What do diabetics eat?

Diabetes patients should eat some dark green vegetables, such as spinach, rape, celery, green pepper, lettuce, in addition to eating orange vegetables, such as carrots, tomatoes, red pepper, etc., purple vegetables are also suitable for diabetes patients to eat such as purple cabbage, red amaranth, etc. But pay attention to cooking methods, to prevent frying, it is recommended to steam, boil, stew, to prevent excessive fat intake due to different cooking methods. In short, diabetes patients in the choice of healthy cooking methods under the premise, can take a variety of vegetables with food, it is easier to help patients achieve food diversification. Diabetes patients in eating vegetables basically no taboo, high starch vegetables eat a small amount such as lotus root, low starch vegetables can eat more such as cabbage. Vegetables contain a lot of dietary fiber, and high moisture, eat properly can increase satiety, so reduce the intake of other high-calorie foods. Diabetes patients should give priority to eating fresh vegetables, not to eating pickled, rotten vegetables, because such vegetables contain a lot of nitrite, adverse to the patient's health.