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<blockquote data-quote="Metabolism_Boss" data-source="post: 1874454" data-attributes="member: 407045"><p>Both onions and beetroot are root vegetables which store starches to power their growth for flowering the year after the plant developed the bulb or root that is the starch storage organ. Your body rapidly converts the starch from these roots into glucose. For this reason, those on a low carb diet avoid most root vegetables. Seeds also store starch and so peas and beans should be eaten in moderation. Cabbage, kale, broccoli, spinach, asparagus and other leafy green vegetables are fine. There is a further complication that some of the carbohydrate content of these leafy vegetables is insoluble fibre, which you can't digest, but are excellent for your digestive tract. For these vegetables look for "net carbs", as this is the figure for the amount of carbohydrate present that you can digest and convert to glucose. In a nutshell, leafy greens can be eaten as often as you like, peas and beans very moderately and the root vegetables in small quantities or not at all. You will need to test with your meter to find out how much you can tolerate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Metabolism_Boss, post: 1874454, member: 407045"] Both onions and beetroot are root vegetables which store starches to power their growth for flowering the year after the plant developed the bulb or root that is the starch storage organ. Your body rapidly converts the starch from these roots into glucose. For this reason, those on a low carb diet avoid most root vegetables. Seeds also store starch and so peas and beans should be eaten in moderation. Cabbage, kale, broccoli, spinach, asparagus and other leafy green vegetables are fine. There is a further complication that some of the carbohydrate content of these leafy vegetables is insoluble fibre, which you can't digest, but are excellent for your digestive tract. For these vegetables look for "net carbs", as this is the figure for the amount of carbohydrate present that you can digest and convert to glucose. In a nutshell, leafy greens can be eaten as often as you like, peas and beans very moderately and the root vegetables in small quantities or not at all. You will need to test with your meter to find out how much you can tolerate. [/QUOTE]
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