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How wide is the plate used for the Diabetes Plate Method?

9 inches across, because plate size controls portion size.

  1. 12 inches
  2. 9 inches ✔
  3. 6 inches

Why: ADA says to start with a plate nine inches across, because the size of the plate controls the size of the portions. If your dinner plates are bigger, a salad or dessert plate works.

Huh, didn't know that: CDC says a 9-inch plate is about the length of a business envelope.

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What did one plate say to the other plate? Dinner is on me.
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Sources

  1. What is the Diabetes Plate? (ADA Diabetes Food Hub) https://diabetesfoodhub.org/blog/what-diabetes-plate
  2. Diabetes Meal Planning (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/healthy-eating/diabetes-meal-planning.html

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