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Accommodation for Diabetics

Accommodation for Diabetics. Carb -Choices. Based on the total amount of carbohydrates in a food. Used to help maintain a healthy weight and sugar intake level. Also used to make sure that diabetics eat a consistent amount of carbohydrates at each meal.

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Accommodation for Diabetics

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  1. Accommodation for Diabetics

  2. Carb-Choices • Based on the total amount of carbohydrates in a food. • Used to help maintain a healthy weight and sugar intake level. • Also used to make sure that diabetics eat a consistent amount of carbohydrates at each meal. • One Carb-Choice is equal to about 15 grams of carbohydrates. • Diabetics are allowed 9 Carb-choices during the day, which divides equally into 3 per meal.

  3. One really helpful tool is the Food label. • By looking at the Total Carbohydrate line, a diabetic can tell how many carb-choices the food is. • A little trick to the Total Carbohydrates: If the food has 5 or more grams of fiber, the total grams of fiber can be subtracted from the Total Carbohydrates and then converted into carb-choices. This is the conversion table that we use to find carb choices based on the food label.

  4. A Day of Choices 3 • Breakfast • Lunch 2 or 3 • Dinner 2 • Dessert (2) (1) Total: 9 Or

  5. The Plate • A diabetic’s plate • should be half filled with salad or bright vegetables, • a quarter filled with a lean meat, • and the other quarter filled with starchy foods such as pasta, rice, or bread

  6. Changes • Stop frying as much of the foods because it adds unnecessary carbs. • Do not serve as much corn, peas, and potatoes. • Fill the salad bar with more of a variety of loose vegetables. • Have a fruit of the week. • Make more “diabetic-friendly” desserts.

  7. Works Cited • “American Diabetics Association.” American Diabetics Association, 2010. Web. 9, Apr, 2010. http://www.diabetics.org. • “Eat Right.” American Dietetic Association, 2010. Web. 9, Apr, 2010. http://www.eatright.org. • "Chartwells." Chartwells Dining at Manchester. Manchester College, n.d. Web. 19 Apr 2010. <http://www.dineoncampus.com/manchester/index.cfm?cmd=>. • “National Diabetics Education Program.” National Institute of Health, Now. 25, 2008. Web. 9, Apr, 2010. http://www.ndep.nih.gov.

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