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The Vegan Diet How-To Guide for Diabetes
Step 2. Avoiding Added Vegetable Oils and Other
High-Fat Foods
Although most vegetable oils are in some ways healthier than animal
fats, you will still want to keep them to a minimum. All fats and
oils are highly concentrated in calories. A gram of any fat or
oil contains nine calories, compared to only four calories for
a gram of carbohydrate. Here are some tips for cooking without
oils:
- Cook with vegetable broth or water
- Steam instead of fry
- Use nonstick cooking spray
- Top salads with nonfat dressings
- Use spices instead of added oils to flavor foods.
- Use mustard instead of mayonnaise on sandwiches
- Use bean spreads, hummus, or jam instead of margarine
- Use applesauce in baked recipes
- Read package labels. It is best if a serving of food has only
about two grams of fat.
A diet that eliminates added oils is not a no-fat diet.
There are traces of vegetable oils in vegetables, beans, whole
grains, and fruits; these are necessary for health.
 Avoid Foods Fried in Oil
This means avoiding French fries and onion rings.
 Avoid fatty or oily toppings: Typical salad dressings are out.
Acceptable toppings include nonfat dressings, lemon juice, or apple
cider vinegar.
Avoid Avocados, Olives, and Peanut Butter
Step 3. Low Glycemic Index >
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