Food List for Diabetes
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People often think that following a diet for diabetes means giving up foods they like and having to eat foods
they don't like. If you think a diet for diabetes means you can't eat any of the foods you like, fill in the four
columns below. Make this list as complete as you can.
"Good for me" foods "Bad for me" foods Foods I like Foods I dislike
Now, examine your lists. Is your "bad for me" list very similar to your "foods I like" list? Is your "good for
me" list similar to your "foods I dislike" list? If you think a diet for diabetes has only foods you don't like,
consider this:
• There are no "good" or "bad" foods. All foods can fit into a diet for diabetes.
• You don't have to give up the foods you like. You can learn how to fit them into your balanced diet.
Cross out the foods in the "foods I dislike" list. You don't have to eat them. If some of the foods in your
"foods I like" list are high in sugar or carbohydrate, you may need to eat them in smaller amounts and less
frequently to prevent high blood sugar. But you can eat any of the foods in the four lists as part of your
balanced diet for diabetes.
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