Eating Well: Can You Eat Starchy Vegetables If You Have Diabetes?

This just in: you don’t have to skip the spud (or other starchy veggies) if you have diabetes.

By Elizabeth Shaw, M.S., RDN, CPT
October 17, 2023

According to statistics published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), less than 10 percent of adults meet the daily recommended intake of vegetables. Even the most recent 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) stresses the importance of consuming more—not less—produce to reap the benefits they provide for total health. This can include improvements to heart-health, gut-health, blood pressure, inflammation levels and more! Plus, you may have heard the advice to add variety by “eating the rainbow” when it comes to your fruit and veggie choices.

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