Food that are agasint a healthy diabetic lifestyle

Nachos

You walk into a restaurant and you're feeling starved. A quick scan of the menu and there they are: nachos, one of your favorites. You order them as an appetizer and also order a meal. Unfortunately, most restaurant nacho orders equate to and often exceed an entire meal's worth of calories, carbs, and fat. For example, a regular order of Chili's Classic Nachos has 830 calories, 59 grams of fat, and 39 grams of carb. This thus should be avoided because it is very high in fats and cholestrol which thus might increases the risk of hypertension.

Coffee Drinks

A simple cup of coffee with a little milk or even half-and-half can be a low-calorie beverage perfect for a person with diabetes. But many coffee-shop drinks rival decadent desserts for their high calorie, carb, and fat contents. For example, a 16-ounce Starbuck's White Chocolate Mocha (with whipped cream and 2 percent milk) comes in at 470 calories and 63 grams of carb. Similarly, a medium Dunkaccino contains 350 calories, while the large size has almost 500 calories. As commerical coffee drinks tend to be loaded with calories, sugars and fats, this thus might increases the glucose level in the body and if it exceeds too much, it would worsen the diabetes conditions.

Biscuits and Sausage Gravy

Sometimes known as the bad boy on the breakfast buffet, traditional biscuits and gravy is indeed high in calories, fat (particularly saturated fat), and sodium. For example, the McDonald's Biscuit and Gravy entree has 570 calories and 13 grams of saturated fat.

That amount of saturated fat may not sound like too much, but consider that the Health Promotion Board suggests eating less than 7 percent of calories from saturated fat. Being high in saturated fats, this thus may increase the chances of hypertension.

Battered Fish Dinners

Fish: It's always a safe choice when managing your weight and diabetes, right? It all depends on the preparation and the sides. A typical breaded-fish meal, complete with sides such as fries, hush puppies, and coleslaw, is simply best to avoid. The culprits are just about everything. For example, a typical platter with two deep-fried fish fillets, hush puppies, fries, and slaw comes to a total of more than 1,300 calories, 84 grams of fat, 113 grams of carb, and a whopping 3,000 milligrams of sodium. That's double the suggested meal carb level of 45-60 grams for many people with diabetes and the recommended 1,500-milligram daily maximum for sodium.'s recommended 1,500-milligram maximum per day. The extreme amount of salt and carbs would thus increases the chances of hypetension and spikes the glucose level respectively, thus, a gradual build up in the salt intake may cause severe heart attack.

Fruit Juice Beverages

Fruit beverages make our list of worst foods for diabetes because they can be high in calories and sugar. For example, Minute Maid Enhanced Pomegranate Blueberry 100% Juice Blend has 29 grams of sugar, 130 calories, and 31 grams of carbohydrate in an 8-ounce serving. Minute Maid does offer a line of low-calorie juice drinks with 2 grams of sugar or less per 8-ounce serving.

The high amount of sugar and carbohydrate in a fruit juice can cause a spike in the glucose level, whcih thus increases the insulin level.Very high blood sugar may make you feel sick to your tomach, faint, or throw up. It can also cause you to lose too much fluid form your body. Thus, with a lower water potential in the body, there is a higher concentration of salt which thhus might lead to an even more sever hypertension. 

Reading labels is a great way to make the best choices. Also be aware that nutrition information is per serving; many beverages that come in cans or bottles contain more than one serving.

Deep-Fried Chinese Entrees

You want to make smart food selections when you're out and about, so you think: Asian? Check. Chicken? Check.

Not so fast. While some Asian chicken dishes are great choices, you're best taking a pass on items such as deep-fried orange chicken with white rice. This breaded chicken swimming in sauce typically comes in at more than 400 calories and 43 grams of carb per serving, and that's without the steamed white rice, which can often add another 200 calories and 44 grams of carb in a typical 1-cup serving.
thus, with high loads of carbohydrates and fats in just meal, this might increases the chances of hypetension and the build up of cholestrol and fats in the coronary arteries.

Restaurant French Fries and Hamburgers.

It's no surprise that this fast-food staple is on our list. French fries are loaded with saturated fat, sodium, and calories. Although most fast-food restaurants now offer trans-fat-free fries, that doesn't make them good for you. Here's a look at the nutritional breakdown for an order of large fries from three fast-food chains. Big, cheesy hamburgers can be high in saturated fat, the leading factor in high cholesterol levels. However, there is no need to cut out saturated fat completely -- the American Heart Association recommends limiting saturated fat to 7 percent of your total daily calories.

Frozen Meals

Frozen meals are convenient, but their high sodium and fat contents can make them unhealthy choices for everyone in your family.
One of the biggest culprits is the ultimate comfort food: pot pie. Whether you pick up a frozen variety at the market or order one at a restaurant, the pot pie is a megaviolator: