Diabetic Living Australia - July-August 2018

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Breakfast

Optional

snack

Lunch

Optional

snack

Dinner

Alcohol

Optional

dessert

Exercise

Plan your week,

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SHANNON LAVERY (DIETITIAN

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Chickpea and

vegie pitas with

creamy avocado

dressing (page 49)

Wondering

what to eat

this week?

Try these

delicious

meal ideas

If you choose to drink, stick to 1-2 standard drinks per day. It’s also a good idea to

Aim for 20-60 minutes of moderate exercise each day.

Start each day with a glass of water. You should have 6-10 glasses a day,

Homemade

yoghurt (page 42)

with ½ cup natural

muesli

2 slices soy linseed

bread with ½ small

avocado and

1 Tbsp pepitas

(pumpkin seeds)

Spiced porridge

with pecans

(page 64)

2 poached eggs,

2 slices multigrain

bread with ¼ small

avocado and

4 cherry tomatoes

1 slice grainy bread

with 1 Tbsp natural

peanut butter

Rhubarb and oat

muffins (page 61)

1 piece seasonal

fresh fruit

Toasted chicken,

spinach and

mustard

sandwich

(page 73)

Orange and

saffron fish soup

(page 32)

Cherry berry

smoothie (page 60)

Thai chicken

wings with

peanut

sauce

(page 49)

1 piece seasonal

fresh fruit

2 fresh dates Nutty chocolate

muesli bar

(page 62)

2 rye Cruskits and

40g reduced-fat

cheddar

Crumbed chicken

with roasted

vegetables

(page 79)

Pictured above

Meatballs with

roasted green

beans and

potatoes (page 79)

Pictured above

Mac and cheese

with broccoli

(page 79)

Pictured above

Tomato & seafood

stew with roasted

garlic toasts

(page 71)

Pictured above

1 cup warm

skim milk with

2 tsp Milo

1 cup fresh

fruit salad

5 canned peach

pieces with ½ cup

low-fat custard

1 cup fresh fruit

salad

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