Diet therapy remains a cornerstone in the management of diabetes. Efforts must be made to lessen the difficulty experienced by diabetic patients in adhering to dietary restrictions. This study therefore determines the weight and household measures of cooked Nigerian staple foods per meal, according to different calorie needs. The daily calories required from carbohydrate food was based on 50% of the daily calories required. Thus 50% of each selected calorie level was estimated and distributed between the three main meals. The equivalent weight and household measures of each cooked staple food for each meal were estimated according to the different calories. It is expected that the cooked food weight and household measures of Nigerian staple food (as presented in this paper) will lessen the burden experienced in quantifying the cooked staple foods required by diabetic patients and other individuals requiring specific calories per day in Africa.

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