Dinner for type 2 diabetic. Menu recipes for the week

One of the most common diseases of the endocrine system is diabetes mellitus, which is associated with insulin resistance and dysfunction of the beta cells of the pancreas. This pathology is characterized by an increase in the glucose content in the blood plasma, due to which the metabolism worsens, and deviations in the work of all organs gradually occur.

It is possible to significantly improve the condition of a type 2 diabetic and reduce the likelihood of further progression of the pathology with the help of a properly selected diet. The composition of the diet should be approached responsibly so that breakfast, lunch and dinner are balanced, nutritious and healthy. In this case, nutritionists provide a wide variety of dietary recipes.

Otherwise, there is a risk of developing hyperglycemia, which provokes the occurrence of diabetic coma and ketoacidosis. The patient will be disturbed by strong thirst, frequent urge to urinate, weakness, the characteristic smell of acetone from the mouth, nausea and vomiting. It is the diet for type 2 diabetes that is the basis for the treatment and prevention of complications.

Why is it important to follow the basic principles of nutrition for people with diabetes?

Dinner for a type 2 diabetic (the recipe for a healthy dish consists of 50% vegetables, but are prohibited all sweet fruits and berries) should be as light as possible so as not to overload the digestive organs path. Nutritionists recommend following a low-carb diet to keep blood sugar levels within the normal range and gradually reduce body weight.

Endocrinologists have found that type 2 diabetes mellitus most often develops against the background of obesity and overeating. For this reason, only making fundamental changes in the usual diet can be regarded as the first step towards normalizing the concentration of glucose in the blood. With the patient's diet and regular exercise, tissue sensitivity to insulin can be significantly increased.

If the disease provoked a deterioration in the work of internal organs, then the endocrinologist additionally prescribes drugs to the patient to lower the level of glucose in the blood. Self-medication of diabetes mellitus is prohibited, as it is fraught with damage to the cardiovascular, urinary, visual and nervous systems.

General food rules

Dinner for a type 2 diabetic (a recipe for a healthy dish implies giving up canned food, store sauces, fatty cheeses, cottage cheese) should be within 400 g. It is recommended to eat food 3 hours before bedtime. It is strictly forbidden to overeat and feel hungry, as this is fraught with an increase in blood sugar levels. Porridge should not be seasoned with butter and washed down with milk, fermented milk products.

Endocrinologists are allowed to add olive oil to dishes, but a maximum of 10-20 ml can be consumed per day. It is recommended to pay special attention to the heat treatment of products, since the patient's condition also depends on this. For example, the glycemic index (GI) of fried chicken is 85 units, but for boiled chicken meat this indicator is reduced to 0 units.

All patients with diabetes mellitus are advised to adhere to the following cooking options:

• Cooking in a multicooker. It is recommended to use the "extinguishing" mode.
• Steam cooking.
• Stewing products with the addition of 1 tsp. l. olive oil.
• Cooking food. If you have a steamer, it is best to steam vegetables, fish and meats, as this will save more nutrients in the food.

With diabetes mellitus, the list of permitted foods is quite diverse, so you can always prepare new, tasty dishes.

Glycemic index of foods

Dinner for a type 2 diabetic should include meals that are prepared with foods with a minimum glycemic index. Otherwise, food with a high GI will provoke a rapid rise in blood glucose. In severe cases, glycemia develops and type 2 diabetes mellitus turns into 1, due to which the patient becomes insulin-dependent.

Before drawing up a menu for a week, it is recommended to find out recipes for dietary dishes from a nutritionist or gastroenterologist in order to avoid common mistakes and not harm the body.

Endocrinologists distinguish 3 degrees of the glycemic index (ED):

• From 70 and more - high.
• Up to 70 - medium.
• Up to 50 - low.

The glycemic index of foods can vary greatly depending on the cooking method. For example, in raw carrots there are 30 IU, but in boiled carrots - 85 IU. In case of diabetes mellitus, it is also recommended to eat turkey, in which 0 U. But at the same time, the skin should be removed from the meat, which significantly increases the final glycemic index. Meat dishes are great for dinner. Low GI vegetables can be used as a side dish.

The product's name	Glycemic index
Fresh cucumbers	20
Basil, parsley	5
Sauerkraut	15
Spinach	15
Radish	15
Fresh tomatoes	10
Dill	15
Brussels sprouts	15
Fresh green peas	40
Boiled beans	40

Vegetables can be used to make delicious stews and puree soup. Many diabetic patients include sorbitol in their diet. But in practice, this product increases the concentration of glucose in the blood, as it is prepared with the addition of flour, but without cane sugar.

Gastroenterologists recommend giving up sorbitol, as fructose increases appetite, and 89% of patients with diabetes are overweight. The diet of people with type 2 diabetes should include cereals that contain vitamins, fiber, folic and organic acids.

The exceptions are:

• Semolina porridge - 85 PIECES
• Muesli - 80 PIECES
• Corn porridge - 75 PIECES

Barley porridge is useful for the body, the calorie content of which is 109 kcal per 100 g.

The diet must include the following fruits and berries:

• Raspberries, apples, red currants, sea buckthorn, peaches - 30 PIECES.
• Grapefruit - 22 UNITS
• Blackberries, wild strawberries, lingonberries, sweet cherries, cherry plums - 25 PIECES.
• Pears - 34 PIECES
• Gooseberries, tangerines - 40 PIECES.
• Oranges, nectarine - 35 UNITS
• Strawberries - 32 PIECES

It is forbidden to include juices in the diet, even if they were made from fruits and berries, which are characterized by a low glycemic index. This is due to the fact that the juice lacks components that could prevent the body from producing excess glucose, which is extremely important in diabetes mellitus.

List of allowed and prohibited products

The basis of proper nutrition in type 2 diabetes mellitus is the treatment table No. 9 according to Pevzner. A feature of the recommended diet is that the patient is prohibited from eating animal fats and easily digestible carbohydrates. It is possible to improve the condition only with the help of those products that stimulate lipid metabolism.

Dinner for type 2 diabetic (diet recipe should not include flavors, flavor enhancers and stabilizers that negatively affect the functioning of the whole body) implies the use of a large amount of fiber, which helps to lower cholesterol levels in blood. The daily calorie content of dishes should be in the range of 1800-2500 kcal.

Food category	Allowed	Forbidden
Meat	Veal, chicken, beef, rabbit, turkey. Boiled and baked, you can use: chicken sausages, doctor's sausage, boiled tongue. No more than 1 time a week, it is allowed to include boiled liver in the diet.	Duck, goose, pork. It is forbidden to use stew, smoked meats.
Flour products	Bread from bran, rye or wheat flour of the 2nd grade, non-rich pastries without added sugar, pasta from coarse wheat varieties. Products from this category are allowed to be consumed only within the recommended daily intake of carbohydrates.	Puff pastry or pastry. White flour pasta.
Dairy	Kefir, whole milk, cottage cheese 1%, unsalted cheese. Only once a week can you include low-fat sour cream in the diet.	Sweet dairy products, salted cheese, cream, fatty sour cream and cottage cheese.
Fish	Cod, hake, pike perch, pollock, pike, haddock.	Mackerel, beluga, sturgeon, stellate sturgeon, pink salmon, bonito, salmon, eel, tuna. Salted and smoked fish, caviar, canned food in oil.
The drinks	Decoctions, herbal teas, dried fruit compotes.	Sweet sparkling water, dessert and semi-sweet wines, packaged sweet juices and nectars.
Fruits, berries	Grapefruit, pomegranate, pineapple, kiwi, mango, papaya, quince, lemon.	Banana, date, grapes, persimmon.
Vegetables	Cabbage of all varieties, radishes, turnips, Jerusalem artichoke, beans, asparagus, zucchini, bell peppers, cucumbers, herbs, tomatoes, eggplants, beets, carrots, radishes, pumpkin, mushrooms, green peas, onions.	Potatoes, corn.

To improve the condition and prevent the development of complications, patients with type 2 diabetes should give up carbonated and alcoholic beverages, reduce the calorie content of meals and reduce consumption salt. Allowed foods are best boiled, baked, or steamed. Natural sweeteners should be used instead of sugar. For example, erythritol, stevioside.

Dinner Recipes

Dinner for type 2 diabetic was to do without hormonal drugs) should consist of high-quality, nutritious foods that will help saturate the body with useful trace elements and vitamins. For breakfast, you can eat vegetable salads, as well as porridge cooked in water.

Homemade yogurt without sugar is not prohibited. If the morning started with a salad, then you can fill it with 1 tsp. l. olive oil.

For lunch, you can prepare a dietary vegetable soup, and before eating it, add a piece of boiled turkey or chicken liver, which has been boiled separately. For an afternoon snack, 1 apple or any other permitted fruit is perfect, as well as a cup of green tea. In the evening, you can indulge yourself with boiled chicken breast and vegetable salad, washed down with herbal tea. 2 hours before bedtime, you can also drink 250 ml of kefir.

If the patient strictly adheres to the correct diet, then he will avoid sharp surges in blood sugar. When choosing the most suitable meal for dinner, it is recommended to consider what exactly the patient with diabetes ate during the day. In his diet must be present proteins, complex carbohydrates, vitamins, fiber and trace elements.

Chicken baked in pumpkin

This recipe can be used to prepare a delicious, healthy dish that can be eaten for dinner with type 2 diabetes. The recommended serving size is 350 g, which is 377.3 kcal.

To prepare the dish, you will need the following components:

• Olive oil - 3 tbsp l.
• Whole chicken - 1.6 kg.
• Leek stalk - 1 pc.
• Pumpkin - 1 pc.
• Wild rice - 250 g.

Ground pepper, salt and other spices can be used at your discretion, but in a minimal amount.

To prepare a dish, it is recommended to adhere to the following scheme of actions:

1. Soak the rice for 2 hours, and after this time, put it on a sieve and rinse under running water.
2. Boil 500-700 ml of water in a saucepan, add rice and add a pinch of salt. After bringing to a boil, cook the rice for 13-20 minutes.
3. Drain the rice from the finished rice and pour it into a plate.
4. Wash the pumpkin thoroughly and carefully cut a circle at a distance of 3-5 cm from the stalk, thereby forming a small "cap". Remove all the seeds and a little pulp from the pumpkin so that the walls of the vegetable are 1.5 cm thick.
5. Heat a frying pan by adding 1 tbsp. l. oils. Rinse the leeks, cut into rings and fry for 1 minute.
6. Add the finished onion to the rice and mix thoroughly.
7. Cut the chicken carcass into 8 pieces, removing all fat and skin.
8. Pour rice and onions into the prepared pumpkin on the bottom, and then lay out the chicken pieces.
9. Pour the neatly laid filling with 2 tbsp. l. olive oil and close with the cut-off top of the pumpkin.

You need to cook the dish in an oven preheated to 160 C for 2 hours. Chicken cooked in pumpkin turns out to be hearty and low in calories.

Fragrant minced meatballs with vegetables

In order not to provoke an increase in blood glucose levels, patients with diabetes mellitus can eat nutritious meatballs for dinner, which are an excellent source of protein.

For this recipe you will need:

• Chicken egg - 1 pc.
• White cabbage - 500 g.
• Minced chicken - 500 g.
• Onions - 2 pcs.
• Carrots - 2 pcs.
• Garlic - 3-4 cloves.
• Tomato paste - 30 g.
• Kefir - 250 ml.
• Vegetable oil - 2-3 tbsp. l.

Black pepper and salt should be used as the main spices. Sprinkle the finished dish with finely chopped dill and parsley.

Step-by-step preparation of dietary meatballs:

1. Prepare the vegetables: finely chop the cabbage, finely chop the onion and grate the carrots.
2. Fry the onion until half cooked and add cabbage and carrots to it. Stew vegetables for 15 minutes and then cool.
3. Drive 1 egg into the minced meat, add spices and mix well.
4. Pour the vegetables cooled to room temperature into the minced meat and mix everything thoroughly again.
5. Form the meatballs and place them in the mold.
6. To prepare the sauce, take kefir and add garlic passed through a press to it, as well as salt. Pour meatballs with the resulting dressing. Additionally, cover the meatballs with tomato paste so that after baking they acquire a more appetizing appearance.

To prepare this dish, you need to preheat the oven to 200 C. It is necessary to bake meatballs for 60-80 minutes.

Vegetable snack

This is an easy-to-prepare appetizer that makes a great addition to steamed fish. When serving, it is recommended to sprinkle the dish with herbs.

To prepare snacks you will need:

• Carrots - 2-3 pcs.
• Tomatoes - 6 pcs.
• Bulgarian pepper - 4 pcs.
• White cabbage - 400 g.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Olive oil - 3 tbsp l.
• Bay leaf - 1 pc.
• Spices.

To dress the snack, you will need olive oil, as well as bay leaves, pepper and salt to taste:

1. Rinse all prepared vegetables under running water.
2. Chop the cabbage, cut the peppers and carrots into thin strips, cut the tomatoes into cubes, and the onions into half rings.
3. All vegetables are poured into one bowl, add 3 tbsp. l. olive oil, 1 bay leaf, and your favorite spices.
4. Simmer the thoroughly mixed vegetables over low heat until tender.

Cod in tomato-olive sauce

The preparation of this dietary meal takes 20-30 minutes. The calorie content of 1 serving is within 247 kcal. Low carbohydrate content and sophisticated taste make this recipe ideal not only for dinner with a close family circle, but also for a festive feast.

To cook cod in tomato-olive sauce you will need:

• Cod - 130 g.
• Cherry tomatoes - 8 pcs.
• Dry white wine - 60 ml.
• Garlic - 3 cloves.
• Olives - 50 g.
• Fresh arugula - 40 g.
• Olive oil - 2 tablespoons l.

A pinch of salt and a mixture of peppers will help enhance the taste of the dish.

To cook cod in tomato-olive sauce, you must follow these steps in sequence:

1. In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp. l. olive oil for frying fish until golden brown. Salt and pepper a little cod. The finished fish should be transferred to a plate and covered with foil to keep it warm.
2. Pour wine into the pan, add 1 tbsp. l. olive oil and cherry tomatoes, and garlic through a press.
3. Evaporate the alcohol over medium heat, stirring occasionally with the tomatoes and garlic. After 4 min. Pour the chopped olives into the pan and cook for 2 minutes.
4. It remains to add the parsley and mix everything thoroughly.

When all the ingredients of the dish are ready, you need to put cod on a pillow of arugula and add a fragrant sauce to it.

Warm salad with vegetables

This dish is based on nutritious buckwheat, which, combined with fresh vegetables and lemon juice, is very tasty, light and healthy. Preparing the salad takes 15-35 minutes.

Required Ingredients:

• Fresh cucumbers - 1 pc.
• Buckwheat - 45 g.
• Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• Lettuce leaves - 1 bunch.
• Flaxseed oil - 1 tbsp l.
• Lemon juice to taste.

You can add any spices to the salad, as well as salt in a minimum amount.

Cooking method:

1. Rinse the buckwheat and fill it with hot water in a 1: 2 ratio. To make the porridge crumbly, salt the cereal and cook over low heat for 30 minutes.
2. Cut the tomatoes and cucumbers into small cubes and mix with chopped lettuce. Squeeze lemon juice and add some salt and spices.
3. Add warm buckwheat to the salad before serving.

If desired, you can add a little boiled chicken breast or a few cubes of unsalted cheese to the prepared dish.

Baked chicken with vegetables

This dish will help you recover faster after a hard day's work. Thanks to the large amount of vegetables, the body will receive the necessary amount of fiber, which will improve the metabolism and overall well-being of a patient with type 2 diabetes. Chicken cooking takes 45-65 minutes.

Required Ingredients:

• Chicken fillet without skin - 700 g.
• Basil - 15 g.
• Rosemary - 15 g.
• Parsley greens - 15 g.
• Oregano - 15 g.
• Champignons - 250 g.
• Sweet pepper - 100 g.
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Garlic - 2 cloves.
• Olive oil - 1 tbsp l.
• Canned white beans - 450 g.
• Pitted olives - 12 pcs.
• Asparagus or green beans - 450 g.
• Cherry tomatoes - 120 g.
• Balsamic vinegar - 2 tbsp l.

This dietary dish is cooked in the oven at a temperature of +220 C. Chicken with vegetables is baked in 2 trays, which must first be covered with foil.

Cooking method:

1. In a deep bowl, combine finely chopped parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary and add a pinch of salt and some black pepper.
2. Place the chicken fillet on a baking sheet and sprinkle with 1⁄2 of the fresh herb mixture.
3. In a large bowl, combine finely chopped mushrooms, onions, bell peppers and pressed garlic. Sprinkle vegetables with olive oil, mix thoroughly and pour into a second baking sheet in an even layer.
4. Place both baking sheets in the oven for 40 minutes. In the process of cooking, a mixture of mushrooms, peppers, onions and garlic should be mixed once.
5. If after 40 minutes. the meat is ready, then it must be removed from the oven and covered with foil so that it does not cool down. If not, the chicken should be returned to the oven and cooked until tender.
6. After 40 min. put green beans or asparagus, canned white beans, tomatoes, olives on a baking sheet with mushrooms. Also add balsamic vinegar and leftover chopped herbs. Mix the vegetable mixture thoroughly and send to the oven for another 15-20 minutes.

Before serving, the chicken meat must be cut into thin slices and placed on a pillow of baked vegetables. If you choose the right recipes, then every dinner for a type 2 diabetic will not only be healthy and low-calorie, but also very tasty.

Thanks to proper nutrition, you can improve overall well-being, avoid possible complications of a chronic disease, get rid of excess weight and significantly prolong life. After dinner, it will not be superfluous to walk in the fresh air, which will facilitate easier absorption of food and slow down the process of glucose entry into the blood.

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