Starches

Starches are bread, grains, cereal, pasta, and starchy vegetables like corn and potatoes.
They provide carbohydrate, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Whole grain starches are healthier
because they have more vitamins, minerals, and fiber.

Eat some starches at each meal. Eating starches is healthy for everyone, including people with
diabetes.

 

It divides foods into groups, based on what they contain. Foods from the grains/starches,
fruits, vegetables, and milk groups are highest in carbohydrate. They affect your blood glucose
levels the most.

 

Examples of starches are
• lettuce • broccoli • vegetable juice • spinach	• peppers • carrots • green beans • tomatoes	• celery • chilies • greens • cabbage

How much is a serving of starch?

What are healthy ways to eat starches?

• Buy whole grain breads and cereals.
• Eat fewer fried and high-fat starches such as regular tortilla chips and potato chips, french
  fries, pastries, or biscuits. Try pretzels, fat-free popcorn, baked tortilla chips or potato
  chips, baked potatoes, or low-fat muffins.
• Use low-fat or fat-free plain yogurt or fat-free sour cream instead of regular sour cream on
  a baked potato.
• Use mustard instead of mayonnaise on a sandwich.
  Use low-fat or fat-free substitutes such as low-fat mayonnaise or light margarine on bread,
  rolls, or toast.
• Eat cereal with fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1%) milk.