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Low-fat and nonfat dairy foods are recommended for people with diabetes who can tolerate dairy foods. One benefit of consuming low-fat and nonfat dairy foods instead of higher-fat and whole dairy foods is that they contain the same amount of beneficial nutrients (carbohydrates, protein, calcium, and vitamins A and D) with fewer of the less desirable nutrients (like saturated fat). How many grams of carbohydrates are in a serving of milk?

12 grams

Both fruits and vegetables are valuable sources of carbohydrate, fiber and other nutrients that are important for a person with diabetes. Fruits generally have more carbohydrate - and therefore more Calories - than do vegetables. How does the carbohydrate content of the apple in the sample 1-day menu compare to the carbohydrate content of the baby carrots?

The apple has about twice as much carbohydrate as the carrots.

Fruit is a valuable source of carbohydrate, fiber and other nutrients that are important in a meal plan for diabetes management. An exchange of fruit is equivalent to a small piece of fruit and contains 60 kcal; however, not all fruits have identical nutrition profiles. Which fruit in this sample 1-day menu makes up the largest exchange serving of fruit?

banana

Some people with diabetes mistakenly think they should not eat carbohydrates. In fact, carbohydrates should represent the majority of calories (45% to 65%) for a person with diabetes, just like they should if an individual does not have diabetes. Which item from the sample 1-day menu does not contain any carbohydrate

chicken breast

Most (90% to 95%) of the people who have diabetes have type 2 diabetes and more than 90% of the people with type 2 diabetes have a body mass index (BMI) that puts them in the overweight or obese category. BMI less than 18.5 underweight, BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 is healthy or normal weight, BMI of 25 to 29.9 is overweight, and BMI of 30 or above is obese. According to her BMI, Tyra is

overweight

Milk and yogurt contain the milk sugar lactose; because sugars are carbohydrates, milk and yogurt contain carbohydrate. When milk is processed into cheese, most of the lactose is removed, meaning that it has little, if any, carbohydrate. How many grams of carbohydrate are in the Swiss cheese in this sample 1-day menu?

0.4

A person with diabetes can help control his or her blood sugar by monitoring the amount, type and distribution of carbohydrate in the diet. Which serving of food from this sample 1-day menu contains the greatest amount of carbohydrate?

bran flakes

yra met with a diabetes educator who helped her design an 1800-kcal meal plan for weight loss based on the Exchange System for meal planning. Tyra was excited to learn that she can have fruit, a valuable source of carbohydrate, fiber, and other important nutrients. If one fruit exchange contains 60 kcal, approximately how many calories from fruit did Tyra eat in this 1-day sample menu?

250

Tyra was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Her healthcare practitioner advised her to lose weight at a rate of approximately 1 pound per week as a therapy to help control her diabetes. One rule of thumb to lose weight is to eat 20 to 25 kcal per kilogram of body weight. If Tyra weighs 150 pounds (68 kilograms) and eats this 1-day diet, how many calories per kilogram of body weight is she consuming?

26

There is not a specific type of diet to eat for diabetes. People with diabetes should aim for the same percentage of calories from carbohydrate as people without diabetes. The Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) for carbohydrates is 45% to 65% of calories from carbohydrate. What percent calories from carbohydrate are provided in this sample 1-day menu?

52