If you’re having a hard time deciding what to eat or what to prepare for your diabetic loved one, take heart. Here you will find a list of some of the best foods for diabetes, already grouped together in an easy to use way.
There is more to this diet than simply reversing diabetes. There are the benefits of mental clarity, extra energy to keep going, low cholesterol, and the peace of mind that comes from knowing that your diet is no longer contributing to a heart attack or stroke.
The following list of diabetic foods has been compiled with the nutritional needs of diabetics in mind. Special attention should be paid to supplying the body’s deficiencies to promote healing and restoration of pancreatic, hepatic, renal and digestive functions.
The foods you should eat more of are listed from the top of the list in order of importance in your diet. This list isn’t all there is to eat, but it will help make your life easier when you’re trying to plan healthier meals.
Balance and variety are very important in a diabetic diet, as is the integrity and purity of the foods you eat. What you eat largely determines the strength of your immune system, and this will determine your success in regaining health and energy – the energy to reverse diabetes for good!
The list of foods for diabetes is divided into 10 food groups:
green leafy vegetables
vegetables
algae
fruit
Vegetables
Grain
Seeds
walnuts
fats
seasonings
The order of these food groups may be quite different from what you have been taught since your early years in school, but doing things differently is what will give you a different result: you will get your life back!
1: green leafy vegetables
Dandelion greens, lettuce, purslane, radicchio greens, lamb’s quarters, spinach, amaranth greens, kale, onion greens, chives, mustard greens, chard, chickweed, parsley, celery, beet greens, dill … and many more, but I think you already get the idea. Take the time to familiarize yourself with all the wild herbs and vegetables from the internet or from books.
2: Vegetables
Radish, broccoli, cauliflower, tomato, onion, garlic, green beans, cucumbers, artichokes, asparagus, snap peas, zucchini, okra, sweet peppers, turnips, carrots, beets, squash, sweet potatoes, olives.
3: seaweed
Seaweed powder, nori, arame, dulse, hijiki, wakame and kombu.
4: Fruit
Pomegranate, apricot, fig, pineapple, apple, lemon, avocado, berries, mango, papaya, banana, watermelon, melon, strawberries, goji berries, cherries, grapes.
5: Vegetables (sprouts are best)
Lentils, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), adzuki beans, black beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, lima beans, kidney beans, mung beans, carob.
6: grains
Whole oats, spelt, millet, buckwheat, kamut, quinoa, wheat.
7: Seeds (sprout for health)
Sunflower, flax (linseed), sesame, chia, pumpkin, red clover, alfalfa.
8: Nuts
Walnut, pecan, almond, hazelnut, macadamia, brazil, peanut, cashew.
9: fat
Extra virgin olive oil, flax seed oil, sesame oil (always buy cold-pressed oils, and organic oils are best too).
10: seasoning
Himalayan Crystal Salt, Celtic Sea Salt, Khoisan Sea Salt, Fresh or Dried Herbs (Organic and Non-Irradiated), Cayenne Pepper, Braggs Liquid Amino Acids (Unfermented Soy Sauce).
With over 70 diabetes foods listed, you have endless possibilities: several hundred tasty dishes to restore well-being. Bon Appetite!
This is just a small preview of what a natural diabetes diet has to offer to those who are willing to do things different enough to enjoy a different outcome in life: a diabetes-free future can be yours, too.