(Diabetes and Sweet Potatoes) Is it okay to eat sweet potatoes instead of rice?

 

 

When it comes to carbohydrates, quantity is more important than type.

Our country's staple food is rice, but there are also countries where sweet potatoes are the staple food.

 

Furthermore, there are countries where bread, potatoes, and corn are staple foods.

So, you don't have to think that you have to eat only rice.

 

Eating sweet potatoes instead of rice isn't a bad idea. However, eating only sweet potatoes instead of a meal is problematic.

 

If you eat only sweet potatoes without any side dishes, you can eat more than a bowl of rice.

You end up eating too many carbohydrates.

 

If you only eat carbohydrates, you will soon get hungry and reach for snacks again.

 

To prevent overeating and getting hungry quickly,

When eating sweet potatoes, potatoes, rice cakes, corn, noodles, etc. as meal replacements, we recommend that you also eat side dishes.

Side dishes should be well-composed of meat, fish, and vegetable side dishes to ensure a balanced diet of protein, minerals, etc.

 

 

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Although eating carbohydrates is important,

They say it's important to eat the right amount of sheep.