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Are root vegetables off the menu?

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I keep seeing posts directed at newbies telling them not to eat root vegetables.
I know parsnips have a high carb content, raw carrots seem to be OK for a lot of posters and I think you would have to eat a lot of cooked carrots for them to have an effect. especially if you are not relying on them as the only vegetable on your plate. Radishes are eaten with salads, celeriac is a popular vegetable with many here as are turnips and swede, not forgetting horseradish. A few slices of beetroot with a salad seems OK as long as it is not just a plate of leaves. So to me it's only parsnips and potatoes that could affect my blood sugars. A meter will tell you what your tolerance is rather than dismiss all root vegetables.

Does anyone find that every root vegetable is off the menu?
 
i found carrots spiked me
a little beetroot is ok for me
i,m not a suede or parsnip eater
 
I can eat carrots , swede, beetroot, bit of parsnip and even the odd roast potato. It's all about testing a portion and seeing what effect it has on you.
 
Hi CC

They are not good for me at all .... so any comments I might make to new members are always precautionary. As with all things, try them out

Mike
 
Personally I think the way to go with advice to newbies who are usually well out of control is cut them out and test them back in once the numbers are going the right way

As they are probly in information overload, it's better to keep the advice as simple as possible

So I will continue with the no root veg advice,

Your own choice here Andy12345 .
No need for the negative comment left to the mods team .
 
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Definitely not, love root vegetables, especially roasted with some garlic thrown in
 
I find all carby veg spike me badly if I eat too much of them the trick is to test them all until you get the portions right and once you know that say one new potato is OK for me or 5 new potatoes are OK for me or 8 new potatoes are OK for me then no veg need be off the menu.

So for me no veg are off the menu in fact most I dont even have to think about and I know what portions of potato I can eat, I only eat new pots or chips generally anyway as mash is so processed that I cant eat much at all and anyway Ive never been a mash lover TBH.

Vegetables, I love em....Fruit too but that of course is a different thread I guess
 

Agreed on that one. Remove everything we "think" might be an issue and then work from there. Just my 2 bob's worth
 
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Sweet potato is a good one with me, as well as turnip, and swede, raw carrot as a snack, and yesterday cassava has just been added to my menu.

A meter is the only way to tell though.
 
I'm fine with carrots, sliced and boiled, and I do eat my personal portion of potatoes (new, roasted, chips). I'm not a lover of parsnip. turnips, beetroot or swede so don't even try them. It is all about testing them to find a suitable portion size.
 
I tried reducing the portions, using my trusty meter.
But the results are depressing.

Half a small portion of pub or cafe chips work. Or 1 roastie, buried in a huge Sunday dinner. And 1 raw carrot.

But for everything else, potato, parsnip, turnip, swede and carrots, the portions have to be tiny. Too tiny to be worth the effort.

I agree that it is better to eliminate them completely, then reintroduce them under controlled circs.
 
Depends on portion size. I like carrots very much and have added them back in small amounts along with turnips. Had too much celeriac last year and grow a bit tired of it. I have some pickled beet root now but avoid parsnips. And a couple of small potatoes per week.
I have also stared to have a bit more beans and lentils. I like them and think (wish) they are good for me despite the carbs. In small amounts.

Last night I made a mutton stew with lots of herbs, onions, garlic, turnip, carrots and butter beans and pan fried winter squash and a broccoli salad to go with it. It turned out very well if I may say so myself.

I also find that a glass or two of dry wine cut the spikes so I tend to save the more carby stuff for weekends.
 
I think this is also where attempting to tailor advice to suit both non-medicated T2s and MDI/pumping T1s can be tricky. The latter may have more options than the former in terms of solutions to carb consumption.
 
The only food that seems save appears to be fat, fat and more fat.
Personally I think some of us are giving the wrong message to new members.
I can have root vegetables without any problems according to my meter (puds excluded).
The word derailed has come up a few times in our humor threads. I now think we are getting our advice a little on the wrong track with regard to the long term journey copping with diabetes.
My point is we all have a heart to look after as well as our diabetes.
 
I find as a T1 that the only veg that I really have to account for when eating a normal (not low carb) meal is potato and parsnip. The rest have little to no impact when these are also included.

When eating low carb, insulin levels and digestion change, and the need to bolus for other root veg comes in due to a lack of those with the larger amounts of carbs, but swede and celeriac mash as an example requires about 1.5u for a 200g portion.
 
Great reply for a root vegetable thread.....thanks......
 
I have found, through testing myself, that I can tolerate celeriac but not carrots. So for me, I am cautious of vegetables which grow underground.

As with all foods, test yourself and see how each affects you.
 
Only tubers are off the menu for me (potato, sweet potato, Jerusalem Artichoke). Carrots etc are fine in moderate amounts.
 
Well I agree with those who say keep it simple for newbies. They are usually fully motivated to get on with things straightaway and then when they have sorted out their BG's they can add back what they personally can manage. It can feel like a reward later on when you can have small portions of other things, but in the beginning it's important not to cloud the issues with too many rules.

I also agree it's all about the portion size. I love potatoes. I couldn't have just one, so I don't bother having any. I am not so keen on carrots. beetroot, or any of the other root veg so if my BG's are OK to start with I can usually tolerate a 'my size' portion of those. This is good because I get a variety of nutrients. Having said that because I'm not too keen on any of the other root veg it wasn't a problem for me to give them up in the beginning.
 
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