Diabetic Food - Best Fruits For Diabetics and Weight Loss

Can fruit really be good for diabetics? Of course it can if you just follow a few guidelines. Fresh fruit is a perfect snack or even part of a balanced meal.
It is best to stay away from dried fruit because the sugar content is concentrated and would limit the amount you could eat. You should stay away from canned fruit unless it is packed in either water or fruit juice.
One small fruit, one cup of fruit, or one half cup of pure fruit juice equals one serving. If you like dried fruit, two tablespoons equals one serving.
Now, according to the Glycemic Index, the following fruits would be your best choices. Apples, peaches, cherries, plums, oranges, pears, watermelon, and grapes are on the low end of the Glycemic Index chart for fruit.



When having fruit for a snack, it helps to have a piece of cheese with it to slow down the pickup of sugar into your blood. Your blood sugar will not spike as much by doing this.
When having fruit for part of your meal, just cut out some of the other carbs such as rice or pasta. Fresh fruit is better for your health, so it would be your best choice.
If you need to have canned fruit, there are safer choices although you may not like the taste as much. Canned peaches or pears in natural juice are the safest.




Next would be fruit cocktail in natural juice. Serving size would be one half cup.
Fresh fruit makes an important part of a diabetics diet and should not be neglected.

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