This document introduces an approach to meal planning for diabetes called "Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with Diabetes". It focuses on using a plate method to balance meals with low-carbohydrate vegetables, protein foods, and carbohydrates. Carbohydrates have the greatest effect on blood sugar, but vegetables lower it while protein does not raise it and can improve blood sugar when paired with carbohydrates. The approach aims to help people understand not just what to eat but why, through mindful eating techniques.

1. Welcome
To Eat What You Love, Love What
You Eat with Diabetes.
By Michelle May, MD &
Megrette Fletcher M.Ed, RD, CDE

2. Let’s learn about
Meal Planning

3. Carbohydrates
have the single greatest effect
on your blood sugar.
You already learned that

4. What do Low Carbohydrate
Vegetables and Protein do to blood
sugar?
a

5. The Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with
Diabetes Plate
Low Carbohydrates
vegetables can be
found on the left side
of this diagram.
a
• a

6. The Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with
Diabetes Plate
Low Carbohydrates
vegetables do not
raise blood sugar. In
fact the fiber in these
foods can lowers blood
sugar.
a• a

7. The Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with
Diabetes Plate
Protein can be found in
the bottom right
quarter of this
diagram.
a• a

8. The Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with
Diabetes Plate
Meat, chicken,
cheese, eggs, cottage
cheese, nuts & tofu
are examples of
protein rich foods.
• a

9. The Eat What You Love with Diabetes Plate
Protein does not raise
your blood sugar.
In fact, pairing protein
with a carbohydrate
can improve blood
sugar.
• a

10. The Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with
Diabetes Plate
Using this diagram, lets
“Eat Around the Plate.”
which provides
balance, moderation
and variety.
a
• a

11. Try to “Eat Around The Plate”
Start with Low
Carbohydrate
vegetables
Add Protein
Then add
Carbohydrates
• a

12. The Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with
Diabetes Plate
• Carbohydrates
include bread,
crackers, pasta, rice,
cereal, snack foods
and dessert.
• a

13. The Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat with
Diabetes Plate
• Carbohydrates also
include all milk,(soy,
rice, hemp, whole or
low fat) yogurt, or
fruit.
• a

14. Nutrition Information
is a tool, not a weapon,
for better health.

15. Join us as we teach you more
than WHAT to eat.
. Liscover

16. Mindful Eating can help
you understand
WHY
you are eating.

17. And help you become
Aware
Curious
Engaged
Mindful

18. www.DiabetesandMindfulEating.com
By Michelle May, MD
Megrette Fletcher MEd, RD, CDE
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