Diets for underweight children

Diabetes is a fairly common chronic disease in humans. It can have multiple causes, including hereditary and dietary factors. It is characterized by high levels of glucose in the body and deficiencies in the hormone insulin. It is essential to differentiate between diabetes and insulin resistance because, although they have some similarities, their effects are significantly different.

In the following guide, we will provide you with key information about diabetes and a weekly meal plan to help you organize your child's diet according to his or her condition.

Weekly menu for children with diabetes

To find out if your child has diabetes, you must first see a doctor. He or she will determine the causes of the disease and will guide you on the steps to follow to provide your child with a quality life by controlling the disease. To do this, you should know that there are two types of diabetes:

• Type 1 diabetes is characterized by the inability of the body to generate insulin by itself, as you can understand this is devastating for the health of the diabetic, since without this hormone health would deteriorate considerably until death. That is why this type of diabetes causes that the subject who suffers from it must be frequently supplied with external insulin to stay alive.

• In the case of type 2 diabetes, there is a wide range between those who produce very little insulin, to those where their production is practically insignificant, bringing them very close to those of type 1. These people are usually treated with special diets, generally low in carbohydrates and accompanied by strict glucose control, since any imbalance could cause serious health problems.
• Careful dietary planning is a key element in controlling the sugar levels in the body of a diabetic person.

There are many limitations on both the types and amounts of foods that your diabetic child can consume. It is for this reason that in this guide, we show you an example of a weekly menu suitable for children suffering from this condition.

Monday

• Breakfast: Glass of milk with cocoa and whole wheat toast with light strawberry jam.

• Mid-morning: Portion of fruit.

• Lunch: Red beans with pieces of meat. Vegetable salad.

• Snack: Fruit juice without sugar and fruit portion.

• Dinner: Green soup with cod with lemon. Dessert without sugar.

Tuesday

• Breakfast: Yogurt with a portion of dried fruits.

• Mid morning: Fruit salad.

• Lunch: Turkey breast with sautéed vegetables.

• Snack: Milk bowl with nuts.

• Dinner: Whole wheat pasta with tuna and cherry tomatoes. Pear with cinnamon.

Wednesday

• Breakfast: Scrambled eggs with boiled ham. Fruit smoothie with low-fat yogurt.

• Mid-morning: Portion of dried fruits.

• Lunch: Pork tenderloin with roasted eggplant. Vegetable salad.

• Snack: Bowl of vegetable milk with oatmeal.

• Dinner: Barbecued ribs with carrot cream. Fruit yogurt.

Thursday

• Breakfast: Muesli yogurt and French omelet.

• Mid-morning: Fruit salad.

• Lunch: Mushroom scrambled eggs with serrano ham and stewed lentils. Vegetable salad.

• Mid-morning: Fruit smoothie with oat milk.

• Dinner: Chickpeas with cod. Homemade custard.

Friday

• Breakfast: Whole wheat toast with tomato and fresh cheese. Fruit juic