Diabetes Diet Attributes

The following is a summary of the  key attributes of a balanced diet that will help diabetics with their meal planning; and, in turn, help them to control their blood sugar and reverse their diabetes.

Super Meal Model Diet Attributes:

• More Frequent Meals (4 to 6 times/day)
• Smaller Meals (400-500 calories)
• Balance of Macronutrients 
• (Super Carbs, Proteins, Fats, Liquids)
• Key Micronutrients, i.e. vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals) 
• High Fiber Content (30-35g/day)
• Fermented Foods (3-5 times/week)
• Raw Vegetables (50%-80%)
• Steamed Vegetables (Note: Don't boil your vegetables!)
• Some Raw Fruits
• (Note: Limited Fruits During 1st 3 Stages)
• Nutritional Supplementation (Food-based)
• Minimum/No flour, sugar, wheat, fructose, processed foods, fast foods
• No Grains During 1st 3 Stages
• Minimum/No HFCS, PHO, nitrates, artificial sweeteners, food additives
• Minimum/No caffeine, alcohol, drugs
• Minimum/No dairy, especially pasteurized cow's milk/cheese; gluten (for Type 1s)

Key Point: This is not a low fat diet! Ironically, low fat diets helped to make us fat!

Super Carbohydrates include many bright, colorful and green, leafy vegetables, some dark, colorful fruits, onions, garlic, other herbs & spices, legumes, and some specific organic whole grains (but, not wheat bread!).
Note: We recommend that most diabetics avoid all grains and most fruits during the first 3 stages of the program.

Super Proteins include nuts, seeds, cold-water fish (i.e. wild salmon, tuna), blue-green algae (chlorella, spirulina), fermented soy, organic dairy (i.e. organic, Omega-3, free-range eggs), lean animal meats (i.e. free-range chicken, turkey, organic beef), wild animal meat (i.e. bison, ostrich, deer).
Note: If you are concerned about the mercury in fish, eat smaller fish or take an Omega-3 supplement.

Super Fats include plant oils and the fat in nuts and seeds, and cold-water fish, i.e. extra virgin olive oil, extra virgin coconut oil. But, you must avoid the clear vegetable oils and canola oil!

Super Liquids include filtered water, raw vegetable juices; green tea, white tea; some raw fruit juices; and, a couple of the organic bottled juices, i.e. lemon, tomato, V-8.

Refer to Chapters 6 and 7 for a detailed list of all the super carbs, super proteins, super fats, and super liquids that support the Death to Diabetes Super Meal Model Diet for Diabetics.

Use our meal planning guidelines, and start eating the Super Meals, including the Super Breakfast, the Super Lunch, and the Super Dinner, and watch your blood glucose level start to steadily come down!

Make sure that you have at least one raw salad every day, if possible.

If you can't stand eating raw vegetables, then, lightly steam them, but do not boil your vegetables! Boiling kills the Vitamin C and other key nutrients that the body requires to fight your diabetes, strengthen your immune system, and heal your body.

If you want to accelerate your body's repair or weight loss, add raw juicing, and get the Power of Raw Juicing & Smoothies ebook.

If you struggle with making healthy diet changes, read How to Change Bad Eating Habits.

Start eating The Top 10 Super Foods, more salads and Super Supplements.

Stick with the program and watch the weight melt off your body!

Author's Note: If you are struggling with adding raw foods such as vegetables and fruits to your nutritional program,  there many (scrumptious) and creative ways to accomplish this to dramatically improve your diabetes and lose weight, i.e. smoothies, salads, stir-fry, omelets, soups, sandwiches, casseroles, appetizers, etc. For more ideas, get the Death to Diabetes cookbook, which provides hundreds of healthy, simple, and quick recipes, for meals, snacks, and appetizers. If you like raw juicing and/or smoothies, then, get the Power of Raw Juicing book.

Note: If you don't believe that Type 2 diabetes is reversible, then, read this web page for a list of the new studies and reports, and what some medical doctors are now saying!

Note: Refer to the clinical studies, including the China Study, which substantiate the benefits of a plant-based nutritional program to prevent and possibly reverse the effects of heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers.