Diabetics: tips for eating out

Diabetics: tips for eating out


Find out how you can maintain a healthy and balanced diet

One of the greatest difficulties, both for diabetics and for people seeking a healthy diet, is precisely that of maintaining attention and the quality of the food when it is necessary to eat large meals in restaurants, which happens to most people who they work.




important precautions

The main cure that diabetic must have is in relation to the size of the food portions, guarantees the nutritionist Bruna Pinheiro. “Often them [as porções em restaurantes] it can be larger or have more carbohydrates than homemade preparations,” he explains.

According to the professional, “it is important to avoid fried, breaded and creamy sauces based on cheese, cream, butter or mayonnaise. Always prefer meat thin vegetables and grilled or boiled and steamed foods”.



Protein and vegetable dishes are good options

What to eat?

Like everyone else, diabetics should always choose a balanced and healthy dish. For this, the nutritionist Bruna Pinheiro recommends choosing a good base of rice, pasta, bread, potatoes or pasta, favoring whole grains; small amounts of protein (meat, chicken, fish, eggs, beans) and with a variety of vegetables and salads. Nutritionist Pollyanna Ayub suggests opting for natural restaurants that offer more options for cooked foods rather than fried foods.

snack

Bruna Pinheiro points out that for snacks it is always important to opt for wholemeal bread, diet cereal bars, skim milk and dairy products, such as yogurt and low-fat cheeses. “juices Soy-based zero sugar may be a good option. Fruit should be eaten instead in nature and with the peel, for example, the apple, enriching the menu even more”, exemplifies. Furthermore, it is important not to exaggerate with the amount of food, even if it is healthy.

Source: Terra

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