Diabetes
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BENEFICIAL NATURAL FOODS FOR DIABETICS
- To control diabetes and for general health, mainly consume plant based diet consisting of suitable seasonal fruits, vegetables, salads, sprouted wholegrains/cereals/pulses, a handful of nuts and seeds and adequate amount of water. Only eat home made low-calorie, low-fat foods and totally avoid commercially produced refined and processed junk foods and beverages which invariably contain harmful chemical additives, preservatives, colourings, flavourings and tans-fats.
i Fruits, Vegetables and Salads — All the nutrients in fruits, vegetables and salads are assimilated directly in the blood and alkaline salts in them neutralize most stomach acids. Fruits contain fructose but it does not need insulin for metabolism. ii. Beneficial Fruits — Apples; oranges; grapefruits; sweet lime (mausami); jamun; pineapple; pears; all berries like strawberries; guava; papaya; peaches; dried prunes; figs; pomegranate; bael fruit (bel or bill); avocados; rhubarb; black currants; white currents. iii Fruits to be avoid — All fresh more sweet fruits like mangoes; grapes; chikoo; banana; figs; custard apple; and all sweet dried fruits such as dates, apricots, figs, raisins. iv Beneficial Vegetables and Salads — Bitter gourd (Karela); round gourd (tinda); bottle gourd (lauki); cucumber; tomatoes (not over-ripe); fenugreek (methi); spinach; lettuce; green beans; cluster beans (gowar); string beans; lima beans; broad beans; red/green/yellow peppers; Brussel sprouts; aubergines (bangan); cauliflower; mushrooms; white pumpkin (petha); asparagus; Jerusalem artichokes; tender coconut; radish (mooli); small portion of frozen or fresh peas; celery; leeks. v Vegetables to be avoided or eaten in Moderation — Lady finger (bhindi); cabbage; potatoes; sweet potatoes; red pumpkin; turnips; beetroot; carrots; over-ripe tomatoes; colocasia (arbi). vi Nuts and Seeds — These should be consumed in moderation as these are rich in oil; almonds; walnuts; chestnuts; sunflower seeds; flaxseeds; sesame seeds; poppy seeds . vii Wholegrains and their Sprouts — Consume fibre rich wholegrain cereals and pulses, preferably in their sprouted form for optimum nutrition; oats; Bengal gram (kala chana); barley; finger millet (ragi/bajra); corn; soya and its products like tofu, lecithin; red kidney beans (rajmah); whole wheat flour in moderation only; wheat bran; black gram (urad); green gram (moong); masoor ; moth ; brown rice ; wheatgerm.
