Diet Tips for Diabetic Patients: Calories in Beans Potato Curry

Beans potato curry is great with both rice and rotis. It’s a hearty and delicious curry that’s great for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Across India, there are various methods of making this spicy curry. There’s the stir fry dry version and the one with gravy. While beans are considered a super food and a must in a diabetic diet, it’s the potatoes one has to worry about as it is a high glycemic index food.

While a diet plan for diabetes involves a generous mixture of all vital nutrients, it is important to cut down on the amount of carbohydrates that tend to increase sugar levels fast. This means reducing the intake of high glycemic index foods reduces postprandial sugar levels.

Benefits of beans in a diabetes diet menu

American Diabetes Association recommends the use of beans for people with diabetes. This is because of the fact that all kinds of beans are high in protein and fiber content.

Beans are high in plant-based protein content
They are rich in dietary fiber
Beans have no cholesterol content in them
They are known to reduce the risk of heart problems
They are low glycemic index foods

Since potatoes have more starch content and are high glycemic index foods, make beans potato curry with lesser amount of potatoes. Use turmeric, cinnamon or other spices to make it diabetes friendly. This way, it can be included in your diabetic diet plan.

Calories in Beans Potato Curry (100 gm.)

Calories	125.79 Kcal
Protein	3.06 gm.
Fat	9.01 gm.
Saturated Fat	0.12 gm.
Carbohydrates	7.54 gm.
Fiber	5.7 gm.
Sodium	10.55 mg.
Potassium	511.76 mg.
Calcium	70.37 mg.
Iron	1.99 mg.
Zinc	0.64 mg.