Can sugar lovers eat corn? Pay attention to these things and eat with confidence
With high blood sugar, diabetics are always intimidated by eating certain foods. In my life, I have seen people who are not at all worried about eating food, and others who are too scared to eat anything. In fact, there is no need to be too nervous, as long as you have some knowledge about diabetes diet, you can easily control your blood sugar.
Corn is the most common vegetable in this season. Although they have been sorted by garbage in the past two days, some of them dare not eat corn (the classification of corn cob has changed), but the taste of corn is still very good.
So, for sugar lovers, is it okay to eat corn?
Corn is recommended for normal people to eat, and those with high blood sugar can also eat it.
Why do you say that?
First, from the perspective of the nutritional content of corn:
Corn, one of the main grains in China, is second only to rice and wheat in the proportion of total grain output. The types of corn are yellow corn, white corn, waxy corn and mixed corn. The common ones are yellow corn and white corn. Different varieties have certain differences in nutritional content.
Yellow corn contains a small amount of carotene, other corns do not, and the proportion of linoleic acid in the fat of corn is higher than that of rice and wheat. And contains lecithin, vitamin E content is also high. The content of dietary fiber in corn is very high, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and accelerate fecal excretion.
In addition, corn is also rich in potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, selenium and so on. Fresh corn also contains vitamin C, which is good for diabetes.
Therefore, as a coarse grain, corn is recommended to be eaten regularly. Judging from the nutrients contained in the above corn, diabetics are also very suitable.
Secondly, the GI of fresh corn (sweet, boiled) is 55, because corn is a cereal and a staple food, and the GI index is low among staple foods. The energy and carbohydrates contained in cereals are also considered low.
Therefore, diabetics and hyperglycemics can eat corn completely.
Just be careful when eating:
- Even fresh corn should be eaten as a staple food
You can't only eat corn for a long time, and corn is the main food. This will lead to malnutrition. Because the content of lysine, tryptophan, and threonine in corn protein is lower than that of beans, rice, and wheat, eating corn flour It is best to eat with soy flour, or mix and match with refined white rice noodles.
- Calculate the total heat
Don't eat too much at one time. When you eat corn, the energy should be calculated into the staple food, so it is necessary to reduce the consumption of other staple foods.
- Don't waste corn germ
When eating fresh corn, be sure to gnaw away all the small yellow slag on the corncob, because this small yellow slag you missed is the most nutritional value of corn kernels, that is, corn germ. This is the essence of corn, don't waste it.