SUGGESTED HEALTHY SERVING SIZES FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES

By mrsjorn

Ingredients

• Appetizer dips: 1-2 Tbsp
• Beans and legumes, cooked: 1/2 cup
• Beverages: 1 cup
• Deserts: 1/2 cup, 1/8 pie
• Fruit: 1/2 cup
• Frozen desserts: 1/2 cup
• Grains and pasta side dishes: 1/2 cup
• Main dish sauces (for pasta, etc): 1/2 cup
• Meat, poultry and seafood, cooked: 3-4 ounces, about the size of a deck of cards
• One dish meals(meat, poultry, seafood, meatless), cooked 1-1 1/2 cups
• salad dressings, barbecue sauce: 2 Tbsp
• Salads: 1/2 cup fruit, grain, or bean salads: 1 1/2 to 2 cups lettuce salads
• Sauces: 2 Tbsp
• soup: 3/4- 1 cup (as a side dish or appetizer): 1 - 1 1/2 cups (as a main dish)
• vegetables, cooked: 1/2 cup

Preparation

Step 1

45 to 60 grams of carbohydrates per meal is a good starting point when you are carb counting. you will be eating 135-180 grams of carbs per day.