Taro is a kind of potato food. From its appearance and taste, it gives the impression that it has high starch content. In fact, taro is rich in protein, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, B vitamins, vitamin C, carotene, etc. A variety of nutrients, slimy taste, sweet taste, starch content no more than 25%, is a delicious and healthy food, compared with taro, rice, steamed bread, flatbread and other staple foods have more than 30% starch content. Some diabetics are afraid of eating taro. They feel that if they eat too much to raise blood sugar, they will gain weight. If they are not afraid of eating steamed buns and rice, there is no need to worry about the starch in taro. What's more, the nutrition of taro is more comprehensive.
contains more protein in taro It can slow down the digestion and absorption of starch and other carbohydrates, and delay the increase in blood sugar after a meal. The glycemic index of steamed taro is 53, which is much lower than 88 of steamed buns and 83 of white rice. It is a low glycemic index food, very suitable For diabetic patients, taro also contains more potassium, vitamin C and taro polysaccharides, which can help regulate blood lipids, blood pressure and blood sugar, and prevent diabetes complications. taro can also increase satiety and reduce other high calories. Food intake can help reduce body fat rate and improve insulin resistance. Therefore, replacing some staple foods such as rice and white noodles with taro will greatly help stabilize blood sugar. The "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" (2016 edition) recommends including taro and other potato foods into the staple food category, eating 50 to 100 grams a day to replace some staple foods.
There are many rumors about taro on the Internet. For example, taro is natural insulin. This is unscientific. As we all know, insulin is the only hormone in the human body that can lower blood sugar. If you have diabetes, you can’t secrete insulin or if insulin is insufficient. Exogenous insulin supplementation is needed for treatment. Taro is just a kind of food, and its nutrition is very comprehensive. Compared with staple foods such as rice noodles, diabetic patients often eat potato foods such as taro, which helps stabilize blood sugar, but the taro itself does not reduce The role of blood sugar cannot replace insulin.
The way of eating taro will also affect blood sugar. How to eat taro healthily? Today, Yaoshi Sun will introduce a few eating principles to everyone:
1. Don’t eat taro as a snack, try not to eat taro outside of the main meal, and use it to replace part of the staple food is more conducive to blood sugar control.
2. Taro dipped in white sugar can quickly raise blood sugar, and the effect of taro in delaying blood sugar will not exist. Therefore, try to eat taro without sugar.
3. Do not refine taro, such as mashed taro, add oil, sugar, milk and other seasonings. This will make the taro easier to digest and absorb, and increase calorie intake, which is not conducive to blood sugar stability.
4. Do not eat fried, fried or roasted taro, which will increase calorie intake and is not conducive to long-term blood sugar control.
