can afford is a healthy diet, where no food is specifically taboo but where there are strict limitations.
Like the weight-loss diets, there are new diabetic diets emerging every other day. They all go by different names but have many things in common. They unanimously agree that in diabetics, one has to limit the intake of carbohydrates as much as possible. In fact, the low-carb diets that are in rage now, advocate a consumption of less than 10% carbohydrate in one’s daily quota. Direct sugar intake (especially the aerated drinks, which are actually sugar in liquid form), are absolute no-nos, for they invade the bloodstream instantly and your blood sugar shoots up rapidly. You can have carbohydrates in other forms like confectioneries, white-flour items, or baked items containing sugar and potatoes, but moderation is the key. One should also steer clear of processed foods, as they contain considerable amounts of sugar. In fact, there a lot of food items that contain “hidden sugar”, maybe in the form of preservatives or the kinds of sauces used. This hidden ingredient makes them all the more risky because it apparently seems that these foods do not contain sugar and every time you consume them you are actually deceiving yourself.
To counter the drop in energy levels owing to the reduced intake of carbohydrates, diabetics are required to have proteins and fats. Proteins can be tapped from meats, poultry products, eggs and nuts. Even oilseeds like mustard, poppy, and sesame have a high protein content. Fat sources should preferably be vegetable oils like sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, avocados, but never butter and margarine.
The vitamins and mineral requirements are to be met with fruits and vegetables. Two to three types of fruits and at least three servings of vegetables per day should relegate the need for artificial dietary supplements.
The diabetic diets do not declare an all-out war against calories. All they prescribe is healthy eating, where you have every kind of food, but in moderation. In this way, they are actually better than the weight-loss diets, for they do not make you renounce every culinary desire and lead the life of a hermit.
BY: Eddie Tobey
Diets are the in thing now. Every third person you meet nowadays is on a diet. But diabetic patients do have this luxury of diet hopping. All they can afford is a healthy diet, where no food is specifically taboo but where there are strict limitations.
Like the weight-loss diets, there are new diabetic diets emerging every other day. They all go by different names but have many things in common. They unanimously agree that in diabetics, one has to limit the intake of carbohydrates as much as possible. In fact, the low-carb diets that are in rage now, advocate a consumption of less than 10% carbohydrate in one’s daily quota. Direct sugar intake (especially the aerated drinks, which are actually sugar in liquid form), are absolute no-nos, for they invade the bloodstream instantly and your blood sugar shoots up rapidly. You can have carbohydrates in other forms like confectioneries, white-flour items, or baked items containing sugar and potatoes, but moderation is the key. One should also steer clear of processed foods, as they contain considerable amounts of sugar. In fact, there a lot of food items that contain “hidden sugar”, maybe in the form of preservatives or the kinds of sauces used. This hidden ingredient makes them all the more risky because it apparently seems that these foods do not contain sugar and every time you consume them you are actually deceiving yourself.
To counter the drop in energy levels owing to the reduced intake of carbohydrates, diabetics are required to have proteins and fats. Proteins can be tapped from meats, poultry products, eggs and nuts. Even oilseeds like mustard, poppy, and sesame have a high protein content. Fat sources should preferably be vegetable oils like sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, avocados, but never butter and margarine.
The vitamins and mineral requirements are to be met with fruits and vegetables. Two to three types of fruits and at least three servings of vegetables per day should relegate the need for artificial dietary supplements.
The diabetic diets do not declare an all-out war against calories. All they prescribe is healthy eating, where you have every kind of food, but in moderation. In this way, they are actually better than the weight-loss diets, for they do not make you renounce every culinary desire and lead the life of a hermit.
BY: Eddie Tobey
Diabetic Diets
diabetic diets
Diets are the in thing now. Every third person you meet nowadays is on a diet. But diabetic patients do have this luxury of diet hopping. All they can afford is a healthy diet, where no food is specifically taboo but where there are strict limitations.
Like the weight-loss diets, there are new diabetic diets emerging every other day. They all go by different names but have many things in common. They unanimously agree that in diabetics, one has to limit the intake of carbohydrates as much as possible. In fact, the low-carb diets that are in rage now, advocate a consumption of less than 10% carbohydrate in one’s daily quota. Direct sugar intake (especially the aerated drinks, which are actually sugar in liquid form), are absolute no-nos, for they invade the bloodstream instantly and your blood sugar shoots up rapidly. You can have carbohydrates in other forms like confectioneries, white-flour items, or baked items containing sugar and potatoes, but moderation is the key. One should also steer clear of processed foods, as they contain considerable amounts of sugar. In fact, there a lot of food items that contain “hidden sugar”, maybe in the form of preservatives or the kinds of sauces used. This hidden ingredient makes them all the more risky because it apparently seems that these foods do not contain sugar and every time you consume them you are actually deceiving yourself.
To counter the drop in energy levels owing to the reduced intake of carbohydrates, diabetics are required to have proteins and fats. Proteins can be tapped from meats, poultry products, eggs and nuts. Even oilseeds like mustard, poppy, and sesame have a high protein content. Fat sources should preferably be vegetable oils like sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, avocados, but never butter and margarine.
The vitamins and mineral requirements are to be met with fruits and vegetables. Two to three types of fruits and at least three servings of vegetables per day should relegate the need for artificial dietary supplements.
The diabetic diets do not declare an all-out war against calories. All they prescribe is healthy eating, where you have every kind of food, but in moderation. In this way, they are actually better than the weight-loss diets, for they do not make you renounce every culinary desire and lead the life of a hermit.
BY: Eddie Tobey
Diets are the in thing now. Every third person you meet nowadays is on a diet. But diabetic patients do have this luxury of diet hopping. All they can afford is a healthy diet, where no food is specifically taboo but where there are strict limitations.
Like the weight-loss diets, there are new diabetic diets emerging every other day. They all go by different names but have many things in common. They unanimously agree that in diabetics, one has to limit the intake of carbohydrates as much as possible. In fact, the low-carb diets that are in rage now, advocate a consumption of less than 10% carbohydrate in one’s daily quota. Direct sugar intake (especially the aerated drinks, which are actually sugar in liquid form), are absolute no-nos, for they invade the bloodstream instantly and your blood sugar shoots up rapidly. You can have carbohydrates in other forms like confectioneries, white-flour items, or baked items containing sugar and potatoes, but moderation is the key. One should also steer clear of processed foods, as they contain considerable amounts of sugar. In fact, there a lot of food items that contain “hidden sugar”, maybe in the form of preservatives or the kinds of sauces used. This hidden ingredient makes them all the more risky because it apparently seems that these foods do not contain sugar and every time you consume them you are actually deceiving yourself.
To counter the drop in energy levels owing to the reduced intake of carbohydrates, diabetics are required to have proteins and fats. Proteins can be tapped from meats, poultry products, eggs and nuts. Even oilseeds like mustard, poppy, and sesame have a high protein content. Fat sources should preferably be vegetable oils like sunflower oil, rapeseed oil, avocados, but never butter and margarine.
The vitamins and mineral requirements are to be met with fruits and vegetables. Two to three types of fruits and at least three servings of vegetables per day should relegate the need for artificial dietary supplements.
The diabetic diets do not declare an all-out war against calories. All they prescribe is healthy eating, where you have every kind of food, but in moderation. In this way, they are actually better than the weight-loss diets, for they do not make you renounce every culinary desire and lead the life of a hermit.
BY: Eddie Tobey
Supercharging The Mind - Supplementary Brain Food Snacks
A solid list of well researched "Brain Foods" - snacks that foster cleaner and clearer cognitive functions.
/BEGIN "The 20 Smartest Foods On Earth" Article Extract/
Simply put, your brain likes to eat. And it likes powerful fuel: quality fats, antioxidants, and small, steady amounts of the best carbs.
On a deadline? Need to rally? Avoid the soda, vending machine snacks and tempting Starbucks pastries and go for these powerful brain boosters instead. The path to a bigger, better brain is loaded with Omega-3 fats, antioxidants, and fiber. Give your brain a kick start: eat the following foods on a daily or weekly basis for results you will notice.
20 foods that will supercharge your brain:
1. Avocado
Start each day with a mix of high-quality protein and beneficial fats to build the foundation for an energized day. Avocado with scrambled eggs provides both, and the monounsaturated fat helps blood circulate better, which is essential for optimal brain function. Worst alternative: a trans-fat-filled, sugar-laden cream cheese Danish.
Green it: you don't need to buy an organic avocado - conventional is fine. But make sure your supplementary protein is free range, cage free, or organic.
2. Blueberries
These delicious berries are one of the best foods for you, period, but they're very good for your brain as well. Since they're high in fiber and low on the glycemic index, they are safe for diabetics and they do not spike blood sugar. Blueberries are possibly the best brain food on earth: they have been linked to reduced risk for Alzheimer's, shown to improve learning ability and motor skills in rats, and they are one of the most powerful anti-stress foods you can eat. Avoid: dried, sweetened blueberries.
Green it: buy local and organic, and be mindful of seasonality. When blueberries are out of season, opt for cranberries, grapes, goji berries, blackberries or cherries to get your brain boost.
3. Wild Salmon
Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for your brain. These beneficial fats are linked to improved cognition and alertness, reduced risk of degenerative mental disease (such as dementia), improved memory, improved mood, and reduced depression, anxiety and hyperactivity. Wild salmon is a premium source, but we'll highlight a few other sources on this list for vegetarians and people who just don't like salmon. Avoid farmed (read: sea lice infested) salmon.
Green it: the California salmon stock is threatened, so choose wild Alaskan salmon only, and eat small portions no more than twice a week.
/END Article Extract/
Note: I stipulate "snacks" (in my title here) rather than "meals" per se because [in my experience] although there may be some temptation to, I think it is best _not_ to treat this as an immediate replacement for your standard diet, wotever it may be.
I find it's best to stick primarily with what your doctor/dietitian/mum has sugged /and with whatever foods makes you feel good/
and then [optimally] get rid of the junk food and slowly replace it with these brain foods.
or at least add some of them to your repertoire the next time you're looking for snacks at the market.
The reason I don't think it's a good idea to adopt any new regimental set diet, no matter how beneficial it may be, is because in my observation variation and moderation is key ..to survival.
Salmon for example, may be an excellent source of Omega-3 but if we take too much of it in the same week, we could get hit with a mercury overdose. The same goes for too much of the same cheese and meat (bacterial strains) et cetera.
AISI taking too much of the same food in the same time frame, increases the odds of getting hit if something is wrong with the food.
Switching it up and spreading it out seems the most prudent course of dietary action.
or so says B.M (TAG's British Mum - Ed) and I think she's onto something.
What this is, is a list of foods (consistent with my own amateur research) that have been sited time and again by various medical research journals as foods that 'ave been proven to augment brain functions.
(in other words, it's not *just* some bloke's opinion on a blog - Ed)
8 times out of 2 the result of ingesting these foods seems to be: clearer thinking, at universal minimum.
They might (or might not - Ed) turn us all into Einstein, but there is a noticeable upswing in cog functions, memory and creative thinking too.
I find.
Particularly with Fish, Walnuts and Blueberries.
No doubt we all have slightly different neurophysiologies, so 'natch experiment to find which foods make you think and feel best.
Punch ((Here)) for rest of Top 20 Smartest Foods On Earth Article.
and ))'ere(( for cross-referencing and outside corroboration at WebMD's Brain Foods Picture Slideshow.
The Avante Guardian. ---- Einstein's Hair^2 //Approved.
Sugar Free Cranberry::Who's Your Daddy
Nutrition Info:
Serving size: 8 fl oz
Servings per container: 2
Amount per serving: Calories: 0
Total fat: 0g
Sodium: 50mg
Total carbohydrates: 0g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 0
Taurine: 800mg
Caffeine: 100mg
Pantothenic acid: 50mg
Inositol: 50mg
Vitamin C: 100%
Vitamin B6: 100%
Niacin: 100%
Vitamin B12: 50%
Zinc: 30%
Ingredients:
Water, natural and artificial flavor, citric acid, sodium citrate, taurine, caffeine, potassium benzoate, ascorbic acid, inositol, sucralose, pantothenic acid, niacinamide, zinc sulfate, red #40, caramel color, yellow #5, yellow #6, ester gum, acesulfame potassium, vitamin B6, vitamin B12
Energy:
Taste:
Tab Energy
Nutrition Info:
Serving Size: 1 can
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 5
Total Fat: 0g
Sodium: 110mg
Carbs: 0g
Protein: Less than 1g
Niacin: 25%
Vitamin B6: 25%
Vitamin B12: 15%
Energy:
Taste:
Energy Bloom::Wild Berry
Nutrition Info:
Serving Size: 1 Can
Calories: 100
Fat: 0g
Sodium: 115mg
Carbs: 24g
Sugars: 20g
Protein: Less than 1g
50% Fruit Juice
Vitamin A: 10%
Vitamin C: 100%
Calcium: 10%
Iron: 2%
Niacin: 100%
Riboflavin: 100%
Vitamin B12: 100%
Vitamin B6: 100%
Vitamin D: 10%
Vitamin E: 20%
Pan. Acid: 100%
Energy:
Taste:
Energy Bloom::CranRazz
Nutrition Info:
Serving Size: 1 Can
Calories: 100
Fat: 0g
Sodium: 115mg
Carbs: 24g
Sugars: 20g
Protein: Less than 1g
50% Fruit Juice
Vitamin A: 10%
Vitamin C: 100%
Calcium: 10%
Iron: 2%
Niacin: 100%
Riboflavin: 100%
Vitamin B12: 100%
Vitamin B6: 100%
Vitamin D: 10%
Vitamin E: 20%
Pan. Acid: 100%
Energy:
Taste:
Go Girl Sugar Free
NOTE: A portion of the proceeds go to Breast Cancer Research
Size: 12.0oz. · Serving Size: 12oz.
Calories: 3
Carbs: 1g
Sodium: 150mg
1500mg taurine, 150mg caffeine, 150mg inositol, lots of vitamins B6 and B12, and 300mg of garcinia gambogia extract. That last ingredient is fairly new to western herbalists but has been used in the Orient for thousands of years. It has been clinically proven to inhibit the absorption and synthesis of fat and cholesterol and is used as an appetite suppressant.
Energy:
Taste:
G Pure Energy: Zero
Nurtition Information
Serving size: 1 bottle;
Amount per serving:
Calories: 0;
Total fat: 0g;
Cholesterol: 0mg;
Sodium: 5mg;
Total carbs: 0g;
Sugars: 0g;
Protein: 1g;
Niacin: 200%;
Vitamin B12: 40%;
Vitamin B6: 240%
Filtered carbonated water, vitamin and mineral blend: Taurine, citric acid, choline bitartrate, caffeine, D-glucoronolactone, niacinamide, pyridoxine HCL, vitamin B12; natural flavors, green tea extract, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness)
Energy:
Taste:
Chic Energy (by Rip It)
Nutritional Facts
Serving size: 1 can
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 5
Total Fat: 0g
Total Carbohydrate: 0g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 1g
Vitamin C: 90mg
Vitamin B6: 3mg
Folate (Folic Acid): 600mcg
Vitamin B12: 9mcg
Sodium: 140mg
Inositol: 150mg
Caffeine: 150mg
Guarana Seed Extract: 12mg
Taurine: 1500mg
Energy:
Taste:
Liquid Energizer::Sugar Free
Serving Size: 8 oz
Servings Per Container: 2
Nutrition Info:
Calories: 5
Total Fat: 0g
Sodium: 190mg
Total Carbohydrates: 1g
Sugars: 0g
Protein: 0g
Riboflavin: 150%
Vitamin B6: 250%
Pantothenic Acid: 50%
Nacin: 100%
Vitamin B12: 80%
Ingredients: Carbonated Water, Citric Acid, Socium Citrate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Aspartame, Sodium Benzoate (preservative), Caffeine, Inosito, Carmel Color, Acesulfame Potassium, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative), Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, Taurine, Riboflavin, Cyanocobalamin, Phenylketonurics: Contains Phenylalanine
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