If I was Your Dietitian - Diabetes Nutrition Management

If I Was Your Dietitian: Diabetes Nutrition Management

Understand your diabetes. Understand your food. Know what to eat.

A diabetes diagnosis can make ordinary food suddenly feel complicated. Can you still eat pap? What about bread, fruit, potatoes, rice or amasi? Do you need to buy special “diabetic” foods? Should you cut carbohydrates completely?

If I Was Your Dietitian: Diabetes Nutrition Management is a practical South African nutrition guide written by Registered Dietitian Mbali Mapholi to help you understand what you are eating rather than simply giving you another list of foods to avoid.

Your South African plate can stay South African.

You do not need to replace familiar foods with expensive or imported “health foods”. Pap, samp, beans, amadumbe, sweet potato, pilchards, morogo, cabbage, eggs, fruit and amasi can still have a place. The important part is learning about carbohydrates, portions, fibre, protein, meal balance and how your food works with your diabetes management. This is a central message of the book itself.

Across more than 100 pages, the ebook covers carbohydrates and blood glucose, GI and glycaemic load, resistant starch, protein, fruit, dairy, heart health, drinks, meal timing, snacks versus treats, portions, medication and food, glucose monitoring and practical meal building. It then takes that knowledge into everyday life with breakfast, lunch and supper ideas, a 7-day example meal plan, supermarket guidance, eating out and alcohol.

This isn't about eating perfectly.

It's about understanding your diabetes, understanding your food and knowing what to eat in a way that still looks like your life and your plate.

By Mbali Mapholi, Registered Dietitian

A MiNutrition ZA Publication