Make Veggies the Star of Your Bowl

Adding color from veggies is a great way to make your bowl more diabetes-friendly. Centering your pasta dish on nonstarchy, naturally, low-calorie veggies boosts the amount of food while also adding vitamins and minerals.

Non-starchy vegetables are beneficial to diabetics since they have a low glycemic index due to their high water and fiber content, as well as the lack of starch. This means they will not increase your blood sugar as much as a starchy vegetable or other high-glycemic-index foods like ice cream or white rice. Kale, collard greens, arugula, broccoli, asparagus, cucumber, spinach, carrots, or mushrooms can all be used to fill half of your plate or bowl.