15 Diabetes-Friendly Snack Tips
Keep your blood sugar steady with a smart and satisfying snack!
Help keep your snacking "honest.
1. Keep your snacks to 150 calories or less. The danger of snacks is that they can become more like extra meals if you go overboard
2. Beware of low-fat snacks
people tend to eat about 28 percent more of a snack when it's low-fat
4. Grab the whole bag. A single serving bag, that is
5. Pour a handful of nuts
contain the healthy monounsaturated fats that lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease
6. Have a few whole-grain crackers with peanut butter
8. Spread some black bean salsa over eggplant slices
9. Sip a small cup of vegetable soup
10. Indulge in a few decadent bites
three dried apricots, a small piece of dark chocolate
11. Blend a fruit smoothie
12. Freeze grapes and peeled bananas
13. Eat an apple—and the skin
14. Try low-fat string cheese
15. Have your chocolate "bar" frozen
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