{"id":57777,"date":"2021-02-24T13:42:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T08:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/?p=57777"},"modified":"2024-07-01T17:19:24","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T11:49:24","slug":"how-to-create-a-protein-rich-diet-for-diabetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/2021\/02\/24\/how-to-create-a-protein-rich-diet-for-diabetics\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Create A Protein Rich Diet For Diabetics?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are living with <\/span><b>diabetes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you need to be careful about your carbohydrate intake to keep your blood sugar levels under control. To compensate for reducing carbs and to help you stay full for longer, you could try a <\/span><b>h<\/b><b>igh protein diet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with complex carbohydrates and healthy fats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What You Should Know:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does protein-rich food benefit diabetics?<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to create a protein-rich meal plan?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Precautions to take before starting a protein-rich diet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>How does protein-rich food benefit diabetics?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you get used to following a certain diet it can become very difficult to feel satisfied if you omit certain foods. Indian diets for example, include white rice or rice flour dishes as well as wheat flour foods like roti. Having grown up eating these foods daily, to have to stop eating white rice or roti with every meal can be a shock to the system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57778 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/How-does-protein-rich-food-benefit-diabetics_01.jpg\" alt=\"Diet for Diabetes- Activ Living \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An easier way to transition from a high-carbohydrate to a <\/span><b>diabetes-friendly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> diet is to substitute some of the foods with healthier alternatives. White rice and wheat can be replaced by healthier or grain-free alternatives. These <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protein rich food<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> substitutes not only help reduce the overall carb intake but also keep you feeling full for longer as they take more time to digest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>How to create a protein-rich meal plan?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Breakfast:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57779 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Breakfast_01.jpg\" alt=\"Protein Rich Diet- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can make a great breakfast with these <\/span><b>high-protein<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vegetarian foods<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Use red rice flour to make your idlis, dosas and poha for breakfast or make dal <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cheelas <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(savoury pancakes made from lentil flour). It not only tastes delicious, but is also rich in fibre which helps maintain normal blood sugar levels. You can replace potato bhaji with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">channa <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(chickpeas) or dal with a few pieces of potato in it. Eggs are also a good option for a high protein breakfast. You can have boiled or poached eggs with whole-grain toast to keep you full all morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Lunch:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57780 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Lunch_01.jpg\" alt=\"Pritein Rich Lunch- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brown rice instead of white rice can give you the same feeling of satisfaction after a meal, but with <\/span><b>additional nutrition value<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The protein and fibre in brown rice will help to prevent sugar cravings late in the afternoon. Adding lean meat like chicken breast or fish to your meal also increases the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protein food<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> content, and ensures you get your full range of nutrition. Add a full serving of vegetables to your meal to make it a balanced diet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dinner:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-57781 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.adityabirlacapital.com\/healthinsurance\/active-together\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Dinner_01.jpg\" alt=\"Protein Rich Dinner- Activ Living\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/533;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dinner is a good meal to experiment with <\/span><b>cutting out carbs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> altogether. You could try having a fresh vegetable salad with a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protein rich food<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like eggs, fish or chicken. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Veg protein rich food<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could include mushrooms, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">channa<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, any other lentils or dal, nuts and seeds. A soup made with dal could be a good way to satisfy your hunger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Precautions to take before starting a protein rich diet<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People with diabetes could also suffer from a diabetes-related kidney condition called diabetic nephropathy. If this is the case you will need to restrict your protein intake. It is always better to check with your doctor and a registered dietitian before starting a diet of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protein rich foods<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get more information and support to help control diabetes on the <\/span><b>Lifestyle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Fitness<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sections of the Activ Living Blog. You can also make use of the <\/span><b>Health Tools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to keep track of your overall wellbeing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are living with diabetes, you need to be careful about your carbohydrate intake&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2963,"featured_media":57782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3120,8,4234,833],"tags":[157,1843,2341,1182,2342,2343],"class_list":["post-57777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diabetes","category-lifestyle-conditions","category-meal-plans","category-diet-and-nutrition","tag-balanced-diet","tag-control-blood-sugar","tag-diabetes-diet","tag-meal-plans","tag-protein-rich-foods","tag-reduce-carbohydrates"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>High Protein Diet for Diabetics: Benefits and Meal Plan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eating a high-protein diet can help manage blood sugar levels and improve overall health for people with diabetes. 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