A Chinese Autumn Diet Plan for People with Diabetes (Including Portion Sizes)

  • Whole wheat bread (whole wheat flour 50g)
  • Tofu jelly (200g)
  • Boiled quail eggs (30g)
  • Mixed three-dice salad (carrot 50g, asparagus lettuce 50g, black fungus 10g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (coix seed 30g, rice 50g)
  • Steamed taro (100g)
  • Braised garlic bell pepper and eggplant (bell pepper 70g, eggplant 100g)
  • Chicken soup (chicken 50g, jujube 15g, wolfberry 10g, codonopsis 5g)

Snack

  • Plum (150g)

Dinner

  • Corn flour steamed sponge cake (corn flour 50g, wheat flour 50g)
  • Black pepper beef tenderloin (beef tenderloin 100g, ginger 10g)
  • Shiitake mushrooms with rape (rape 200g, shiitake mushrooms 50g)
  • Crucian carp soup (crucian carp 100g, green onion 10g, ginger 10g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Note:

This plan provides 1600–2000 kcal, protein 80–120g, carbohydrates 220–300g, fat 40–58g.

Macronutrient ratios: protein 15–20%, carbohydrates 45–60%, fat 20–35%.


For East China

Autumn Meal Plan 1

Breakfast

  • Whole wheat bread (50g)
  • Tofu jelly (tofu 50g)
  • Boiled duck egg (50g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (corn grits 25g, rice 35g)
  • Water bamboo with eel shreds (water bamboo 160g, eel 75g)
  • Garlic water spinach (150g)
  • Hot and sour soup (shiitake mushrooms 25g, tofu 25g)

Snack

  • Pear (100g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (black rice 25g, rice 35g)
  • Black pepper beef tenderloin (beef tenderloin 60g)
  • Chives with mung bean sprouts (chives 50g, mung bean sprouts 100g)
  • Sixi baked gluten (day lily 50g, peanut 25g, black fungus 25g, baked gluten 50g)
  • Crucian carp soup (crucian carp 50g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 20g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 2

Breakfast

  • Pure milk (250ml)
  • Tea egg (egg 50g)
  • Boiled corn (100g)
  • Baby cucumber (25g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (mung bean 25g, coix seed 25g, rice 50g)
  • Soy sauce chicken (chicken 50g)
  • Century egg with mashed eggplant (century egg 25g, eggplant 100g)
  • Vinegar cabbage (150g)
  • Seaweed egg drop soup (seaweed 5g, egg 10g)

Snack

  • Kiwi fruit (100g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (red adzuki bean 25g, rice 50g)
  • Steamed swimming crab (100g, ginger 10g)
  • Chives with dried tofu (chives 100g, dried tofu 25g)
  • Sautéed chrysanthemum greens (150g)
  • Corn and pork rib soup (corn 50g, pork rib meat 50g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 15g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 3

Breakfast

  • Soy milk (250ml)
  • Jujube corn cake (jujube 5g, wheat flour 25g, corn flour 30g)
  • Boiled egg (egg 50g)

Lunch

  • Two-grain rice (millet 25g, rice 75g)
  • Steamed hairtail (100g)
  • Sautéed garlic bolt with black fungus (black fungus 50g, garlic bolt 100g)
  • Chinese cabbage with carrot shreds (Chinese cabbage 150g, carrot 25g)
  • Pork rib and radish soup (pork ribs 50g, white radish 50g)

Snack

  • Dragon fruit (100g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (brown rice 25g, rice 75g)
  • Wolfberry, sea cucumber and pork stir-fry (wolfberry 5g, soaked sea cucumber 100g, chicken thigh 25g)
  • King oyster mushroom with broccoli (king oyster mushroom 50g, broccoli 100g)
  • Garlic edible amaranth (150g)
  • Kelp tofu soup (kelp 25g, tofu 50g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 20g, salt 5g

Note:

This plan provides 1600–2000 kcal, protein 86–106g, carbohydrates 223–276g, fat 46–58g.

Macronutrient ratios: protein 15–20%, carbohydrates 45–60%, fat 20–35%.


For Central China

Autumn Meal Plan 1

Breakfast

  • Shrimp dumplings (dough wrapper 60g, lean pork 10g, shrimp 20g)
  • Boiled egg (egg 50g)
  • Smashed cucumber (100g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (rice 60g, oatmeal 30g)
  • Green pepper with dried tofu (dried tofu 60g, green pepper 25g)
  • Wax gourd with pork (green pepper 15g, wax gourd 150g, lean pork 15g)
  • Astragalus and lion’s mane mushroom soup (astragalus 10g, lion’s mane mushroom 50g, chicken 50g, ginger 3g)

Snack

  • Orange (100g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (rice 60g, red adzuki bean 30g)
  • Carrot with pork shreds (green pepper 10g, carrot 100g, lean pork 55g)
  • Chinese yam braised pork ribs (Chinese yam 50g, pork ribs 25g)
  • Sautéed water spinach (100g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 20g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 2

Breakfast

  • Boiled noodles (pork 25g, buckwheat noodles 75g, rape 45g)
  • Boiled egg (egg 50g)
  • Radish (100g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (rice 70g, oatmeal 20g)
  • Red pepper with smoked fish (bell pepper 50g, smoked fish 50g)
  • Sautéed lotus root tips (lotus root tips 100g, lean pork 25g)
  • Green vegetable pot (green vegetables 125g, ginger 10g)

Snack

  • Pomelo (120g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (rice 70g, black rice 30g)
  • Green pepper and ginger chicken (green pepper 25g, ginger 20g, chicken 50g)
  • Dry-stirred green beans (150g, lean pork 30g)
  • Ginseng and astragalus pork rib soup (astragalus 3g, codonopsis 5g, pork ribs 50g, ginger 3g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 3

Breakfast

  • Corn flour bun (100g)
  • Low-fat milk (250ml)
  • Boiled egg (egg 50g)
  • Cherry tomatoes (100g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (rice 70g, quinoa 30g)
  • Boiled beef (beef 80g, millet pepper 10g, yellow-orange pepper 5g, ginger 5g)
  • Longan, jujube kernel and euryale soup (longan pulp 6g, fried jujube kernel 10g, euryale 12g)

Snack

  • Grapes (100g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Note:

This plan provides 1600–2000 kcal, protein 78–93g, carbohydrates 240–298g, fat 47–57g.

Macronutrient ratios: protein 15–20%, carbohydrates 45–60%, fat 20–35%.


For Southwest China

Autumn Meal Plan 1

Breakfast

  • Pumpkin cake (pumpkin 50g, whole wheat flour 50g)
  • Low-fat milk (250ml)
  • Papaya steamed egg (papaya 150g, egg 50g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (rice 50g, buckwheat 50g)
  • Green pepper with pork (green pepper 100g, lean pork 100g)
  • Sautéed baby bok choy (100g)

Snack

  • Kiwi fruit (120g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (rice 50g, corn grits 50g)
  • Onion with beef tenderloin (onion 100g, beef tenderloin 100g)
  • Shredded radish salad (white radish 150g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 2

Breakfast

  • Steamed corn (150g)
  • Low-fat milk (250ml)
  • Boiled egg (egg 50g)
  • Houttuynia cordata salad (150g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (rice 70g, mung bean 30g)
  • Ginkgo braised chicken (ginkgo 10g, chicken 110g)
  • Tiger-skin green peppers (150g)

Snack

  • Pomegranate (150g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (rice 50g, black rice 25g)
  • Steamed sea bass (150g)
  • Spicy stir-fried cabbage (150g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 20g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 3

Breakfast

  • Jujube milk oatmeal (low-fat milk 250ml, oatmeal 50g, jujube 20g)
  • Boiled egg (egg 50g)
  • Cucumber with tofu skin (cucumber 150g, tofu skin 150g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (rice 50g, brown rice 50g)
  • Kelp braised chicken (kelp 100g, chicken 75g)
  • Okra salad (200g)

Snack

  • Kiwi fruit (150g)

Dinner

  • Two-grain rice (rice 50g, millet 50g)
  • Asparagus lettuce with pork (asparagus lettuce 100g, lean pork 50g)
  • Sautéed bean sprouts (150g)
  • Old hen soup (jujube 10g, polygonatum 5g, chicken 50g, ginger 3g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Note:

This plan provides 1600–2000 kcal, protein 83–105g, carbohydrates 230–270g, fat 45–60g.

Macronutrient ratios: protein 15–20%, carbohydrates 45–60%, fat 20–35%.


For South China

Autumn Meal Plan 1

Breakfast

  • Egg sweet potato noodles (egg 55g, sweet potato noodles 80g, lettuce 50g)
  • Pure milk (250ml)
  • Peanuts (5g)

Lunch

  • Rice (100g)
  • Lotus root, carrot and pork rib soup (lotus root 50g, carrot 30g, pork ribs 20g)
  • Pan-fried mackerel (60g)
  • Boiled cabbage (100g)

Snack

  • Pear (200g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (rice 55g, oatmeal 15g)
  • Poached Qingyuan chicken (30g)
  • Green beans with beef (green beans 40g, beef 30g)
  • Corn silk, euryale, adzuki bean and pork pancreas soup (corn silk 5g, euryale 7g, adzuki bean 5g, pork pancreas 50g, poria cocos 7g, ginger 3g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 2

Breakfast

  • Corn vegetable and pork dumplings (flour 90g, cabbage 30g, Chinese yam 15g, corn kernels 20g, dried shrimp 3g, pork 40g)
  • Pure milk (250ml)

Lunch

  • Rice (100g)
  • Enoki mushroom with soybean sprouts (enoki mushroom 30g, soybean sprouts 60g)
  • Deep-well roasted goose (100g)
  • Luffa egg soup (luffa 40g, egg 55g)

Snack

  • Peach (200g)

Dinner

  • Rice (100g)
  • Boiled corn (100g)
  • Celery, lily bulb, peanut and chicken stir-fry (celery 30g, lily bulb 15g, peanut 8g, chicken 40g)
  • Steamed grass carp (80g)
  • Bamboo fungus, Chinese yam and mushroom chicken soup (bamboo fungus 10g, Chinese yam 30g, mushroom 15g, carrot 30g, chicken 50g, ginger 3g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 3

Breakfast

  • Vegetable and pork bun (flour 70g, cabbage 30g, corn kernels 20g, lean pork 30g)
  • Corn flour roll (25g)
  • Pure milk (250ml)

Lunch

  • Bullfrog braised rice (bullfrog 30g, rice 100g)
  • Cauliflower with egg (cauliflower 30g, egg 60g)
  • Salted lettuce (150g)
  • Potato chicken soup (potato 90g, chicken 50g)

Snack

  • Pomegranate (150g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain rice (rice 70g, black rice 30g)
  • Pumpkin and black bean steamed pork ribs (pork ribs 45g, pumpkin 100g)
  • Lentils with minced pork (lentils 120g, lean pork 35g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Note:

This plan provides 1600–2000 kcal, protein 62–96g, carbohydrates 212–269g, fat 56–65g.

Macronutrient ratios: protein 15–20%, carbohydrates 45–60%, fat 20–35%.


For Northwest China

Autumn Meal Plan 1

Breakfast

  • Chinese hamburger (lean pork 15g, wheat flour 30g, oat flour 10g)
  • Black bean soy milk (300ml)
  • Lily, loquat and egg soup (lily 3g, loquat 15g, lotus root 15g, egg 30g)
  • Shredded kelp salad (100g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (brown rice 40g, rice 20g)
  • Black fungus with asparagus lettuce (black fungus 50g, asparagus lettuce 150g)
  • Chestnut braised chicken (chestnut 30g, chicken 50g)
  • Crucian carp and tofu soup (soft tofu 20g, crucian carp 50g)

Snack

  • Cherry tomatoes (100g)
  • Sugar-free yogurt (100g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain flatbread (buckwheat flour 10g, whole wheat flour 10g, wheat flour 20g)
  • Steamed Chinese yam (40g)
  • Asparagus with shrimp (asparagus 50g, shrimp 50g)
  • Konjac noodles salad (konjac noodles 30g, spinach 50g, carrot 50g)
  • Tremella and snow pear soup (tremella 50g, snow pear 100g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 2

Breakfast

  • Corn flour roll (corn flour 20g, wheat flour 30g)
  • Goat milk (300ml)
  • Egg roll (green vegetables 20g, egg 60g)
  • Sautéed zucchini (200g)

Lunch

  • Steamed corn (100g)
  • Multigrain noodle soup (buckwheat flour 40g, wheat flour 10g)
  • Tomato braised beef (tomato 150g, beef 70g)
  • Sautéed lotus root slices (150g)

Snack

  • Snow pear (200g)
  • Baked bun slices (30g)

Dinner

  • Multigrain thin pancake (naked oat flour 30g, wheat flour 20g)
  • Lotus seed and lily porridge (lotus seed 5g, lily 5g, black rice 20g)
  • Pork shreds with cauliflower (chicken breast 60g, cauliflower 100g)
  • Carrot with Chinese yam (carrot 50g, Chinese yam 100g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Autumn Meal Plan 3

Breakfast

  • Multigrain steamed bun (corn flour 10g, buckwheat flour 20g, wheat flour 25g)
  • Pure milk (250ml)
  • Boiled egg (egg 50g)
  • Onion with black fungus (onion 80g, black fungus 40g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (purple rice 40g, rice 30g)
  • Cumin lamb (lamb 50g)
  • Tofu skin with green pepper (tofu skin 50g, green pepper 100g)
  • Luffa and mushroom soup (mushroom 50g, luffa 100g)

Snack

  • Dragon fruit (100g)
  • Whole wheat biscuits (50g)

Dinner

  • Potato mash cake (potato 150g, buckwheat flour 20g)
  • Scallion fried pork heart (pork heart 40g, green onion 30g)
  • Spicy lotus root dice (150g)
  • Chives with egg (chives 100g, egg 20g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 5g

Note:

This plan provides 1600–2000 kcal, protein 74–99g, carbohydrates 255–265g, fat 46–71g.

Macronutrient ratios: protein 15–20%, carbohydrates 45–60%, fat 20–35%.


For Northeast China

Autumn Meal Plan 1

Breakfast

  • Steamed taro (200g)
  • Tofu jelly (300g)
  • Broccoli with black fungus (broccoli 80g, black fungus 25g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (corn kernels 70g, rice 50g)
  • Chili with pork (chili 50g, beef 50g)
  • Old cucumber and lamb soup (cucumber 50g, lamb 40g)
  • Dipping vegetables (white radish 10g, green onion 10g, lettuce 20g, cucumber 10g)

Snack

  • Apple (200g)

Dinner

  • Pumpkin rice (pumpkin 70g, rice 50g)
  • Green pepper with potato slices (green pepper 50g, pork 30g, potato 70g)
  • Tomato egg soup (egg 60g, tomato 50g)
  • Boiled edamame (80g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 4g

Autumn Meal Plan 2

Breakfast

  • Sugar-free black sesame paste (60g)
  • Marinated egg (50g)
  • Boiled chicken breast (65g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (sorghum 30g, rice 30g, millet 10g)
  • Wax gourd and lamb soup (wax gourd 50g, lamb 25g)
  • Chicken braised mushrooms (hazelnut mushroom 15g, chicken 20g)
  • Beef with black fungus (lean beef 20g, black fungus 50g)

Snack

  • Kiwi fruit (200g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 4g

Autumn Meal Plan 3

Breakfast

  • Pancake (85g)
  • Boiled egg (egg 50g)
  • Walnut kernels (15g)
  • Sugar-free yogurt (100g)

Lunch

  • Multigrain rice (corn kernels 30g, rice 60g, kidney bean 30g)
  • Pork ribs harvest stew (green beans 50g, potato 50g, pork ribs 20g, ginger 5g)
  • Pork and cabbage braised noodles (pork 20g, noodles 10g, cabbage 50g)
  • Bitter melon clearing soup (bitter melon 100g, beef 20g)

Snack

  • Fresh jujube (100g)

Dinner

  • Coarse corn porridge (corn grits 70g, white kidney bean 30g)
  • Sautéed pork (garlic bolt 50g, beef 40g)
  • Braised yellow croaker (yellow croaker 70g, ginger 5g)
  • Mushroom tofu soup (mushroom 20g, tofu 60g)

Daily oil & salt: Vegetable oil 25g, salt 4g

Note:

This plan provides 1600–2000 kcal, protein 71–86g, carbohydrates 200–284g, fat 63–79g.

Macronutrient ratios: protein 15–20%, carbohydrates 45–60%, fat 20–35%.

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