Managing Diabetes on a 2200 Calorie Diabetic Diet

Managing your diabetes on a 2200 calorie diabetic diet is not difficult.

Limiting your calories to 2200 is achievable without leaving you hungry.

The key is to focus on healthy foods that are low in fat and calories, this way you can feel satisfied without going over your calorie limit.

If you are managing diabetes on a 2200 calorie diabetic diet you will want to look into the food pyramid recommended by the American Diabetes Association.

This is a good basis for any meal plan you put together.

This daily pyramid suggests:

• Six to eleven servings of beans, grains and other starches a day
• Three to five servings of vegetables
• Two to four servings of fruit
• Four to six ounces of meat or meat substitutes
• Two to three servings of dairy and
• Fats, oils and sweets only as a special treat.

Because you are likely trying also to overcome obesity and lose weight, keep in mind that even on a 2200 calorie diabetic diet the key to losing weight is to consume fewer calories than you expend in any given day.

Every time you eat 3500 fewer calories than your body needs you will lose a pound.

On a 2200 calorie diabetic diet you will need to burn more than 2200 calories in order to lose weight.

If you are not doing this simply through your body’s daily functioning, you will need to burn more calories through exercise.

Everyone, whether trying to lose weight or not, should be exercising at least thirty minutes a day most days of the week.

Following is a sample diet for the 2200 calorie diabetic diet.

This is just one of many, many menus you can follow.

The sky’s the limit as far as combinations you can choose, just make sure you stay within in your calorie range and you fill your body with nutrients.

You will want to include a variety of foods from day to day so that you stay interested and motivated, and can thus stick to your 2200 calorie diabetic diet.such as:

Breakfast – 311 calories

• Bowl of oatmeal (147 calories)
• One cup raspberries (64 calories)
• Six ounce glass of apple juice (90 calories)
• Eight ounce cup of coffee (10 calories)

Morning snack -- 264 calories

• Medium apple (72 calories)
• Two tablespoons peanut butter (192 calories)

Lunch – 634 calories

• Salad containing two cups lettuce
• Half cup carrot
• Half cup celery
• Half cup tomato and
• Fat free dressing (80 calories)
• One cup chicken (142 calories)
• One ounce almonds (164 calories)
• Two small bread sticks, plain (42 calories)
• Half cup of cottage cheese and a half a cup of pineapple (120 calories) and
• One cup skim milk (86 calories)

Afternoon snack – 350 calories

• Eight ounce fruit yogurt (232 calories) and
• Low fat granola bar (118 calories)

Dinner – 650 calories

• Three ounces of salmon with two ounces yogurt/herb sauce (235 calories)
• Side salad containing:

• Two cups lettuce
• Half cup green pepper
• One ounce Cheddar cheese with fat free dressing (165 calories)
• One cup steamed broccoli (30 calories)
• One dinner roll (84 calories)
• One cup skim milk (86 calories) and
• One medium chocolate chip cookie (50 calories)

Total calories for the day: 2209 calories

Following a 2200 calorie diabetic diet and eating healthy go hand in hand.

By following this diet and the steps below you will be able to manage your diabetes and lose weight.

• 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.

By sticking to this diet, and exercising most days of the week, you’ll be on the road to successful diabetes management and weight loss!