In this Article

• Eating and Diabetes
• Diabetes and Blood Glucose Levels
• Your Diabetes Medicines
• Diabetes and Exercise
• Diabetes and Low Blood Sugar (Hypoglycemia)
• Diabetes and the Food Pyramid
• How much should I eat each day?
• Starches
• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Milk
• Meat and Meat Substitutes
• Fats and Sweets
• Diabetes and Your Meal Plan
• Diabetes and Measuring Your Food
• Diabetes - When You Are Sick
• How to Find More Help - Living with Diabetes
• Diabetic Diet Index

Vegetables

Vegetables give you vitamins, minerals, and fiber. They are low in carbohydrates.

Examples of vegetables include

How much is a serving of vegetables?

If you have more than one serving at a meal, you can choose a few different types of vegetables or have two or three servings of one vegetable.

Print out this chart. Then fill in the blanks with how many servings of vegetables to have at meals and snacks.

What are healthy ways to eat vegetables?

• Eat raw and cooked vegetables with little or no fat, sauces, or dressings.
  
  
• Try low-fat or fat-free salad dressing on raw vegetables or salads.
  
  
• Steam vegetables using a small amount of water or low-fat broth.
  
  
• Mix in some chopped onion or garlic.
  
  
• Use a little vinegar or some lemon or lime juice.
  
  
• Add a small piece of lean ham or smoked turkey instead of fat to vegetables when cooking.
  
  
• Sprinkle with herbs and spices.
  
  
• If you do use a small amount of fat, use canola oil, olive oil, or soft margarines (liquid or tub types) instead of fat from meat, butter, or shortening.