Carbohydrate counting is very important in a diabetic diet where one needs to maintain their blood sugar levels. Most of these patients are asked to avoid potato and beetroot as it is assumed that these can increase the carbohydrate intake in the diet.
Firstly let me tell you what vegetable come under roots and tubers?
Root vegetables are carrots,parsnip,radish,turnip,beetroot etc and tuber vegetables are potato, sweet potato, tapioca, yam etc. Onions, garlic and leeks come under bulbs.
From the nutritional point of view, roots and bulbs have lesser carbohydrate or sugar content compared to tubers. For 100 grams, carbohydrate content of roots such as carrots contain 10.6g, beetroot contain 8.8g,radish 6.8g, turnip 6.2g but except for parsnip which contains 23g of carbohydrates.
All Tubers contain carbohydrates ranging from 20-30 grams.
Bulbs like onions contain 11 grams.
So it is quite safe to include roots and bulbs in your diet rather than tubers. Tubers too can be had occasionally on adjusting the carbohydrate content for the day.
Madam, can you give complete details about how to use Beetroot in Diabetic and BP Patients. This will be useful to all patients. As you are well educated we can get quality advice.
Hi Sanjana
Read your few articles on health and they are informative and keep up the good work for the community.
Gee thanks, Janak
Thank you madem for your clarification to include beetroot in my diet. I also learned about Roots, Bulbs and Tubers. Thank you very much
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT BEETROOT IS TOO SWEET AND FORBIDDEN FOR DIABETICS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
diabetic patient can eat beet root ..i suggest my grand ma take beetroot .she is sufferring from diabetics anemia,& ulcer
Read ur article abt roots and bulbs and cubers.My doubts abt eating all root vegetables is cleared.Thanks.
can i know the glycemic index of all vegetables.is that good to have for diabetes
thank u madam ur article is good
my wife is having diabetes ranging between 250n 300 randomly ,can she take carrot juice n pl give a diet plan so that she can live freely .which is the best medicine for her n she is fond of eating rice.can she eat rice.
eagrly waiting for ur answer
Mahipal,
Rice is having more Carbs, so rice is not at all suggestable for Diabetic Patients. you can give your wife below diet:
Bitter Gourd, Collard Greens, Brocoli, Avacados, Lettuce, Pomogranites.
If she cant satisfy at all without taking Rice, then Brown Rice is suggestable(if mandatory only).
Please avoid wheat(Chapathi)/white rice/basmati/any rice except Brown Rice is suggestable(if mandatory only).