Managing your weight as someone who lives with diabetes every day can be hard to do. The caloric intake values should not exceed 1200 for some people. Also the foods have to be the right kinds of food and amounts. There are a few different 1200 calorie diets you might want to try if you have type 2 diabetes.
The Shifted Diet
The Shifted diet is a meal plan that encourages the person with type 2 diabetes to consume most of their calories by noon. This diet includes a breakfast totaling 431.7 calories. The breakfast is the largest meal of the day, then a mid-morning of 166.1 calories, lunch containing 183.6 calories, a mid-afternoon snack of only 38.2 calories and the evening meal at 380.4 calories.
Following this plan, the user can expect to eat a breakfast of: two egg whites scrambled with two tablespoons of each chopped green onion and diced tomato, a handful of fresh shredded basil all cooked in vegetable cooking spray and placed on two slices of toasted wholegrain bread. You may use two teaspoons of olive oil spread and have a side of 1 cup of mixed soft fruits and one cup low fat milk.
Eat a snack of low-fat plain yogurt and 1 tablespoon of pumpkin seeds.
Lunch will contain a small salad of one cup fresh spinach leaves, ½ cup mixed raw vegetables topped with two tablespoons of reduced fat dressing and 1 ½ ounces of reduced fat cheese.
Have a medium peach for an afternoon snack. The evening meal will be your last food of the day. Three ounces of baked salmon, ½ cup of steamed asparagus, one cup couscous and one apple.
Create Your Plate Diet
The create your plate diet is a portions-centered program promoted by the American Diabetes Association. The caloric intake will be around the healthy 1200 calories when you make good decisions and follow the steps of the plan.
This is an easy diet because it is visually based. The person with diabetes will draw a visual line down the center of the plate. Divide the left side again. You will have three sections. This will control your portions. Fill the largest part with a non-starchy vegetable. These include spinach, carrots, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa and onion. Fill a small section with a starchy food such as whole grain breads, high-fiber cereal or potatoes. Last, use the other small section for the meat or meat substitutes--this can be skinless chicken or turkey, tuna, cod, salmon or shrimp. Drink an 8 ounce glass of non-fat or low-fat milk.
This is the perfect diet to get you through a meal at someone else's house.
Considerations
Always consult your doctor before you change your diet habits. The foods another person with diabetes can consume may cause your sugar levels to become unbalanced. Monitor your blood sugar levels closely when adding or taking away a food from your routine.
