Ayurvedic Diet Chart for Diabetes
Managing diabetes naturally becomes easier with Ayurveda, which recommends wholesome, light, and dosha-balancing foods. An Ayurvedic diet chart for diabetes focuses on grains like barley, oats, and millets, along with vegetables, pulses, and natural detoxifying foods that help regulate blood sugar.
| Ayurvedic Breakfast Options for Diabetes |
| Barley porridge |
Barnyard millet pulao |
| Savory Oats |
Bottle gourd juice |
| Boiled moong beans |
Amla-spinach juice |
| Barley chapatti |
Roasted pumpkin, flax, and sunflower seeds |
| Soaked fenugreek seeds |
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| Ayurvedic Lunch for Diabetes |
| Moong bean chilla |
Pigeon pea with brown rice |
| Millet hotchpotch |
Buttermilk |
| Multigrain chapatti (ragi, bajra, jowar) |
Mixed lentil curry |
| Mixed vegetable millet upma |
Stir-fried seasonal vegetables |
| Barley flour roti |
| Ayurvedic Dinner for Diabetes |
| Bajra or jowar hotchpotch |
Beans curry |
| Mixed vegetable curry |
Sponge gourd or bitter gourd sabji |
| Red or brown rice gruel |
Spinach or fenugreek curry |
| Bajra roti |
Barley roti |
| Healthy Snacks for Diabetics |
| Roasted chickpeas |
Puffed rice |
| Poha (tempered flattened rice) |
Red rice idli |
| Brown rice porridge |
Bengal gram-buttermilk curry |
Foods to Avoid in Diabetes (According to Ayurveda):
Artificial sugar and sweeteners.
Jaggery, sugar, bakery items, sweets.
White rice, curd, hung curd, yogurt (especially at night).
Recently harvested grains.
Black gram and split black gram dishes.
Refined oil and refined flour.
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Foods to Use in Moderation:
Natural sweeteners (dates, figs, 1-year-aged jaggery).
Coarse wheat flour.
Fruits: pomegranate, apple, and orange.
Grapes, raisins.
Dry fruits.
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Best Foods to Include in a Diabetic Diet:
Cow ghee.
Barley and oats.
Honey.
Multigrain rotis.
Chickpeas and moong beans.
Amla (Indian gooseberry).
Turmeric.
Bottle gourd, bitter gourd, sponge gourd.
Brown or red rice.
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