Kidney beans

Very good question. Does GOOGLE also say that Porridge and rice is good for Ds? Look at my signature and see what I’ve achieved.

 

Count the carbs in the beans they are no more magical than other food at the same number of carbs per 100g. I sometimes have just a few but mainly do my chilli with black olives. The veg and passatta can be quite high carb, so I find - especially as I eat very low carb I’d be careful but like anything else it will depend on the number of carbs per day that suit you and what else you are eating. Most important thing is to look at carb content and work out what works for you. Testing bloods before your chilli and then 2 hours after will let you know how you react to them which will then influence no of carbs best for you.

 

Try black beans instead, they are lower carb.

 

@shelley262 - Totally stunning explanations. I like it.

 

My kids don’t like kidney beans so I use sweetcorn instead & have cauliflower rice, don’t seem to get much of a rise in blood sugar

 

I knew someone mentioned black olives in another thread but could not remember who posted it, I have tried them after reading that it's a a great swap.

 

We have chilli most weeks, without the beans. I think it is one of those foods that once you have been broken by type 2, doesn't work. Legumes are pushed by a couple of dietary protocols but not animal based low carb / keto. I used to have black eye peas and red kidney beans in the well known Jamaican rice and peas for almost 50 years, but had to cut them out for optimum results.

 

What the internet says, is really irrelevant - do not believe a word what it says! However, what is relevant and important is how do kidney beans affect YOUR blood sugar levels. Thus testing!

I do not have a problem eating legumes (black/white/red kidney/chickpeas/lentils, etc). In moderation, of course. However, other diabetics have different experiences.

 

I can eat a few beans or lentils with no ill effects, maybe a tin in a large vat of chilli which will make me 6 or so meals. So not many in any given portion. As @jape says, really - only using a meter to test before and after will let you know what you can tolerate.