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Safe Foods for Diabetics: The Best Everyday Choices
These foods carry a "safe" rating at the well-controlled level, meaning they were tested to produce a slow, moderate rise in blood glucose at the listed portion. They make dependable building blocks for everyday meals — though portion size still matters as control changes.
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Introduction
These foods carry a "safe" rating at the well-controlled level, meaning they were tested to produce a slow, moderate rise in blood glucose at the listed portion. They make dependable building blocks for everyday meals — though portion size still matters as control changes.
Matching Foods
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Food Category Carbs / 100 g Safety Portion (well-controlled)
Butter, salted Eggs, Milk & Dairy 0.1 g Lower impact about 5 g Cabbage Fruits 6 g Lower impact about 90 g Cabbage salad Grains & Starches 6 g Lower impact about 200 g Caesar dressing sachet Sweets & Sweeteners 4 g Lower impact about 20 g Caesar salad Grains & Starches 8 g Lower impact about 250 g Caesar salad (chicken) Meat, Poultry & Fish 7 g Lower impact about 300 g Cake, cheesecake, commercially prepared Sweets & Sweeteners 25.5 g Lower impact about 28 g Cake, cheesecake, prepared from mix, no-bake type Sweets & Sweeteners 35.5 g Lower impact about 28 g Cake, cherry fudge with chocolate frosting Sweets & Sweeteners 38 g Lower impact about 28 g Cake, coffeecake, creme-filled with chocolate frosting Sweets & Sweeteners 53.8 g Lower impact about 28 g Cake, pudding-type, chocolate, dry mix Sweets & Sweeteners 80.2 g Lower impact about 28 g Campbell's Soup Tomato (Campbell Soup Company) Grains & Starches 16.7 g Lower impact about 120 g Canadian bacon, unprepared Meat, Poultry & Fish 1.3 g Lower impact about 85 g Candies, caramello candy bar Sweets & Sweeteners 63.8 g Lower impact about 35 g Candies, milk chocolate Sweets & Sweeteners 59.4 g Lower impact about 7 g Candies, mounds candy bar Sweets & Sweeteners 58.9 g Lower impact about 19 g Candies, symphony milk chocolate bar Sweets & Sweeteners 58 g Lower impact about 42 g Cantaloupe Fruits 8.2 g Lower impact about 228 g Cappuccino (milk) Beverages 4 g Lower impact about 250 g Carob Drink (no added sugar) Beverages 3 g Lower impact about 350 g Carob molasses Sweets & Sweeteners 75 g Lower impact about 20 g Carrot Fruits 10 g Lower impact about 60 g Cashews Sweets & Sweeteners 30 g Lower impact about 30 g Cheddar cheese Eggs, Milk & Dairy 1.3 g Lower impact about 30 g Cheerios Cereal (General Mills Sales Inc.) Grains & Starches 71.4 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese fatayer (small) Grains & Starches 33.8 g Lower impact about 75 g Cheese spread, cream cheese base Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.5 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese substitute, mozzarella Eggs, Milk & Dairy 23.7 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese triangles Eggs, Milk & Dairy 9 g Lower impact about 17 g Cheese, american cheddar, imitation Eggs, Milk & Dairy 11.6 g Lower impact about 21 g Cheese, cheddar Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.4 g Lower impact about 17 g Cheese, cheddar, nonfat or fat free Eggs, Milk & Dairy 7.1 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese, cheddar, sharp, sliced Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.1 g Lower impact about 19 g Cheese, cottage, creamed, with fruit Eggs, Milk & Dairy 4.6 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.7 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat, lactose reduced Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.2 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat Eggs, Milk & Dairy 4.8 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cottage, with vegetables Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, cream Eggs, Milk & Dairy 5.5 g Lower impact about 15 g Cheese, cream, fat free Eggs, Milk & Dairy 7.7 g Lower impact about 18 g Cheese, cream, low fat Eggs, Milk & Dairy 6.7 g Lower impact about 15 g Cheese, low fat, cheddar or colby Eggs, Milk & Dairy 1.9 g Lower impact about 132 g Cheese, low-sodium, cheddar or colby Eggs, Milk & Dairy 1.9 g Lower impact about 132 g Cheese, mozzarella, low sodium Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.1 g Lower impact about 132 g Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.5 g Lower impact about 113 g Cheese, mozzarella, part skim milk Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.8 g Lower impact about 28 g Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk Eggs, Milk & Dairy 2.4 g Lower impact about 112 g Cheese, parmesan, grated Eggs, Milk & Dairy 13.9 g Lower impact about 100 g Cheese, parmesan, grated, refrigerated Eggs, Milk & Dairy 4.3 g Lower impact about 100 g Cheese, parmesan, hard Eggs, Milk & Dairy 3.2 g Lower impact about 28 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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