Spaghetti Squash is a good substitute for spaghetti pasta. The squash itself is higher in omega-3 than omega-6. The recipes here use olive oil, but I would substitute coconut oil or real butter for the oil in any of the recipes. These recipes are great for diabetics in place of pasta.
The smallish yellow spaghetti squash is at the top. It’s related to pumpkins and zucchini.
It’s hard to give up pasta. Many diabetics who don’t notice that their blood sugar levels spike too high when they eat pasta. What’s too high? In general, I’d say over 150 mg/dl (8.33 mmol/l) measured one hour after a meal, or over 130 mg/dl (7.22 mmol/l) two hours after the meal.
Other experts disagree and propose other numbers.
An alternative to spaghetti pasta that shouldn’t raise blood glucose levels as high is spaghetti squash. It’s all about the carbohydrates. A cup of cooked spaghetti squash has 10 g of carb; a cup of cooked spaghetti has 43 g. The fiber grams are about the same. Numbers are from FitDay.com.
Spaghetti squash is a classic low-carb vegetable. If you’ve never tried it, you should. As vegetables go, it’s one of the largest…
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