NO CONCENTRATED SWEET FOOD LIST

Purpose: The no concentrated sweets diet is designed to achieve and maintain near normal blood glucose levels, and reduce associated symptoms of diabetes in order to minimize the complications frequently associated with this disease. This diet is for people who find the exchange system too confusing or restricting to follow.

Use: It is used for the person with either non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or for people who need or want to cut down on their sugar intake. It is not intended for the person with diabetes taking insulin. The calorie-controlled diet may be adapted for weight reduction and weight maintenance.

  • Eat three meals at regular times. Do not skip meals.
  • Limit total fat intake to less than 30% of total daily calories.
  • Reduce saturated fat intake (red meat, cheese, whole milk, butter, ice cream, etc.)
  • Eat less trans fat (stick margarine, shortening, cakes, pies, french fries, snack chips.)
  • Eat less cholesterol (limit egg yolks to more than 4 per week and meat, fish, poultry to no more than 6 ounces a day.)
  • Reduce salt intake (canned and dried soups, fast food, frozen dinners, pizza, processed meats and cheese.)
  • Eat more fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grain breads, and cereals.
  • Maintain a healthy weight. Mild to moderate weight loss (10-20 lbs. has been shown to improve diabetes control, even if desirable body weight is not achieved.)
  • Recommend 20-35 grams/day of dietary fiber from a wide variety of foods.
  • Be careful when using special diet or dietetic foods such as dietetic cake, cookies, candy and ice cream. These foods contain some form of sweetener and, therefore, calories.
  • Monitor blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, lipids, blood pressure and body weight.
  • Exercise at least 30 minutes on most days (brisk walking, aerobics, biking, etc). Regular exercise improves control of blood sugar and is an important part of any healthy lifestyle.
  • Experiment with recipes by gradually reducing the amount of sugar by 1/4th then l/3rd then 1/2.
  • Use the "sweet" spices—cinnamon cloves ginger or nutmeg—to bring out sweetness in baked goods.
  • Read the label to determine the sugar content of packaged foods. In addition to sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup, other names that are used on ingredient labels include: sucrose, glucose, dextrose, fructose, maltose, modified food starch, natural sweeteners, lactose, sorbitol, mannitol, honey, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, high fructose corn syrup, molasses, maple syrup.

NO CONCENTRATED SWEETS FOOD LIST
ALLOWED FOODS

MILK & DAIRY 2-3 servings each day

Milk (whole, skim, low fat, or buttermilk)

Plain low-fat yogurt (sweeten with fresh fruit or cinnamon)

Cheese, all kinds

 AVOID THESE FOODS

MILK & DAIRY

Fruited or flavored yogurt

Milkshake, frozen malt or frozen milkshake, Nestle's Quick powders, flavored milk (i.e. chocolate, strawberry)

Instant breakfast type drinks

Sweetened cocoa mixes.

Chocolate milk

Eggnog
BREADS & GRAINS 6-11 servings each day

Unsweetened crackers such as Akmak, graham crackers, animal crackers, bread sticks, saltines, Zwieback, pretzels (soft and hard), Melba toast, unsweetened rice cakes

Matzo

Unsweetened whole grain breads, hamburger and hot-dog buns, English muffins, bagels, rolls, tortillas, pita bread

Unsweetened Ready-to eat cereals, cooked cereals, grits, barley, Bulgur

Pasta (Spaghetti, Macaroni, Noodles)

Rice and couscous

Pancakes and waffles made with allowed ingredients

Muffins and biscuits (made with allowed ingredients)

 BREAD & GRAINS

Cinnamon bread

Sweetened or frosted breads

Any bread prepared with sweetened sauces.

Sweet rolls, doughnuts, coffee cakes pastries

Danish rolls, muffins and any with added honey

Cereals

Sugar coated pre-sweetened cereals

Honey flavored or fruit-flavored cereals Cocoa flavored cereals

Granola cereal
FRUIT 2-4 servings each day

Fresh or frozen fruits processed without sugar

Water-packed canned fruits

Unsweetened juices

FRUIT

Canned, fresh or frozen fruit with sugar added; fruits packed in syrup

Sweetened juice, such as fruit flavored drinks

Blended juice, nectars

Orange Plus or Tang

VEGETABLES & STARCHY VEGETABLES 3-5 servings each day

All fresh, canned, frozen or cooked vegetables

Peas, corn, and potatoes

VEGETABLES

Candied sauces or glazes cooked with honey, syrup, sugar, jelly, marmalade, or jam
MEAT & MEAT SUBSTITUTES 2-3 servings or total of 6 oz daily

Chicken, turkey, fish, beef, lamb, pork, veal

Dried beans peas or lentils

Peanut butter

Eggs

 MEAT & MEAT SUBSTITUTES

Any meat, poultry or fish prepared with sweet and sour marinades (made with sugar), barbecue sauces that have catsup, chili sauce, honey or brown sugar, and teriyaki sauce

Baked beans flavored with brown sugar, molasses, honey or maple syrup.
FATS & SNACKS (use sparingly)

Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats are preferred fats and oils

Margarine or butter

Sugar free gelatin dessert

Sugar free custard

Angle food cake

Vanilla wafers

Gingersnap cookies

Sugar free cocoa mixes

Popcorn, Air-popped

 FATS & SNACKS

Frozen whipped toppings such as "Cool Whip", "Dream Whip", "Reddi Whip".

Salad dressings with sugar as one of first three (3) ingredients

Ice cream, sherbet, sorbet, fruit ice,

PopsicleŽ

Gelatin

Frosted cakes, cupcakes, pie, puddings, pastries

Candy

Fruit rolls (fruit leather)

Caramelized popcorn

Pop-Tarts

Breakfast bars

Granola bars
MISC

Water

Dietetic or sugar-free sodas

Club soda

Carbonated or mineral waters (sugar-free)

Coffee, decaffeinated coffee

Tea

Sugar-free mixers

Salt (if not on low sodium diet)

Soy sauce (if not on low sodium diet)

Pepper, herbs, spices, garlic, meat sauce (Worcestershire sauce, A-1 sauce)

Hot sauce, mustard, dill pickles, olives

 MISC

Regular carbonated beverages or soft drinks

Sweetened fruit drinks, Kool-Aid, Hi-C

Tonic water, beer, wine, alcohol, hard liquor

BBQ sauce, catsup, teriyaki sauce, sugar, honey, fructose, molasses, corn syrup, sweet pickles, pickle relish, jelly, jam, syrup (maple, sorghum, and other syrups)

Regular chewing gum

Most prepared sauces
LABEL INGEREDIENTS

All others

LABEL INGREDIENTS

Brown sugar

Chocolate

Corn syrup

Corn syrup solids

Dextrose

Fructose

Glucose

High fructose corn syrup

Honey

Lactose

Maltose

Mannitol

Modified food starch

Molasses

Natural sweeteners

Sorbitol

Sucrose

Sugar

Syrups (maple, sorghum, and other assorted)