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Information for patients

NHS Lanarkshire Nutrition and Dietetic Department

PIL.GMIDA4.60988.L

Extra snacks between meals, for example:

sandwiches
full cream yoghurts
ice cream
full cream milk drinks
cheese and biscuits
cakes

Illustration of a cake and fork.

Extra cheese:

with biscuits
add to scrambled eggs
grated into soups/sauces or vegetables and potatoes
added to french toast

Illustration of a plate of biscuits.

Extra butter or margarine on:

other vegetables and mixed into mashed potatoes
biscuit
toast
scones

Illustration of butter and a knife.

2 – 4 tablespoons of dried milk powder can be added to one pint of full cream milk and used in:

cereals
sauces
drinks
puddings
jelly

Illustration of a carton of milk and a bowl of cereal.

Extra cream or evaporated milk in:

tinned fruit in syrup
porridge/cereals
desserts
soups
sauces

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Extra sugar over:

porridge
cereals
desserts
drinks

Illustration of a bag of sugar.

Extra jam, marmalade or honey on:

biscuits
toast
scones
in desserts such as rice pudding or in porridge

Illustration of a jar of jamand a slice of bread.

Further Information

You should be referred to see the diabetes dietitian for further information and individual advice.

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Pub. date: April 2022
Review date: April 2024
Issue No: 09
Reference: PIL.GMIDA4.60988.L

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