Diabetic diet plan: What to eat

Recommended foods

Make your calories count with these nutritious foods:

Healthy carbohydrates.

During digestion, sugars (simple carbohydrates) and starches (complex carbohydrates) break down into blood glucose.

Focus on the healthiest carbohydrates, such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes (beans, peas and lentils) and low-fat dairy products.

Fiber-rich foods.

Dietary fiber includes all parts of plant foods that your body can't digest or absorb.
Fiber moderates how your body digests and helps control blood sugar levels.
 Foods high in fiber include vegetables, fruits, nuts, legumes (beans, peas, and lentils), whole-wheat flour and wheat bran.

Heart-healthy fish.

Eat heart-healthy fish at least twice a week. Fish can be a good alternative to high-fat meats.
For example, cod, tuna, and halibut have less total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol than do meat and poultry. Fish such as salmon, mackerel, tuna, sardines, and bluefish are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which promote heart health by lowering blood fats called triglycerides.

Avoid fried fish and fish with high levels of mercury, such as tilefish, swordfish and king mackerel.

"Good" fats.

Foods containing monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats can help lower your cholesterol levels.
 These include avocados, almonds, pecans, walnuts, olives, and canola, olive and peanut oils.
But don't overdo it, as all fats are high in calories.

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