Meal Portioning

An important part of lowering blood sugar is monitoring the amounts of foods consumed। Today, many people are suffering from diabetes and high blood sugar due to over-consuming the wrong foods. Now that you understand what foods you should be consuming, the next step is to fully understand how much you should be consuming and what amounts of each food.

One of the first things to speak with the doctor about is caloric intake। The number of calories consumed is directly related to the amount of food eaten. Yet, each person’s current body structure and size as well as health concerns and age determine what number of calories should be consumed.

Patients should determine if their diet should be made up of more calories (to gain weight) or less calories (to lose weight।) Others need simply to maintain their current weight. Only your doctor can determine what the right number of calories for you to consume is.

Below is a basic explanation of food groups that should be followed for portioning and selection needs। The average diet should be between 1600 and 2400 calories per day. The low end of the scale should be for smaller men and most women. The higher end would be for larger individuals. To maintain weight, consume these servings to meet that caloric intake. To lose weight, decrease this amount by 10 percent per day, or to gain weight, increase these by 10 percent.

Calorie counting can be very difficult, though. Most people don’t have any idea how many calories are in their foods either. Instead of counting calories then, try to consume the right portion size for the food group. For example, look at the food groups below and determine if you should eat on the high end or low end of the scale (depending on your body type and goals.) Then, consider the portion size before consuming those servings.