Design Your Own Kick Diabetes Plant-Based Plate

Food guides are meant to help you design a diet that ensures all your nutrient needs are met on a daily basis. The Kick Diabetes Plant-Based Plate is intended specifically for adults with type 2 diabetes. It’s rich in protective nutrients, minimizes harmful components, and meets the recommended nutrient intakes. What follows is an overview of the foods in each group and two menus that are adjusted for different activity levels.

When you’re following this guide, you don’t need to meet the minimum recommended servings from every food group every day. Instead, aim to have your average intakes reach those goals over time. You can arrange meals or snacks in various ways and still meet recommended intakes for all nutrients, so there’s plenty of flexibility. Special guidelines are given for five nutrients—vitamin B₁₂, vitamin D, calcium, iodine, and omega-3 fatty acids—in a section on the called Essential Extras.