Question

Explain how you would answer these questions from a client: Can a Diabetic eat foods with sugar? What would be a good diet plan for a Diabetic to follow? Does a Diabetic have to buy special foods? Any other tips or direction you would give related to nutrition for a Diabetic?

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Answer 1

1. A diabetic can eat foods with sugar like chocolate, sweets, etc as per the American Diabetes Association as long they are eaten as part of a healthy diet or with proper exercise. According to them, a healthy diet should have limited saturated fat, salt, and sugar.

2. Seven-day diet plan for a diabetic

Meal	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	Spinach-Egg-Brown bread sandwich	Brocoli-Salmon-Crouton Salad	Lettuce-Tuna-Crouton Salad	Asparagus-Tofu-Brown bread sandwich	Oats-Egg	Asparagus-Sardine-Brown bread	Lettuce-Egg-crouton Salad
Snack	Strawberry-Nuts	Blueberry-Nuts	apple-nuts	Fruit and nut yogurt	chickpea soup	veggie salad with hummus	veggie salad with cheese
Lunch	veggie bean salad with brown bread	fruit and nut oats	Veggie sandwich	Veggie-bean salad with brown bread	toast with tomato-salmon	Fruit smoothie	potato-bean soup
Snack	Nuts and juice	Nuts and fruits	smoothie	tomato soup	Nuts and juice	Nuts and fruits	juice and nuts
Dinner	Kale and Chicken with baby potatoes	Veggie-chickpea-brown bread salad	turkey-lettuce sandwich	steamed veggies and quinoa	stir-fried veggies with taccos	stir-fried veggies with potato-bean soup	chicken-veggies stir-fry
Snack	steamed veggies with yogurt dip	fruit and nuts bar	steamed veggies with hummus	fruits and nuts	steamed veggies with nuts	fruits and nuts	steamed veggies with hummus

3. A diabetic don't have to buy special foods if correct meal plan is followed with proper exercise.

4. Nutrition tips for diabetic would include making sure to include fiber, drink adequate amount of water, and follow correct meal plan from a dietcian/nutritionist. Don't forget to check sugar level and do proper exercise. Include more food with good fats and avoid bad fats altogether.