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Planning for a Breakfast on ADA Diet

Patient/caregiver was educated on planning for a breakfast on ADA diet as follows: Plan to have around an average of 300 – 350 calories on your breakfast. This calorie measure could vary depending upon sex, activity levels, calorie requirement, and other factors guiding your maximum daily calorie allowance. Men have more muscle mass and therefore, could have a higher calorie requirement. Also, individuals with active lifestyle need more calories versus someone with a sedentary lifestyle. [...]

Measures to Plan for ADA Diet Recommendation-5

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for ADA diet recommendation as follows: Choose soups made of lean meat and fresh vegetables. Try using low fat alternatives versus heavy cream, while making soups. Prepare all your soups a day ahead before consumption. Refrigerating them overnight and removing any extra fat that floats to the top the following morning, can help remove any extra calories from the soups. Consider using low calorie sweeteners, such as, Sweet [...]

Measures to Plan for ADA Diet Recommendation-4

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for ADA diet recommendation as follows: Prepare your meat on removing extra fat, before you cook it. Cutting away all the visible fat from the meat and/or roasting the meat on rack, can help with removing all the extra fat and calories from the meat. For meat, choosing fish, chicken, and turkey, over beef and pork, twice a week, can help cutting down on extra calories associated with [...]

Measures to Plan for ADA Diet Recommendation-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for ADA diet recommendation as follows: While using sauce for flavoring your food, try using low calorie sauces, such as, marinara sauce, sweet and sour sauce, or homemade barbeque sauce versus creamy white sauce, pesto sauce, or tartar sauce, which are high on calorie count. Choosing cottage cheese or low-fat cheese over regular cheese can help with cutting down on calorie consumption. Use low-fat cheese for making a [...]

Measures to Plan for ADA Diet Recommendation-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on measures to plan for ADA diet recommendation as follows: Choosing to snack on raw vegetables and whole grain crackers over foods, such as, fried cheese balls, corn fritters, fried mozzarella sticks, dill pickle fries, and chips can help cut down consumption of some unwanted calories. Salad or soup without any added cream can be healthier choices for appetizer over nachos, fried jalapeno poppers, fried ravioli, fried mozzarella, fried avocado, or fried zucchini chips. Choosing a broth-based [...]