Always check nutrition facts on the food label. They are simple carbohydrates, include sugar, candy, pastries and cakes, and these usually raise blood sugar levels very quickly. You find the sugary foods and sweets section at the tip of the pyramid. This tells you to eat small amounts of sugary foods. Sugary foods have calories and do not have much nutrition.
Sugary foods have lots of calories.
They also may contain saturated fats and cholesterol. Sugary foods and sweets are tempting. But eating small amounts of sugary foods will help you lose weight, keep your blood sugar under control, control your blood fats, and lower your blood pressure. Talk to your diabetes teacher about how to fit sugary foods into your meal plan. Fibre Whole bread, wholegrain cereals, fruit beans and peas.