Friday, January 23, 2009

Breakfast Menu for Diabetes

By Marcus Clarkson

For any one who is diagnosed with diabetes actually eating the wrong kind of foods can further aggravate the condition that they have. However, today when it comes to them choosing the right kinds of foods to eat the internet offers them advice and information. Along with this kind of information they will find that they can get hold of sample breakfast menu for diabetics as well.

The great thing about these types of menus is that rather than breakfast being bland and boring it can be very enjoyable indeed. Also as you will soon discover all of these kinds of menus allow you to be a little more creative in the kinds of foods that you are able to eat with this disorder.

Below we offer details of three different types of breakfast menus that you may wish to try if you suffer from diabetes. All of which can be made quickly and easily and contain the right number of calories and carbohydrates which your body will need.

Menu 1 - Take 1 slice of whole wheat bread and toast to your liking. Then once toasted spread over it 1 tspn of margarine. As well as the toast you can also have either a 1/4 cup of cottage cheese or an egg substitute. Plus if you so wish replace the cottage cheese with 1/2 cup of oatmeal mixed with 1/2 cup skimmed milk and 1/2 small banana.

Menu 2 - Of all the menu samples provided in this article this is the quickest and simplest to make. All you need is 1/2 a cup of fresh blueberries (frozen will do)and eat this with a cup of low fat or fat free milk. However you can if you wish replace the blueberries with a muffin or other breakfast pastry. But the amount of calories in these must be the same as that would be found in the blueberries.

Menu 3 - Certainly Menu 2 is ideal for those who are needing to leave home quickly to get to work or school. But if you have a little more time available, try out the following. Get 2 slices of whole wheat bread and toast them then very lightly spread over them 2 tbspns of peanut butter. But along with the toast you can have one small banana and a cup of coffee or tea.

If you can when it comes to any meal when you are suffering from diabetes you should try to arrange to eat them at the same time each day. By doing this you will help to ensure that your blood sugar levels remain constant throughout the day. What one should never do is actually avoid having any meals especially breakfast.

Plus with all the sample breakfast menu for diabetics that you see in this article as well as on the internet, you need to make sure that you use the exact amounts of food mentioned. Otherwise this could actually further aggravate rather than help to control the symptoms associated with diabetes. - 16463

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