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Diabetes Food List: What to Eat and What to Limit
This master list brings together every food in the encyclopedia and how it behaves for blood sugar. Rather than a simple "yes/no", each food is rated across three control levels, because a portion that is fine when your HbA1c is well controlled may need trimming when it is high.
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Introduction
This master list brings together every food in the encyclopedia and how it behaves for blood sugar. Rather than a simple "yes/no", each food is rated across three control levels, because a portion that is fine when your HbA1c is well controlled may need trimming when it is high.
Matching Foods
1374 foods currently match this topic, sorted to help you scan quickly.
Food Category Carbs / 100 g Safety Portion (well-controlled)
Baked eggplant and meat tray Meat, Poultry & Fish 6.5 g Needs care about 462 g Baked meat sambousek (large) Meat, Poultry & Fish 28.9 g Lower impact about 85 g Baked meat sambousek (small) Meat, Poultry & Fish 27.5 g Lower impact about 50 g Baked potato and meat tray Meat, Poultry & Fish 10.9 g Use caution about 275 g Baked spinach sambousek (small) Grains & Starches 29 g Lower impact about 50 g Baking Bar, Semi-Sweet Chocolate (Hershey's) Sweets & Sweeteners 64.3 g Lower impact about 14 g Baklava no syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 33.6 g Needs care about 71 g Baklava with syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 46 g Use caution about 52 g Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), leafy tips, raw Fruits 3.3 g Lower impact about 4 g Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, raw Fruits 3.7 g Lower impact about 93 g Banana (fully ripe) Fruits — Lower impact about 101 g Banana (green, unripe) Fruits — Lower impact about 444 g Banana (half-ripe) Fruits — Lower impact about 176 g Banana (ripe) Fruits 23 g Lower impact about 120 g Banana (unripe) Fruits 20 g Lower impact about 120 g Banana PB smoothie Beverages 12.8 g Use caution about 180 g Banana smoothie (ayran) Beverages 11.1 g Use caution about 208 g Banana smoothie (milk) Beverages 12.2 g Use caution about 189 g Banana smoothie (water) Beverages 16.1 g Use caution about 143 g Barazek Sweets & Sweeteners 36.7 g Lower impact about 60 g Barhi Dates (yellow, fresh) Fruits 33 g Lower impact about 169 g Barilla pasta (gluten-free, cooked) Grains & Starches 27 g Lower impact about 100 g Barley Bread Grains & Starches 45 g Lower impact about 60 g Barley bread slice Grains & Starches 42 g Lower impact about 45 g Basbousa no syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 45 g Use caution about 53 g Basbousa with syrup Sweets & Sweeteners 53.8 g Use caution about 45 g Basmati Rice Grains & Starches 28.2 g Needs care about 215 g Basmati Rice (cooled & reheated) Grains & Starches 28.2 g Needs care about 215 g Basmati rice cooked (side) Grains & Starches 23 g Use caution about 130 g BBQ sauce Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Lower impact about 20 g BBQ sauce sachet Sweets & Sweeteners 35 g Lower impact about 15 g Beans, baked, canned, no salt added Legumes 20.5 g Needs care about 195 g Beans, baked, canned, with beef Legumes 16.9 g Needs care about 178 g Beans, baked, canned, with franks Legumes 15.4 g Lower impact about 259 g Beans, baked, canned, with pork Legumes 20 g Use caution about 150 g Beans, baked, home prepared Legumes 21.6 g Needs care about 185 g Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, canned Legumes 16.6 g Lower impact about 240 g Beans, black turtle, mature seeds, raw Legumes 63.3 g Use caution about 47 g Beans, black, mature seeds, canned, low sodium Legumes 16.6 g Lower impact about 240 g Beans, black, mature seeds, raw Legumes 62.4 g Use caution about 48 g Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, canned Legumes 14.5 g Lower impact about 256 g Beans, kidney, all types, mature seeds, raw Legumes 60 g Use caution about 50 g Beans, kidney, california red, mature seeds, raw Legumes 59.8 g Use caution about 50 g Beans, kidney, mature seeds, sprouted, raw Legumes 4.1 g Lower impact about 184 g Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, raw Legumes 61.3 g Use caution about 49 g Beans, liquid from stewed kidney beans Legumes 2.8 g Lower impact about 240 g Beef & Cheese Seasoned Beef, Cheddar Cheese, Bell Peppers, Jalapeno Peppers & Onions In A Crispy Crust Taco Bites, Beef & Cheese (Old El Paso) Eggs, Milk & Dairy 33.7 g Needs care about 89 g Beef burger (bun) (gluten-free) Meat, Poultry & Fish 14.9 g Needs care about 201 g Beef burger brioche bun Meat, Poultry & Fish 27 g Use caution about 111 g Beef burger potato bun Meat, Poultry & Fish 16.7 g Needs care about 180 g
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Why This Matters
After a meal, carbohydrate is broken down to glucose and absorbed into the blood; insulin then helps move it into cells. Foods that release glucose slowly produce a smaller, steadier rise. HbA1c reflects your average blood sugar over roughly the past three months. It is the anchor for the three control levels used throughout this site.
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Medical disclaimer: This article is for general education and is not medical advice. Ratings and portions are estimates derived from nutritional composition, not measurements of your own glucose response; individual responses vary. If you take insulin, confirm carbohydrate amounts against a nutrition label before dosing. Always follow the guidance of your own physician or diabetes care team.
How these ratings are produced: our safety estimate is derived from each food's nutritional composition — carbohydrate content, fibre, food category and physical form (liquid or solid) — combined with established diabetes nutrition principles and a realistic serving size. They are estimates for planning, not measurements of your own response and not a prescription. Individual responses vary considerably, so always follow your own clinician's advice.
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