If you are an Indian but have been living in the USA and in case you have your parents visiting you, then you are sure to have butterflies in your stomach. Thats mainly because you may not be able to cook as many food options as in India. And if in case any of your parents have pre-diabetes/ diabetes and need a customised diet, the thought of cooking their separate meals may leave you in a fix! In this blog, we shall help you select diabetes friendly food options from Chipotle, USA for individuals with pre-diabetes/diabetes. In turn these diabetes friendly food options should also help them keep their weight in check
Chipotle is a brand that offers easy, quick and nutritious options in the USA and it has its remarkable presence in almost all the states. It offers customizable options as well as plant based, low calorie and high protein options too which are great from diabetes as well as weight loss viewpoint. Below are top 5 diabetes friendly food options from Chipotle, USA:
Keto salad bowl: The keto salad bowl is an excellent diabetes friendly food option for vegetarians who are on a strict calorie restricted diet and struggling with blood sugar management. This salad does not contain rice hence, is a very low carb option. It is fairy filling and enriching guiltfree meal
Plant powered salad: This is a vegan salad containing sofritas (crumbled and spiced tofu), green veggies, corn salsa, rice and guacomole. It does not contain beans so this option is suitable if you have bloating. To reduce the calorie intake, you should control the portion size of rice and opt for extra sofritas and green veggies. Also, you may opt for brown rice for additonal fibre instead of white rice
High protein salad: This option is suitable for meat eaters as it contains chicken. Along with double chicken, it contains rice, beans, salsa and veggies like shredded lettuce. It too is an energizing meal and the portion size of rice should be controlled for weight watchers.
Veggie full bowl or Go half veggie bowl: Other vegetarian options inlcude Veggie full bowl or Go half veggie bowl. They contain beans over the sofritas, so if you do not prefer tofu, you may opt for these options. These best part is you may also opt for half portion
NOTE: Opt for plant powered bowl or high protein salad bowl instead of keto salad bowl if you need to cater to diabetics who are on insulin. This is because a very low carb diet of keto salad bowl can lead to hypoglycemia in patients who are on insulin. Alternately, it is wiser to prefer Go Half Veggie bowl to include hald portion of carbohydrate i.e. rice
5. Burrito bowl: Prefer burrito rice bowl over a burrito wrap. Wraps need more flour by weight as compared to rice by weight. You may opt for brown rice for additonal fibre. Opt for sofritas or beans as add ons over salsa or corn veggies
Few Do’s and Dont’s:
- Be watchful about the portion size
- Prefer any 1 dip either queso blanco or guacomole not both
- You should prefer additional proteins in the form of either black beans or pinto beans or sofritas or leaner chicken
- Do not prefer additonal fresh or tomatillo salsa sauce as it DOES contain added sugar
- Do not prefer addtional tortillas or nacho chips
- Avoid all drinks, if available you may prefer Tractor organic black tea that has just 30Kcals
- Avoid tacos or quesedillas
So, the next time you wish to go for a picnic and grab something healthy either for yourself or your near and dear ones, keep in mind the above guiltfree and diabetes friendly food options from Chipotle, USA. Prefer mindful eating over erratic choices like burgers, sandwiches, pasta or pizzas that may end up into elevated blood sugar levels as well as an addional burden of weight. These mindful eating techniques can prove to be extremely beneficial to also keep your cholesterol levels in check.
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