1800 Calorie Diabetic Diet

Here you have a sample of 1800 calorie diabetic diet meal plan per 1 day for diabetics.
Comments:

• This diet contains about 244 grams of carbohydrates.
  If you want to reduce the carbohydrates then you can replace 2 servings of bread with meat.
• Try to select from the bread group foods which are high in fibers such as: whole-grain breads, cereals and crackers.
• Try to select from the lean meat, the poultry, or the fish. They are the healthiest.
• Do not fry the meat! You better roast, broil or bake it.
• 2 oz. of meat might be any cooked meat about the size of your cell phone
  or 1 small chicken leg or thigh.
• Three oz. of cooked meat are equal to about 4 oz. of raw meat.
  Try to weigh the meat after you cook it and after removing the bones and the fat.

Group	Bread	Vegetables	Fruit	Meat	Milk	Fat	Total
Servings	8	5	4	7	3	4	31

Meal Plan Sample with 1800 Calorie for a Day

Food	Group	Servings	Calories	Carbs
Breakfast
2 slices of whole wheat bread	Bread	2	160	30
1 tsp. butter stick	Fat	1	45
1 small banana	Fruit	1	60	15
1 cup skim milk	Milk	1	90	12
1/4 cup cottage cheese	Meat	1	55	3
coffee or tea – free
Lunch
1 cup carrots	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup tomatoes	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup lettuce – free
1 tbsp. mayonnaise - reduced fat	Fat	1	45
3 Oz. turkey	Meat	3	105
1 tbsp. pinenuts	Fat	1	45
2 slices of whole wheat bread	Bread	2	160	30
1 apple	Fruit	1	60	15
Afternoon Snack
2 slices of rice cake	Bread	1	80	15
1/2 cup sherbet	Milk	1	60	12
Supper
2 Oz. beef stew	Meat	2	150
1/2 cup cooked mushrooms	Vegetables	1	25	5
1 cup brown rice	Bread	2	160	30
1 cup steamed broccoli	Vegetables	2	50	10
1 peach	Fruit	1	60	15
6 cashews	Fat	1	45
3/4 cup frozen yogurt - nonfat	Milk	1	90	12
Evening Snack
1/2 bagel	Bread	1	80	15
1 oz. salmon - fresh or canned	Meat	1	55
1 1/4 cup strawberries	Fruit	1	60	15
Total		31	1790	244

For further adjustments and modifications to your 1800 calorie diabetic diet meal plan which derive from your nutritional needs, your weight, height, age, and your daily activity you should consult with your dietitian.