Empirical diet chart for a Bengali patient with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

Dietary guideline for a Bengali  patient with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Meal/time	Dietary advice
Breakfast 7:30 – 8 A.M.	1 cup tea (125 ml appx) with skimed milk (double toned milk) with no sugar (add one pellet of sugar free although I don’t recommend that)  2 slices of brown bread Alternately you can take one bowl of muesli with double toned milk
Snack 10 – 10.30 A.M	4 sugar free cream cracker biscuits Or One bowl of puffed rice
Lunch 12:00 – 1pm	1- 2 cup brown rice  1 cup of dhal  1 cup of boiled vegetables,  (if you find the taste difficult to adjust, stir-fry with 5 to 10 ml olive oil)  50 gms of fish (low fat, small fresh water fish) or meat (chicken/ lean meat)- preferably cooked in olive oil end the meal with curd made from skimmed (double toned) milk – half cup
Afternoon 3 - 3.30 P.M.	one bowl of fresh fruit cut into medium sized cubes (avoid high sugar containing ones like jack fruit, mangoes etc) You can also add cucumber, acts as a good filler One cup of tea
Dinner 7 - 8 P.M.	1 cup brown rice or 2 rotis made from multi grain flour or one cup boiled white oats  1 cup stir-fried vegetables (as mentioned above)  50 gm of chicken or fish  1 bowl of salad (cucumber) or Raita made with low-fat milk
Snack 9- 10 P.M	1 cup of skim milk
Whenever you feel hungry in between meals	Have one bowl of puffed rice with cut pieces of cucumber

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