Healthy Carbs for Diabetes : Vegetables

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  Vegetables

  Vegetables are virtually complete carbohydrates. As with fruit, healthy carbohydrate-rich vegetables are often those that don't need to be peeled, like squash, peas, and even potatoes, if you keep the skin on — just eat them in moderation. You can indulge more liberally with non-starchy vegetables on a diabetes diet. One-half cup of broccoli, fibrous stems and all, has only 5 grams of carbohydrates. Vegetables are a great way to moderate the carbs in a meal and feel full, Nguyen says. Non-starchy vegetables can fill up to half of your plate, with a quarter going to a starchy vegetable or a whole grain, and the other quarter to a lean protein.