A diabetic diet can feel restrictive at times. It is nice to have some items that you can have whenever you want without having to account for them in one way or another.
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How To Deal With Diabetes Eating Free Foods
1. How To Deal With Diabetes Eating 'Free Foods'
Of course, as the saying goes: Prevention Is The Best Medicine. However, not everybody is able
to prevent, avoid, stay away, ward off or keep from getting diabetes.
At the same time, saying we can cure, get rid of, beat, stop, heal, eliminate, fix or halt diabetes is
not in line with pharmaceutical treatment and the diabetes authorities. Yet there are ways to fight
diabetes naturally.
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Even though there are free foods on a diabetic diet it doesn't mean that you don't
have to pay for them. What it does mean is you can eat them freely without
considering them an exchange or counting them as carbohydrates. These are
the kinds of foods that you are going to want around the house in abundance for
times when you are hungry and meal time is still too far away to eat.
Free foods have little to no affect on blood sugars and that is why they can be
eaten in without counting them as part of a meal. Your diabetes educator or
dietician will provide you with a complete list but here are a few items that are
normally considered free foods:
• Water and other water-based drinks (such as coffee and tea) that are
sugar free
• Bouillon (beef or chicken broth)
• Sugar-free gelatin (flavored or not)
• Pickles
• Cream Cheese
• Unsweetened cocoa powder
• Rhubarb
• Cranberries
• Salsa
Many condiments are considered free foods too. When you are planning a snack
or a meal add some of the free foods such as salsa or cream cheese for variety
or extra flavor.
Depending on your dietician, he or she may consider most vegetables as part of
the free foods group too. Vegetables that do not qualify include potatoes, corn,
peas, and carrots as they are considered starchy and have higher carbohydrate
2. content. If your dietician does allow you to have vegetables in between meals,
make sure to clarify the kinds you can have and if there is a certain amount you
should have.
A diabetic diet can feel restrictive at times. It is nice to have some items that you
can have whenever you want without having to account for them in one way or
another.
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