Fiber is a significant part of the diabetic meal plan. Fiber will control your blood sugar, help you lose weight, and reduce your risk of diabetes and heart disease. High fiber is an essential part of healthy diet. Fiber will also prevent constipation, lower your risk of irritable bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids. Lowering your cholesterol is another benefit from fiber which is especially important for diabetics.

Fiber is found in food in all categories. Below is a list of the fiber content of certain foods.

Fruits with fiber are apples, pears, blueberries, banana, orange, raisins and figs.

Grains that contain fiber are spaghetti whole wheat, oat bran muffin, oatmeal, barley, brown rice and whole wheat bread.

Split peas, sunflower seeds, almonds, pecans, lima beans, black beans and lentils all have a lot of fiber.

Vegetables such as artichoke, broccoli, peas, tomato paste, carrots, turnip greens and sweet corn all contain fiber.

You can add fiber to your diet by stating off with breakfast selections such as whole grain cereal or whole grain muffin. If you bake bread then consider adding oatmeal or bran to the muffins. Bake with whole grain flour. Eat a piece of fruit at every meal. Add kidney beans to your soup. Add beans to your dip for your nachos.

There is a down side to fiber and that is that you should not add to much to your diet or it will cause gas or abdominal bloating. Try to increase your fiber slowly to see how you tolerate the fiber. This also will allow the digestive system to adjust to the fiber. Drink plenty of water so the fiber can move through your digestive track.

There are free online diabetic meal plans that have the meals planned out for you so you can lower your blood sugar and lose twenty to thirty pounds.

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