What can be substituted for potatos for a diabetic person? I need to cut out carbs......?

Question

How many carbs can a diabetic have a day?

Answer 1

For most diabetics, doctors usually recommend that 50-60% of the total daily calorie intake be from carbohydrates. Depending on your particular body, you should fall somewhere in this range. Foods like potatos are relatively high in dietary carbohydrates, but are not necessarily anathaema to a diabetic diet. You would want to make your carbohydrate choices from more complex carbs, like whole grains, as much as possible, but a serving of potatos or pasta would by allowable as well. What you would want to look out for are the direct carbs coming from sweets and fruits, where the sugars are more quickly entering the blood stream. Plain old sugar, sneeks into the diet in places you least expect, in most preprepared foods and even stuff like catsup. Watch out for corn syrup, and the corn syrup solids- which manufacturere like to add for sweetness and preservation purposes. That's usually where diabetics run into problems, rather than with the foods like potatos. If you need help developing a sensible diet, try to work with your doctor and a registered dietician. They can help you tailor a diet to your needs, wants and preferences, and that can help you stick to it better. No point depriving yourself unnecessarily, nor forcing yourself to follow a diet you don't like at all- that just sets you up to fail. A diabetic can eat anything they like, it's the amounts and when they should eat of it that have to be adjusted, and how they arrange their diet to allow for the occasional treat or splurge. In the meantime, if you are looking to cut carbs, start with the sweets and preprepared foods. Eat more fresh or frozen veg, things you prepare yourself so you can avoid the "flavoring" additions. And speak with your doctor to get more help if you need it.

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Answer 4

I have been a diabetic for quite a while and right now I am on a weight reduction and exercise program. Normally I am allotted 50 carbs per meal. You can substitute rice or bread for the potato. I personally prefer a small baked potato. Eat lots of salad to fill up and get plenty of protein. Don't forget your exercise and good luck.

Answer 5

At this time the American Diabetes Association nutrition recommendations for carbohydrates do not have a specific percentage of carbohydrates from the total calories from the day. There is also no percentage of fat from the total calories from the day. Only protein has a recommendation of 10% to 20% of the total calories for the day. To translate this, it means that the carbohydrate content of a person's total calories for the day should be individualized based on the person's preferences, ethnic cultural background, and eating pattern.

Therefore, I will not recommend a specific percentage of carbohydrate for the day from the total calories. So to provide a menu based on 40% of the total calories will depend on the total calories a person plans to consume and how they want the carbohydrate distributed between the three meals and a snack.

You can check with the American Diabetes Association and have them guide you.

As for potatoes substitutes, i'v tried having mashed cauliflower instead of potatoes, it tastes as good (or better) and it is still low carb.
Parsnips and jicama are good substitus too.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

You can still have your daily allowance as per the food groups..but you need to understand that foods we eat every day banana's, cookies, pasta, all break down into carbs. you should make an appt. with a nutritionist. Try whole wheat options with pasta, try sweet potatoes instead of regular potatoes. It is also about portion control. Did you know one serving of potatoes or rice is 1/2 cup. Corn is a carb also.

Answer 8

no one on here can tell you how many carbs you need to eat daily. its different for every person based off of their height weight and such. go to your Dr. and set up an appointment with their dietitian. Most diabetes offices will have one on staff, if not there will be one through your local hosptial. Thats the only way to know for sure, and they can help you with your meal plan, as you dont need to cut out carbs, you just need to watch your carb intake.

Answer 9

A great substitute for mashed potatoes is Cauliflower. Cook it until it is tender, mash it up ,sprinkle with salt pepper a bit of butter! Yummy . Very few carbs .

Answer 10

No substitute for potatoes, sorry. I just do not eat them. Veggies or whole wheat/whole grain (portion controlled) bread instead. Or try yams, they don't spike some people. They spike me like potatoes though.