Eating to control your blood sugar may seem hard but it can be easy by using a variety of healthy foods and controlling the size of your meal!

1.    Vegetables – Broccoli, carrots, greens, peppers, and tomatoes.  Some vegetables can raise your blood sugar, like potatoes and corn, be careful and avoid them if possible!

2.    Fruits – oranges, melons, berries, apples, bananas, and grapes. 

3.    Grains – At least HALF of your grains for the day should be whole grains, like wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley, and quinoa

4.    Protein – Lean meat, fish, chicken or turkey without the skin, eggs, nuts/peanuts, dried beans, chickpeas, split peas.  Meat substitutes like tofu are good sources of protein as well for vegetarians. 

5.    Dairy – non-fat or low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese.

6.    Eat food with heart-health fats, like olive or canola oil, nuts and seeds, salmon, tuna, and mackerel, and avocado. 

7.    Stay hydrated!!!! Drinking water is great to control your appetite!

1.    Fried foods and other foods which are high in fat.

2.    Foods with a lot of salt.  Sweets, baked goods, candy, and ice cream

3.    Drinks with added sugars like juice, soda, sports/energy drinks

The plate method – Using a normal sized plate (width of an envelope 9 inches) half the plate should be vegetables, a ¼ of meat or protein, and a ¼ of grains.