Sticking With a 1600 Calorie Diabetic Diet

One tip is to continually change the foods you are eating, and add in new flavors, so you don’t become bored with your diet.

Getting to know spices and seasonings, and which ones in particular you like, is beneficially in following your 1600 calorie diet.

You can make a three ounce boneless, skinless chicken breast and take it from boring to exotic with the addition of some easy no calorie spices.

Mix a little lemon juice with some:

• Thyme
• Savory
• Rosemary and
• Marjoram and you’ve got a terrific herb marinade for grilled chicken.

Do you typically have fruit with your breakfast?

One way to help you stick with your 1600 calorie diabetic diet is to try some fruits you haven’t had before.

A cup of sliced mango is only 107 calories, and provides you with a great deal of vitamin C as well as vitamin A.

A cup of kiwi is the same amount of calories, and exploding with vitamin C.

Vegetables should be a mainstay in your diabetic diet.

In fact, you should getting three to five servings daily.

The great thing about vegetables is that you can easily feel satisfied and full without eating a great deal of calories.

Most vegetables are less than 50 calories per cup.

Steamed fresh vegetables can provide a great deal of flavor without a lot of effort.

Following is a sample menu plan that fits in with a 1600 calorie diabetic diet.

Breakfast – 346 calories

• 6 ounce glass orange juice (84 calories)
• English muffin with one tablespoon jelly (220 calories) and
• Half a grapefruit (42 calories)

Morning snack – 164 calories

• 1 ounce almonds (164 calories)

Lunch – 307 calories

• Salad containing two cups lettuce
• Half cup carrot
• Half cup celery
• Half cup tomato
• Fat free dressing (80 calories)
• Three ounces of tuna(100 calories)
• Two small bread sticks (41 calories) and
• One cup skim milk (86 calories)

Afternoon snack – 264 calories

• One medium apple (72 calories) and
• Two tablespoons peanut butter (192 calories)

Dinner – 512 calories

• Side salad containing two cups lettuce
• Half cup green pepper
• One ounce Cheddar cheese with fat free dressing (165 calories)
• Three ounces of salmon with two ounces yogurt/herb sauce (235 calories)
• One cup broccoli (30 calories) and
• One cup skim milk (84 calories)

Total for the day: 1593 calories – seven calories

Shy of your 1600 calorie diabetic diet limit.

As you can see in the above sample menu, meeting the goals of a 1600 calorie diabetic diet still leaves you with plenty to eat, including two snacks.

By taking advantage of low calorie foods you won’t feel hungry, and through the use of spices you’re food will have plenty of taste.

Following a 1600 calorie diabetic diet can help you both manage your diabetes and overcome obesity.

To begin your journey to overcome your weight issues simply follow the simple steps below.

• Incorporate a proven, complete nutritional program into your daily life.
• Enhance your nutritional program with a complete mutivitamin supplement because no nutritional program is perfect.
• Use a behavior modification and motivational program that will help you stay on track with your nutritional plan.
• Exercise at home with your own:
  Treadmill

  Stairstepper

  Exercise bike

  Elliptical trainer

  Hand weights or

  An aerobic video.

• See what kinds of weight loss aids your health insurance covers such as:
  Hypnotism

  Gym membership discounts

  Nutritional counseling.

In fact, as you lose pounds your diabetes will become easier to control, leaving you feeling much healthier.

So, go ahead. Follow the steps above and start losing weight today. I highly recommend it!