Thursday, April 18, 2013

Basic diabetic menu for one week


Basic diabetic menu

  Notes: (t = teaspoon or 5g; T = tablespoon or 15g); artificial sweetener can be used in small quantities.

                        
MONDAY (Low-fat or skim milk allowance for the day: 560ml)
Breakfast:
     Oats porridge (120g) with low-fat milk from allowance (e.g. ½ cup or 150ml)
     Wholewheat bread (2 slices/60g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine and Marmite
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance (about 30ml)

 Mid-morning snack:
     Wholewheat biscuits (15g)
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Lunch:
     Chicken breast, grilled (50g)
     Boiled potato (120g)
     Tomato and lettuce salad
     Orange (120g, peeled weight)
     Low-fat yoghurt (small carton or 100ml), artificially sweetened, apricot-flavoured
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Mid-afternoon snack:
     Provita (15g) with 1 t (5g) Lite margarine
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Supper:
      Lean pork chop, (50g), pan-fried in non-stick pan with Spray & Cook
      Steamed broccoli with 1 T melted cheese
      Carrot salad with lemon juice and artificial sweetener
      Wholewheat bread (2 slices/60g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine and 2 t (10g) diabetic jam
      Sliced pineapple (90g)
      Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Bedtime snack:
       Use remainder of low-fat milk (e.g. 200ml) with 15g Ovaltine or Horlicks, or wholewheat bread          (1 slice, 15g) or 1 Rye crispbread (15g) with 1 t (5g) Lite-margarine

       

TUESDAY
(Low-fat or skim milk allowance for the day: 560ml)


Breakfast:      Maltabella porridge (120g) with low-fat milk from allowance (e.g. ½ cup or 150ml)
     Boiled egg (50g)
     Wholewheat toast (2 slices/60g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance (about 30ml)

Mid-morning snack:
     Rice cakes (15g)
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Lunch:
     Club sandwich:
     Lean, sliced roast beef, all visible fat removed (50g)
     Seed loaf (3 slices/120g) with 3 t (15g) Lite margarine, or 3 t (15g) low-fat mayonnaise
     Sliced tomato, lettuce and gherkins
     Pawpaw cubes (120g)
      Low-fat yoghurt (100ml), artificially sweetened, fruit-flavoured
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Mid-afternoon snack:
    High-fibre biscuits (15g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Supper:
     Snoek (50g), pan-fried in nonstick pan with Spray & Cook
     Baked potato (60g) with 1 t (5g) Lite margarine
     Steamed baby marrow with herbs
     Sliced peaches (120g)
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Bedtime snack:
     Low-fat milk (e.g. 200ml) with 15g wholewheat biscuit


          

WEDNESDAY
(Low-fat or skim milk allowance for the day: 560ml)


Breakfast:
      All-Bran cereal (3 T/20g) with low-fat milk from allowance (e.g. ½ cup or 150ml)
      Wholewheat bread (2 slices/60g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine and 2 t (10g) diabetic jam
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance (about 30ml)

 Mid-morning snack:
     Apple (120g)
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Lunch:
     Tuna (50g), tinned in brine with 1 t (5g) low-fat salad dressing
     Rye bread (3 slices/120g) with 3 t (15g) Lite margarine
     Asparagus, tinned (½ cup)
     Cucumber, sliced (½ cup)
     Banana (60g, weight with peel)
     Low-fat yoghurt (100ml), artificially sweetened, banana-flavoured
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Mid-afternoon snack:
     High-bran muffin (½ a muffin/15g)
     Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Supper:
     Lamb chop (50g), grilled
     Brown rice (½ cup cooked)
     Steamed green beans with lemon juice and herbs
     Lettuce and watercress salad
    Apricots, dried (75g, boiled weight), stewed with artificial sweetener
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Bedtime snack:
    Use remainder of low-fat milk (e.g. 200ml) with 15g Ovaltine or Horlicks, or carob-flavoured     rice cakes (15g)




THURSDAY
(Low-fat or skim milk allowance for the day: 560ml)


Breakfast:
    Maize meal porridge (120g) with low-fat milk from allowance (e.g. ½ cup or 150ml)
    Grilled bacon (20g)
    Grilled tomato
    Wholewheat toast (2 slices/60g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance (about 30ml)

 Mid-morning snack:
    Wholemeal biscuits (15g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Lunch:
    Chicken and mushroom casserole, (50g)
    Mashed potato (120g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine
    Peas, cooked (½ cup)
    Beetroot salad (½ cup)
    Naartjie segments (120g, without peel)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Mid-afternoon snack:
    Provita (15g) with 1 t (5g) Lite margarine
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Supper:
    Kabeljou (50g), grilled, with herbs and garlic
    Baked potato (60g), with plain, low-fat yoghurt flavoured with herbs & garlic (2T, 30g)
    Spinach, cooked
    Cabbage and carrot salad with lemon juice and artificial sweetener
    Strawberries (180g), with artificial sweetener
    Low-fat yoghurt (70ml), artificially sweetened, berry-flavoured
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Bedtime snack:
    Use remainder of low-fat milk (e.g. 200ml) with 15g Ovaltine or Horlicks, or wholewheat bread (1 slice, 15g) or 1 Rye crispbread (15g) with 1 t (5g) Lite margarine


       


FRIDAY
(Low-fat or skim milk allowance for the day: 560ml)


Breakfast:
    Cornflakes (15g) with low-fat milk from allowance (e.g. ½ cup or 150ml)
    Cheese, grated (15g)
    Wholewheat date muffins (60g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance (about 30ml)

Mid-morning snack:
    Raisins (15g) and peanuts (10g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Lunch:
    Lean steak, grilled (50g)
    Corn on the cob (60g) with 1 t (5g) Lite margarine
    Tomato, cucumber and lettuce salad
    Pear (120g)
    Low-fat yoghurt (100ml), artificially sweetened, pear-flavoured
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Mid-afternoon snack:
    Biscuit (15g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Supper:
    Lean tomato mince (50g)
    Pasta, cooked (½ cup/60g)
    Mixed vegetables, boiled (½ cup)
    Apple and celery salad (½ cup) with low-fat salad dressing (2 t/10g)
    Sliced plums (120g), with artificial sweetener
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Bedtime snack:
    Use remainder of low-fat milk (e.g. 200ml) and Provita (15g) with 1 t (5g) Lite margarine and 1 t  (5g) diabetic jam




SATURDAY
(Low-fat or skim milk allowance for the day: 560ml)


Breakfast:
    Oats porridge (120g) with low-fat milk from allowance (e.g. ½ cup or 150ml)
    Scrambled egg (50g), prepared in microwave or nonstick pan
    Wholewheat toast (2 slices/60g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine and Marmite
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance (about 30ml)

Mid-morning snack:
    Wheat cakes (15g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Lunch:
    Sosaties, grilled (50g)
    Baked potato (120g), with plain, low-fat yoghurt flavoured with herbs and garlic (2T, 30g)
    French bean salad with low-fat salad dressing (2t, 10g)
    Spanspek (½ cup)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Mid-afternoon snack:
    Bran muffin (15g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Supper:
    Salmon (50g), pan-fried in nonstick pan with Spray & Cook
    Brown rice (½ cup cooked)
    Aubergine cooked with tomato and onions (½ cup)
    Lettuce, tomato and gherkin salad (½ cup) with low-oil mayonnaise (1 t/5g)
    Sliced orange (120g, peeled)
    Low-fat yoghurt (70ml), artificially sweetened, granadilla-flavoured
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Bedtime snack:
    Use remainder of low-fat milk (e.g. 200ml) and wholewheat crackers (15g) with 1 t (5g) Lite-margarine

         


SUNDAY
(Low-fat or skim milk allowance for the day: 560ml)


Breakfast:
    Corn flakes (15g) with low-fat milk from allowance (e.g. ½ cup or 150ml)
    Poached egg
    Wholewheat bread (2 slices/60g) with 2 t (10g) Lite margarine and 2 t (10g) diabetic jam
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance (about 30ml)

Mid-morning snack:
    Rice cakes (15g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Lunch:
    Lean steak, grilled (50g)
    Roast potato (30g)
    Butter nut, boiled (½ cup)
    Carrot and cabbage salad with low-fat, artificially sweetened pineapple-flavoured yoghurt      (2T/30g)
    Sliced mango (90g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Mid-afternoon snack:
    Wholemeal biscuit (15g)
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Supper:
    Chicken, roast (50g)
    Three-bean salad (60g/½ cup), including 1 t salad oil
    Green pepper and avocado salad with low-fat salad dressing (2t/10g)
    Mixed berries (120g)
    Low-fat yoghurt (70ml), artificially sweetened, berry-flavoured
    Tea/coffee with low-fat milk from allowance

Bedtime snack:
    Use remainder of low-fat milk (e.g. 200ml) with 15g Ovaltine or Horlicks, or wholewheat bread (1 slice, 15g) or 1 Rye crispbread (15g) with 1 t (5g) Lite margar


                
                                                                                     


 Dr Ingrid van Heerden (DietDoc)

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