Compiled six lists of basic foods required daily by every diabetic. The lists, somewhat expanded to be more helpful. Remember, any food may be chosen from one list and substituted for another food within the same list in the amount specified.
MILK contains: Carbohydrate –12 grams; Fat –10 grams; Protein –8 grams; Calories -170
- Milk, Whole 1 cup (8 oz.) – 240 grams
- Milk, Evaporated 1/2 cup – 120 grams
- Buttermilk 1 cup – 240 grams
- Milk, Skim 1 cup – 240 grams (You may add 2 fat substitutes when you use one cup of skim milk or buttermilk made from skim milk)
- Milk, Nonfat Dry Powder 1/4 cup
VEGETABLE: A
You may eat as much of these vegetables raw as you wish, except tomatoes. (Limit to one tomato or 1/2 cup tomato juice at a meal.) If these vegetables are cooked, use as much as 1 cup at a time.
| Asparagus | Chicory | Lettuce | String Beans, Young |
| Beet Greens | Collard | Mushrooms | Summer Squash |
| Broccoli | Cucumber | Mustard | Tomatoes |
| Brussels Sprouts | Dandelion | Okra | Turnip Greens |
| Cabbage | Escarole | Pepper | Watercress |
| Cauliflower | Eggplant | Radishes | |
| Celery | Greens | Sauerkraut | |
| Chard | Kale | Spinach |
VEGETABLE: B
contains: Carbohydrate –7 grams; Fat –0 grams; Protein –2 grams; Calories -35
Use 1/2 cup:
| Beets | Peas, Green | Rutabaga |
| Carrots | Pumpkin | Squash, Winter |
| Onions | Kale | Turnips |
FRUIT contains: Carbohydrate –10 grams; Fat –0 grams; Protein –0 grams; Calories -40
- Fresh, cooked, canned or frozen unsweetened fruits only.
- Apple (2” Diameter) 1 small
- Applesauce 1/2 cup
- Apricots, Fresh 2 medium
- Apricots, Dried 4 halves
- Banana 1/2 small
- Blackberries 1 cup
- Blueberries 1/2 cup
- Boysenberries 3/4 cup
- Cantaloupe (6” Diameter) 1/4
- Cherries, Raw, Sweet 10 large
- Cherries, Canned, Red Sour 1/2 cup
- Cherries, Maraschino 2
- Dates 2
- Figs, Fresh 2 large
- Figs, Dried 1 small
- Fruit Cocktail, Canned 1/4 cup
- Grapefruit 1/2 small
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