Type 2 Diabetes - 4 Great Healthy Wrap Lunch Ideas For Treating Diabetes

By Beverleigh H Piepers

The prevention and reversal of Type 2 diabetes is actually quite straightforward. It consists of a three-pronged approach...achieving and maintaining an ideal body weight, maximizing the sensitivity of your cells to insulin, and preventing oxidative and metabolic stress.

Being successful in these goals means focusing on lifestyle and diet; diet especially is fundamental to the successful treatment of Type 2 diabetes.

To help you get started, here are a few new foods you can add to your menu if you are tired of eating the same old boring lunch day after day.

It's time to liven things up a bit. Wraps are the perfect lunchtime meal choice as they'll help provide slightly fewer carbohydrates than a typical sandwich and you can fit far more vegetables into the wrap itself.

This makes them an ideal option for anyone with Type 2 diabetes looking to control their blood sugar and body weight.

Plus, there's plenty of options you can do with a wrap. Let's go over four great ideas to get you started...

1. Apple and Turkey Wrap. For a sweet tasting lunch, try this delicious wrap. Simply add in...
a couple of slices of turkey breast,
a few slices of a green apple, along with some red onions, cucumber, and any lettuce variety you prefer.

Drizzle with a little raspberry vinaigrette and you're all set.

2. Tuna Avocado Wrap. Next, you can get the delicious taste of tuna salad without all the unhealthy fats by simply swapping out the mayonnaise for some avocado instead. Try mixing together your canned tuna with mashed avocado and adding in some finely diced red pepper.

Place in the wrap along with a few spinach leaves and you have an energy packed meal on your hands.

3. Chicken and Mandarin Wrap. Feel like chicken? Consider this mandarin chicken wrap. Add in...some diced chicken breast, a few mandarin orange slices, some broccoli florets, and some low-fat mayonnaise smeared over the wrap.

It's an antioxidant packed mid-day meal to get you through the afternoon.

4. Turkey and Cranberry Wrap. Finally, another sweet way to combine turkey is by adding dried cranberries. Shred the turkey breast meat and then combine with a few tablespoons of dried cranberries and a couple of tablespoons of ultra-low fat mayonnaise.

Add in sliced cucumber, grated carrot, and a few sliced yellow pepper pieces for added taste.

Wrap up and serve.

So don't overlook the wrap for lunch any longer. Prepare your own in the morning - it'll take 5 to 10 minutes at most - and you'll be eating far healthier than if you had decided to just purchase a wrap at the local café.

Always make sure your wrap has a good dose of protein inside along with as many vegetables as you can fit for the healthiest wrap possible.

Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.

About the Author
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.

The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.

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