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Just the Basics

This is the first resource developed by the Nutrition Education Resource Committee (formerly known as the Nutrition Guidelines Implementation Subcommittee) to help educators, those affected by diabetes and consumers.  Bulk printed copies are available in both English and French through the Literature Order Desk.

• South Asian Cookbook
• Just the Basics, Healthy Eating for Diabetes Management and Prevention
• Principes de base: Une alimentation saine pour la prévention et le traitement du diabèted

Multicultural Adaptations

Healthy eating for diabetes does not mean giving up traditional foods. By following basics healthy eating guidelines, people with diabetes can still enjoy their favourite cultural foods, achieve target blood glucose levels and reduce the risk of complications.

• Just the Basics - Aboriginal
• Just the Basics - Aboriginal Cree
• Just the Basics - Aboriginal French
• Just the Basics - Latin American English
• Just the Basics - Latin American French
• Just the Basics - Latin American Spanish
• Just the Basics - Latin American Portuguese
• Just the Basics - Ojibwe
• Just the Basics - Inuinnaqtun
• Just the Basics - Inuktitut
• Just the Basics - South Asian English
• Just the Basics - South Asian French
• Just the Basics - South Asian Hindi
• Just the Basics - South Asian Punjabi
• Just the Basics - South Asian Tamil
• South Asian Sample Menu for the Northern Culture - Small and Big Appetites
• South Asian Sample Menu for the Southern Culture - Small and Big Appetites
• South Asian Vegetarian Menu for the Northern Culture
• South Asian Vegetarian Menu for the Southern Culture
• South Asian Food Pictures
• South Asian Food Pictures (Hindi)
• South Asian Food Pictures (Punjabi)
• South Asian Food Pictures (Tamil)
• South Asian Food Pictures (Urdu)

To download individual images of South Asian foods that you can print, use the thumbnails below: