Diabetes, a word that provokes fear in the mind of any foodie. One has to give up on all their favourite foods and stick to a same food routine everyday. It’s even more challenging when a person with diabetes wishes to lose weight. Many doctors and dietitians advice diabetics to be in the right weight frame to avoid complications. 1200 Calorie Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes is a sample plan on how you could control your calorie intake while not really avoiding food completely.
A 1200 Calorie Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes can be helpful in controlling your calorie intake and blood sugar levels, increasing your fibre and nutrient intake. Diabetics have a lot of queries about what to eat when and in what quantity.
This sample 1200 Calorie Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes will help you clear a lot of such confusion. Like fruits are always better when eaten between 2 meals, they do not lead to sugar spikes in blood. And salads eaten 10 minutes before your actual meal will avoid over eating. So here you go, 1200 Calorie Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes.
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Here is a sample for you:
Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes
| Food Item | Amount | Protein(g) | Calories (kcal) |
| EARLY MORNING | |||
| Fenugreek seeds with 1 cup of water | – | – | – |
| Tea (without sugar) | 1 cup | 4 | 35 |
| Marie Biscuits | 2 | 1 | 56 |
| Breakfast | |||
| Stuffed methi/palak /lauki paratha | 2 small | 7 | 200 |
| Curd | 50 gm (1 cup) | 3 | 30 |
| OR | |||
| Egg white / Paneer Bhurji | 1 medium bowl | 6 | 130 |
| Plain roti (no oil ) | 2 small | 3 | 150 |
| OR | |||
| Vegetable poha/upama/oats/daliya | 1 soup bowl | 4.5 | 230 |
| MID MORNING | |||
| Apple /guava/orange | 1 | – | 40 |
| LUNCH | |||
| Salad (10 mins before lunch) | |||
| Capsicum + gobhi veg | 1 medium bowl | 1 | 85 |
| Dal | 1 soup bowl | 6 | 130 |
| Phulka (no ghee) | 2 | 6 | 175 |
| EVENING | |||
| Milk / green tea / herbal tea / lemon water | 1 cup | 2 | 35 |
| Roasted chana + Muri | 1 cup | 5 | 85 |
| DINNER | |||
| Salad (10 mins before dinner) | |||
| Phulka (no ghee | 2 | 4.5 | 150 |
| Lauki veg | 1 cup | 2 | 85 |
| Curd | 1 cup | 3 | 30 |
| LATE NIGHT | |||
| Skim Milk (no sugar) | 1 glass | 4 | 120 |
| Total | – | 49.5 | 1286 |
How is an Ideal Indian Diet Plan for Diabetes made ?
An Ideal 1200 Calorie Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes can be designed based on person’s individual requirements and other medical conditions. Every person has different caloric requirement. The calorie requirement is based on various factors like age,weight and sex. It also depends upon medical conditions, activity levels and metabolism etc.
This sample 1200 Calorie Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes, will provide you with an idea of what an ideal 1200 Calorie Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes looks like. Although you must understand that this is just a generalized 1200 calorie Indian diet plan for diabetes, it may or may not suit your goal as there are chances your body requirements will be different. So do consult your dietician in person to know if you can use this 1200 Calorie Indian Diet Plan For Diabetes .
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Hi mam which time is better to have sattu mavu kanji or ladoos
you can have it early in the morning.
Good meal plan for diabetese Indian meal plan.
Nice diet plan
Ma’am please mention a diet plan of 1600 calories… For diabetic patients who are under the age of 30.. As in for people who are of 25 yrs old… I will b more than greatful to u
Hi Swati ,
Thank you for reading at Dietburrp. We do have a 1500 calorie diet plan for diabetic . please see this – https://www.dietburrp.com/type-2-diabetic-diet-plan-for-indians-1500-calories/
Hi mam,ur plans are super cool and easy to follow,it will of great help for pts
Hi mam,ur plans are super cool and easy to follow,it will of great help for people with diabetes,please help me out with 1800 Cal’s diet
thank you for y our kind words shweta . please check this – https://www.dietburrp.com/1800-calories-indian-diet-plan-weight-loss-maintenance-health/
Hello Ma’am .. Can I follow the same plan for diabetes pregnancy.
Kindly guide me.. it will be great help .
Hi Uravashi,
No dear , diabetes in pregnancy is a lot different than this one , please check this diet plan that we have specially designed for diabetes in pregancy – https://www.dietburrp.com/indian-diet-plan-for-gestational-diabetes/