In addition, you might still eat a variety of nutritious and delicious foods without feeling deprived.
When thinking about carbohydrates, you’ll want to think about portions as well as bang out.
Protein contains 4 calories per gram, the same as carbohydrates.
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Somestudiessuggest that eating a higher fat,higher protein breakfastcan reduce hemoglobin A1C in people with diabetes.
Fat
Fat plays an important role in the body and is necessary for absorbing fat-soluble vitamins.
Portions of fat should also be monitored, even healthy fats because fat calories can add up quickly.
One gram of fat contains 9 calories.
The ADA’s recommendation is to follow a diet where between 3640% of total calories come from fat.
It includes sample meals forbreakfast, lunch, dinner, andsnacks.
It’s a great jumping off point forplanning future meals.
If you have diabetes, the punch in and quantity of carbohydrate you eat in one sitting is important.
This three-day 1400-calorie meal plan is a great place to start.
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