If you’re dealing with hyperglycemia, also known as high blood glucose or high blood sugar, you need to be careful when it comes to blood sugar spikes. Blood sugar spikes can be the result of various eating or drinking habits, from drinking coffee to skipping breakfast; the types of foods you eat; and environmental effects, such as getting sunburn.
However, just because you need to watch your food intake when you have high blood sugar, it doesn’t mean you have to give up your favorite snacks. Instead, you can adapt your snacking habits to be healthier. We spoke with The Nutrition Twins, Lyssie Lakatos, RDN, CDN, CFT, and Tammy Lakatos Shames, RDN, CDN, CFT, authors of The Nutrition Twins’ Veggie Cure, to give you the best snacking habits that won’t negatively impact your high blood sugar. Read on, and for more, don’t miss 4 Best Foods for High Blood Sugar.
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Swap out your late-night ice cream choice.
The Nutrition Twins suggest swapping out those traditional late-night sugar-laden ice cream snacks. Instead, have lower sugar, lightened up alternatives that also contain a combination of fiber and protein to keep blood sugar stable.6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e
“Halo Top’s Chocolate Cake Batter has a winning combination for avoiding blood sugar spikes and crashes with 6 grams of fiber and 6 grams of protein per 2/3 cup serving and with just 9 grams of sugar,” says the Nutrition Twins. “Most ice creams easily have twice as much sugar per serving.”
