Tips for you to be inclusive at parties with your family and friends who have diabetes.

Christmas airs already feel.In our mind the song of El Gran Combo resonates: "To eat cakes, to eat piglet, rice with gandules and drink rum."

Many already plan their parties and have even started buying the ingredients for that potato salad or to adobar the pigHealth

Probably, several friends or family have diabetes.So how to be the best host in this festive era with a friendly menu for people with diabetes?

As is typical in Puerto Rico, the holidays are full of high food high in sugar and fat.Therefore, the first advice is to include in your healthy alternatives for your guests, without breaking the Puerto Rican tradition.

For this, we talked to Mr. Cristina Muñoz Alonso, nutritionist of the Puerto Rican Association of Diabetes, who gave us some tips.

quality versus quantity

Puerto Ricans like to cook for a battalion.But if we know that some of our guests suffer from diabetes, it is important not to prepare excessive amounts of food.

"If we have 10 guests, we don't have to cook for 20," said Ms. Muñoz Alonso.

a turn to traditional snacks

We must begin by avoiding fried snacks;No empanadillitas or sorullos.We better put chicken broths instead of the midnight Asopao and cold cuts tables, such as Jamón Prosciutto and Serrano with a selection of cheese.Let's bet on proteins and avoid the high snacks in carbohydrates.

soft with alcoholic beverages

As for drinks, the nutritionist recommends eliminating juices and replacing them with lemon water or fruit infusions.And of course, at Christmas it is impossible for us not to have coquito, beers, wine or bleeding.People with diabetes should avoid coquito, but if they are impossible, they can consume it, but moderation is crucial.

"The recommendation would be not to drink more than two wine glasses during the party," said the nutritionist.

To dance!

Music cannot be missing at a Puerto Rican party;Exercise in people with diabetes either.So we use it in our favor."Before or after eating at parties, it would be excellent to give us a dancer," the expert suggested.

and for the main course ...

It must be clear that people with diabetes can consume the typical port of Puerto Rico, but with the right portions.

"We always recommend that it be a protein, a carbohydrate and its salad and vegetables," said Ms. Muñoz Alonso.

Here the recommendation of the nutritionist to serve a Friendly dish for our friends and family:

Protein

3 ounces of white meat

Carbohydrate (you must choose only one of these)

1/2 cup of pea stinging

1/2 cup of potato salad

Salad

Fill the other half of the plate with salad and vegetables.You can dress with olive oil or balsamic vinaigrette.

And the ñapa ... the dessert (you must choose only one of these)

2 ounces of cocosin sweet, it would be preferable to replace them with fruits, which is an option with less sugar and healthier.If we have dessert for our guests, it is better not to put bread on the table.

What if you have diabetes and go to a party?Avoid being hungry.Make your three meals and three snacks as usual.If you get hungry at the party, you will sweep everything and uncontroll your blood sugar levels during this festive era.