GUIDELINES FOR DIABETIC DIET [ INDIAN DIET ]

FOODS TO BE AVOIDED

Roots and Tubers [ eg Potato, carrot ].

Banana, Mango and Grapes.

Sugar, Glucose, Honey, Jaggery, Jam, Cake, Chocolate, Ice cream, Kheer and Khoa.

Porridge, Maida, Rawa, Noodles, Semiya and Coconut

Horliks, Boost, Bournvita and Aerated drinks [ Pepsi, Coke, Sprite, Mirinda..].

Mutton, Beef and Pork.

Tinned or Canned foods and Dry fruits.

Fried oily foods- Samosa, Cutlet, Vadam, Pickles, Puri, Papad, Biriyani and Parotta.

Butter, Ghee, Vanaspati [ Dalda ] and Coconut oil.

Alcahol and Cigerette smoking.


FOODS THAT CAN BE INCLUDED

Green leafy vegetables [ spinach ]

Vegetables : Plantain stem, Turnip, Cucumber, Plantain flower, Radish, Cabbage, Ladies finger, Ridge gourd, White ash gourd, Brinjal, Bottle gourd, Beans, Onion, Drum stick, Tomato , Cauliflower, Pumpkin and Capsicum.

Whole wheat bread, Brown bread and oil less chapati [ phulka ]

Any one of the following fruit per day : 1 Apple, 1 Sweet lime, 3 Pieces of Papaya and 1 Guava.

Sunflower oil, Gingerly oil, Groundnut oil [ refined ] and Olive oil - use minimum amount.

Small and frequent meals with proper time intervals.

Drink more Clear soups and Butter milk.

High fibre food like vegetables, salads and sprouts.


Exersice for 30 minutes, five times in a week..... Walking is the best exercise.


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GO......ORGANIC & ORGANIC FOOD SHOPS IN CHENNAI

Organic foods are produced according to certain production standards. For crops, it means they were grown without the use of conventional pesticides, artificial fertilizers, human waste, or sewage sludge, and that they were processed without ionizing radiation or food additives. For animals, it means they were reared without the routine use of antibiotics and without the use of growth hormones.

Organic foods are free from highly toxic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, antibiotics and growth hormones, which are commonly used in intensive farming. Organic foods are free from artificial colourings, flavourings, addictives, sweeteners and unnecessary chemicals used in regular food manufacturing. Fresh organic produce contains 50% more vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other micro nutrients than intensively farmed produce. Going organic is the only practical way to avoid eating generically modified ( GM) food. Organic foods are vegetables, low calorie snacks, special food for diabetic and high blood pressure patients, natural fruit flavoured ice creams and bakery products that are devoid of sugar and come enriched with natuaral sweetners.

Here's a list of Organic food shop in Chennai

AHUMCAARA

for high energy, low fat snacks, speciality cheese, natuaral salts, natuaral sweetners, juices, jams, herbs and spices, soy products, health drinks,grains, pulses, oils, nuts, natural tea , herbal tea , and weekend market for organic veggies.

19, [ Old No 230]

Near Spenzer's daily

Kilpauk Garden Road

Chennai # 26611828

Econut

3, First Floor

E-34, 2 nd Avenue

Besant Nagar

Chennai # 24919592

Organic Harvest

Gallery Sri Parvati

28/160, Eldams Road

Alwarpet

Chennai #9444404577

Futurefood

85, 1 st Main Road

Gandhi Nagar

Adyar

Naturally Auroville

for variety of breads, cheese, handicrafts, candles, handmade paper, lampshade and pottery from Auroville , Pondicherry.

8, Khader Nawas Khan Road

Nungambakam

Chennai # 28330518, 28330517

ONLYFRESH

74, 1ST Main Road

R A Puram

Chennai # 24331066

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