{"id":1195,"date":"2017-11-27T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/?p=1195"},"modified":"2024-04-16T14:44:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T14:44:18","slug":"planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning A South Indian Diabetic Friendly Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"toc\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #c01c7b;\">Table of Content<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q1\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Diabetes Friendly Food Choices<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q2\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Morning Routine For Diabetics<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q3\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Diabetes-Friendly Breakfast<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q4\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Mid-Morning Snack<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q5\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Diabetes Friendly Lunch Options<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q6\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Evening Tea<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q7\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Healthy Dinner Options<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q8\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Good Snack Options<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q9\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Tips for Meat Eaters<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q10\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Tips to Manage Your Diabetic Diet<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/family-and-general-medicine\/planning-a-south-indian-diabetic-friendly-diet\/#q11\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Foods to Avoid<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"caps\">Indians with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/Centers-of-Excellence-and-Specialties\/Diabetology\">diabetes<\/a> have a harder time dealing with the illness because of our cuisine.\u00a0Many of our staple foods like rice and potatoes are high in starch.<\/p>\n<p>But you can personalize your South Indian meals and make diabetes friendly food choices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"n2_ss_slider_publish__option_code\" dir=\"ltr\" data-mode=\"id\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center; color: #c01c7b;\" id=\"q1\"><strong>Diabetes Friendly Food Choices<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 d=\"q2\"><strong>When you wake up\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Have a couple of digestive biscuits<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">A cup of coffee or tea without sugar<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">A glass of warm water with lime and ginger is healthy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"q3\"><strong>At breakfast, have\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/News-Events\/June-Recipe-2016\">Steamed idlis<\/a> with chutney<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Soft dosa cooked with minimum oil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Upma made with cracked wheat, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/good-living\/whats-all-this-buzz-about-quinoa\/\">quinoa<\/a> or poha<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Pongal made with brown rice<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Ragi dosas and idiyappams<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1211 size-medium\" title=\"Steamed idlis with chutney\" src=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23872114937_521794_o-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Steamed idlis with chutney\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23872114937_521794_o-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23872114937_521794_o-600x386.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/23872114937_521794_o.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"q4\"><strong>For a mid morning snack have\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A glass of buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>Avoid tender coconut water or juices(high sugar content)<\/li>\n<li>Low sugar content fruit<\/li>\n<li>Handful of unsalted nuts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"q5\"><strong>Diabetes friendly lunch options<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Brown rice, diabetes rice, quinoa, broken millets<\/li>\n<li>Kootu with water based vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Porials with vegetables like carrot, beans, cabbage etc<\/li>\n<li>Greens blended with dhal or plain<\/li>\n<li>Sambhar with non tuber vegetables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"q6\"><strong>Evening tea can include\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A cup of tea or coffee with no sugar<\/li>\n<li>Digestive biscuits<\/li>\n<li>A small healthy snack like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/news-events\/march-recipe-2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">upma<\/a> or adai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1196 size-medium\" title=\"Evening Tea\" src=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tea-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Evening Tea\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/tea.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"q7\"><strong>Healthy dinner options<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/News-Events\/April-Recipe-2016\">clear vegetable soup<\/a> before dinner<\/li>\n<li>Make a bowl of salad<\/li>\n<li>Wheat chappathis with dhal and vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Adai made with dhal, and chutney<\/li>\n<li>Oats porridge with vegetables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"also-read\">Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/good-living\/how-to-eat-healthy-without-starving\/\">How to eat healthy without starving?<\/a><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"q8\"><strong>Good snack options (when you just need to binge)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/News-Events\/April-Recipe-2017\">Vegetable salads<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fruit salads (with fruits low in sugar)<\/li>\n<li>Steamed or boiled vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Steamed dhal vadas<\/li>\n<li>Microwave papads with vegetables on top<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"q9\"><strong>Tips for meat eaters<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Grill your meat instead of deep frying<\/li>\n<li>Make it into a curry instead of dry frying<\/li>\n<li>Have more lean meats like chicken and fish<\/li>\n<li>Add vegetables to the meat dish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"also-read\"><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/lifestyle\/which-cooking-oils-are-best-for-diabetics\/\">Which Cooking Oils Are Best for Diabetics?<\/a><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"q10\"><strong>Tips to manage your diabetic diet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Eat a snack when you wake up<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Drink two glasses of water before a meal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Have small meals every two hours<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Eat dinner early<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #000000;\">Carry a small snack at all times<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Eat Your Way To Health... The Indian Way\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nrPkrza-xgs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"q11\"><strong>What you should avoid<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Deep fried foods<\/li>\n<li>Coconut based curries and chutneys<\/li>\n<li>Curries with excess oil like kara kuzhambu<\/li>\n<li>Biriyanis and pulaus that have excess oil and rice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1199 size-medium\" title=\"Deep fried foods\" src=\"https:\/\/kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hqdefault-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Deep fried foods\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hqdefault-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/hqdefault.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Kauvery Hospital is globally known for its multidisciplinary services at all its Centers of Excellence, and for its comprehensive, Avant-Grade technology, especially in diagnostics and remedial care in heart diseases, transplantation, vascular and neurosciences medicine. Located in the heart of Trichy (Tennur, Royal Road and Alexandria Road (Cantonment), Chennai, Hosur, Salem, Tirunelveli and Bengaluru, the hospital also renders adult and pediatric trauma care.<\/p>\n<p>Chennai \u2013 044 4000 6000 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Cantonment \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Heartcity \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Trichy \u2013 Tennur \u2013 0431 4022555 \u2022 Maa Kauvery Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Kauvery Cancer Institute, Trichy \u2013 0431 4077777 \u2022 Hosur \u2013 04344 272727 \u2022 Salem \u2013 0427 2677777 \u2022 Tirunelveli &#8211; 0462 4006000 \u2022 Bengaluru &#8211; 080 6801 6801<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Updated on <strong>22<\/strong><sup>nd<\/sup> Jan 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Content Diabetes Friendly Food Choices Morning Routine For Diabetics Diabetes-Friendly Breakfast Mid-Morning Snack Diabetes Friendly Lunch Options Evening Tea Healthy Dinner Options Good Snack Options Tips for Meat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-and-general-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1195"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10245,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1195\/revisions\/10245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kauveryhospital.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}