Daily Calorie Intake Calculator

These questions arise when a person having diabetes wants to have a diet:

How many calories should I eat everyday? What kind of foods? How many food servings?

The best way to plan a diabetic diet meal is to first determine the nutritional needs of a person with diabetes and the quantities of fat, protein, carbohydrate, and then calculating the equivalent total calories needed per day.This information is converted into recommendation for types and quantity of foods to be incorporated in the daily diet. Although, you can make your own diet plan for diabetes, it is recommended that every person having diabetes must consult a registered Dietitian to prepare for his diet plan.

When you have determined your daily calorie intake, find your total daily calorie level on the chart below and look at the types of food recommended. Using the chart, plan your menus for the day with serving amounts from each group. Look at the sample meal plan below to see how you can do this. Give your meals variety by choosing other items from the same food groups.

1,200 Calories

1,200 Sample Menu

1,500Calories

1,800 Calories

2,000 Calories

2,500 Calories

Breakfast

1 Starch

1 Fruit

1 Milk

English Muffin ½

Banana (medium) ½

Hot cocoa mix 1 sachet

Add

1 Starch

Add

1 Starch

Add

1 Starch

Add

1 Starch

1 Fat

1 Fruit

Lunch

1 Starch

1 Meat

1 Vegetable

1 Fat

Tortilla (6″) 1 oz.

Chicken 1 oz.

Beans

Apple (raw 2″)

Salad dressing 2 Tbsp.

1 Starch

1 Starch

1 Meat

1 Milk

1 Starch

1 Milk

1 Fat

1 Vegetable

1 Starch

1 Meat

1 Vegetable

1 Fat

1 Milk

Snack

Nothing

1 Starch

1 Starch

1 Meat

1 Fruit

Dinner

2 Starches

2 Meat

1 Vegetable

1 Fruit

2 Fat

Rice 1/3 cup

Corn chips 1 oz.

Chicken 2 oz.

Onions

Oil 1 tsp

Canned fruit ½ cup

1 Fat

1 Starch

1 Meat

1 Vegetable

1 Fat

1 Starch

2 Meat

1 Vegetable

2 Starch

2 Meat

2 Vegetable

1 Fat

Snack

1 Starch

1 Milk

Whole Milk 8 oz.

Popcorn 3 cups

1 Fruit

1 Fruit

1 Fruit