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Healthy Eating: Using a Plate Format to Plan Meals
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Introduction
A plate format can be used to help you manage how you eat. It helps you see how much space each food should take on a plate.
Key points
- Using a plate format will help you spread carbohydrate throughout the day, which will help keep your blood sugar level from going way up and way down.
- A plate format is an easy and simple way to plan meals.
- It can be used along with other meal-planning methods.
What is a plate format?
Why would I use a plate format?
How to use a plate format
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Last Updated:
July 19, 2011- Medical Review:
- E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator
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