Pre Diabetes Diet Beverages Count Too!

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• Pre Diabetes DietBeverages Count Too!
• By Mathea Ford, RD/LD
• www.healthydietmenusforyou.com

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Beverages Count Too!

• A Pre Diabetes Diet is not just about the foods
  you consume. It is also about the liquids
  consumed.
• Often we forget that drinks that are sweetened
  like teas, sodas, fruit drinks and sports drinks
  are high in sugar and calories

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What does this mean to those who are classified
as pre diabetic or at risk of developing
diabetes?

• Over the last ten years sweet drinks have become
  more popular and increasingly leading to both
  heart disease and diabetes as a result.

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What are the best choices in beverages to prevent
the onset of diabetes?

• Coffee (decaffeinated is best)
• Iced Tea (unsweetened)
• Sugar free lemonade
• Sparkling water (Perrier, Pellegrino, etc.)

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Drink more water!

• Did you know drinking eight 8oz glasses of
  alkaline water every day will speed up your
  metabolism?

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Drinking more water will help with the following

• Naturally suppress the appetite
• Helps muscle tissue to work more efficiently to
  burn more calories throughout the day
• Rids the body of toxins
• Increases the efficiency of your metabolism and
  helps our body to burn fat

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Tips for drinking more water

• Drink one glass of water every hour during the
  day.
• If you enjoy drinking diet soda then drink two
  glasses of water in-between each can of soda.
• Every time you have a craving for anything
  drink a glass of water

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Follow this link for more information

• www.healthydietmenusforyou.com