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Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition
Adding Thai Food to the Diabetic Diet
Adapted From: Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Thai food is a good choice for people with diabetes. It is cooked with little fat because stir-frying is the method of choice. Thai cooking keeps the meat, fish, and poultry to small quantities, thus providing taste rather than bulk, as in a Western diet. The dipping sauces have strong tastes, so they're used in very small quantities, minimizing the salt and sugar in the diet. Vegetables are eaten in larger quantities. At the end of the meal Thais enjoy fruits like mango, pineapple, guava, and papaya, which provide fiber, vitamins, and minerals.


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