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Thinking in terms of a diabetic diet, is Butternut Squash a starch like sweet potatoes?
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Pebbles1958 asked:
I’m a diabetic looking for different vegetables to eat and different vegetable recipes to cook. I’m tired of the same old things all the time. I tried Butternut Squash for the first time today and I really like it, but I can’t keep making it the way I did. I baked it til it was tender then put butter and honey over it and then added cinnamon. Even plain it didn’t taste bad, kind of like a sweet potato. But I am curious whether I should count it as a starch like white potatoes or bread or corn and peas. Thanks.
Sphere: Related ContentI’m a diabetic looking for different vegetables to eat and different vegetable recipes to cook. I’m tired of the same old things all the time. I tried Butternut Squash for the first time today and I really like it, but I can’t keep making it the way I did. I baked it til it was tender then put butter and honey over it and then added cinnamon. Even plain it didn’t taste bad, kind of like a sweet potato. But I am curious whether I should count it as a starch like white potatoes or bread or corn and peas. Thanks.
Tags: Butternut Squash, Corn, Diabetic Diet, Honey, Starch, Sweet Potato, Sweet Potatoes, Time Today, Vegetable Recipes, Vegetables, White Bread, White Potatoes
August 2nd, 2008 at 5:04 am
Squash has a good amount of fiber but also rich in vitamins plus complex carbohydrates. Check with a nutritionist about the grams of carbs and the exchange value.
August 3rd, 2008 at 7:15 am
I believe it equals one starch one the diebetic diet.
August 6th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
As to compare to bread, RAW (one cup mashed) butternut squash has 18 grams of carbohydrates (starch is a form of carbs) whereas one slice of bread has from about 12-15, depending upon the type bread. I think, however, because it is a vegetable, it would be very beneficial to your diabetic diet.
Hope this helps!
August 7th, 2008 at 10:38 pm
Why not top it with butter, cinnamon and splenda or the sweet and low brown sugar? As long as you do not heat the sweet and low brown sugar it isn’t bad. You can do this but you have to do some modifications.
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