Finding new diabetes snack ideas can keep your diet from getting dull, and therefore keep you from turning to high-calorie snacks which make you gain weight. According CNN, “smart snacking can help keep blood sugar and energy levels stable through the day and can help prevent overeating at meals, which may lead to weight gain and poor blood sugar control.”  Therefore, keeping fresh diabetes snacking ideas can be an immense help to your diabetic diet.

When searching for healthy diabetes snack ideas, you should limit sugar or processed snacks like chips, cookies, candy, juice, or sodas. Combining of lean proteins such as sirloin steaks, tenderloins, and low-fat or skim milk, with fruits, vegetables, and whole grain is a great way to create a good diabetic snack. Diabetes snack ideas should also include high-fiber foods whenever possible. CNN.com states that this slower digestion causes a more gradual rise and fall in blood sugar.

 

List of Diabetes Snack Ideas

 

The following diabetes snack ideas contain approximately 15 grams of carbohydrates and healthy ingredients. Therefore, they would make perfect snacks for any diabetic diet:

  • ¼ cup fresh blueberries
  • 1/3 cup of macaroni
  • 1/3 cup baked beans
  • 1/3 cup cranberry juice
  • 1/3 cup grape juice
  • ½ cup grapefruit juice
  • ½ cup orange juice
  • ½ cup pineapple juice
  • ½ cup pinto, black, or red beans
  • ½ baked potato
  • ½ cup corn
  • ½ whole wheat bagel with fat-free cream cheese
  • ½ cup canned fruit (without the juice or syrup)
  • ½ medium banana
  • ½ of a small English muffin
  • ½ cup light ice cream
  • ½ cup pudding
  • ½ large grapefruit
  • ½ cup oatmeal
  • ½ cup apple juice
  • ¾ cup cheerios
  • ¾ cup blueberries or blackberries
  • 1 medium apple
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1 small orange
  • 1 small peach
  • 1 small pear
  • 1 cup raspberries
  • 1 cup melon
  • 1 graham cracker with 1 tbsp. of low-fat peanut butter
  • 1 cup baby carrots, red pepper slices, with ¼ cup hummus
  • 1 medium apple with 1 tbsp. of low-fat peanut butter
  • 1 slice whole wheat bread
  • 1 cup vegetable soup
  • 1 whole wheat bun
  • 1 cup honeydew
  • 1 ¼ cup watermelon
  • 1 ½ cup strawberries
  • 2 small cookies
  • 3 cups of low-fat microwave popcorn and 6-10 unsalted nuts
  • 6 low-fat, whole wheat crackers with 1 oz. of low-fat che6 oz. carton of light yogurt
  • 6 jelly beans
  • 10 gold fish crackers
  • 10 potato chips
  • 10-15 unsalted French fries
  • 12-15 cherries
  • 17 small grapes
  • 18 small pretzel twists with 1 oz of low-fat cheese