| Biggest misunderstanding? “When people assume that just because I am diabetic, I can’t eat sweet food.” (Anonymous) |
When it comes to diabetes and food, it’s like everything in life, it’s all about balance. Having a healthy eating plan, makes it much easier to manage your diabetes.
What you’ll find here
Selecting the Right Foods
Recipes
Eating Out
Selecting the Right Foods
By knowing the right foods to eat for your diabetes, you’ll soon find that you can have your cake and eat it too (literally!). If you aren’t sure what you should be eating, check out the Eating Well section on the Diabetes Australia website. Diabetes Australia - NSW Kids and Teens website also have some great information and ideas for snacks.
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Recipes
There are lots of recipes available online and in publications especially for people with diabetes and they are recipes that can be enjoyed by anyone!
There is a selection of recipes on the Diabetes Australia website.
Be adventurous and try cooking something new – you may surprise yourself and impress that someone special! Impress your friends and manage your diabetes at the same time!
For more recipe ideas try:
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Eating Out
| Biggest misunderstanding? “From people who don’t realise that you don’t need to have special food when eating out.” (Amanda, age 21) |
Diabetes and restaurants do go together. You just need to know what
foods to eat when you are out. Ask for something that’s not on the menu if there is nothing suitable. Most restaurants will try and cook something different for you if you explain why.
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More Information
The Sweet website has a handy Carb Counter.