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DIABETES DIET RECOMMENDATIONS

Milk and Dairy Recommendations :
• 2-3 servings a day
• Enjoy skim or low fat milk, all cheeses, and plain low fat yogurt (sweeten with fresh fruit or cinnamon).
• Minimize flavored yogurt, frozen milkshake, and flavored milk (i.e. chocolate, strawberry), sweetened
coco mixes, and eggnog

Bread and Grain Recommendations :
• 6-11 servings a day
• Enjoy unsweetened crackers such as graham crackers, animal crackers, bread sticks, and unsweetened bread.
• Avoid eating cinnamon bread, sweetened or frosted bread (donuts, coffee cake, pastries), sugar coated presweetened cereals, honey or fruit flavored cereals, and granola cereals.

Fruit Recommendations :
• 2-4 servings per day
• Enjoy fresh or frozen fruits processed without sugar, water-packed canned fruits, and unsweetened juices
• Minimize canned, fresh or frozen fruit with sugar added 

Vegetables and starchy vegetables Recommendations :
• 3-5 servings per day
• Enjoy all fresh, canned, frozen or cooked vegetables, peas, corn, and potatoes

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