Fats and Sweets with Diabetes

Limit the amounts of fats and sweets you eat. They have calories, but not much nutrition. Some contain saturated fats and cholesterol that increase your risk of heart disease. Limiting these foods will help you lose weight and keep your blood glucose and blood fats under control.

Examples of fats include

salad dressing oil

butter margarine

avocado olives

Examples of sweets include

regular soda ice cream

cake cookies

pie candy

How much is a serving of sweets?

How much is a serving of fat?

How can I satisfy my sweet tooth?

It's okay to have sweets once in a while. Try having sugar-free popsicles, diet soda, fat-free ice cream or frozen yogurt, or sugar-free hot cocoa mix.

Other tips:

• Share desserts in restaurants.
  
  
• Order small or child-size servings of ice cream or frozen yogurt.
  
  
• Divide homemade desserts into small servings and wrap each individually. Freeze extra servings.
  
  
• Don't keep dishes of candy in the house or at work.
  
  

Remember, fat-free and low-sugar foods still have calories. Talk with your diabetes teacher about how to fit sweets into your meal plan.

source: http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/eating_ez/index.htm