How to create healthy plates

What can you make your family for dinner that's healthy and tastes good? You can follow the plate method! This healthy eating plan works for everybody,including people with diabetes. Indeed,making nutritious healthy meals will be a snap.What's a healthy plate? It's a way tocontrol your serving sizes where youdon't have to count. Simply use a 7-inch plate for children and a 9-inch plate for adults. First, divide the plate in half and fill one of them with vegetables. 

There are two types of vegetables, starchy like potatoes, corn,pea,s or plantains and non starchy likezucchini, jicama, cucumbers, carrots, or salad. If you have diabetes, fill halfyour plate with non starchy vegetables,then fill 1/4 with whole grains orstarches like brown rice, corn, beans, orwhole wheat pasta. In the other quarteradd some lean protein like tofu, grilled fish, or chicken. What about adding a sideof tortilla or bread? It's hard to resist,I know! The trick is, serve yourself asmaller portion of the other starches onyour plate instead. To complete your meal,add a drink like unsweetened coffee, tea,or a glass of milk, but remember thatdrinking 8 ounces of milk affects yourblood sugar just as it would if you ateanother tortilla or a slice of bread.Or, you can also choose water with a squeezeof lemon or lime. How you create yourplate is up to you, you have many options,as long as you remember to follow thesehealthy guidelines, and tara, you're all set!You might be thinking how can you use theplate method to make vegetable beef soupor other meals?

 Simply follow the same.Fill your pot with low sodium broth and lots of healthy vegetables like corn,cabbage, zucchini, carrots, and onions andsome lean beef, but not too much. Justlike you'd put on a quarter of yourplate for each person you're serving. Ifyou want, add your favorite type ofbread on the side, and you've got theright amount for a healthy meal. Mm-hmm,enjoy!

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