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15 Low Glycemic Foods

Butter Beans

More than many other starchy foods, beans can help maintain and regulate the blood sugar levels. In fact, people with diabetes have been advised to eat more beans and add them to the meals they take each week. Butter beans have an amazing glycemic index of 36. Asides being low on the glycemic index chart, a ½ cup serving of butter beans contain 5 grams of protein and 1 gram of fat. Butter beans are a very rich source of protein, carbohydrate, fiber, iron, zinc, and magnesium. It is an escape route for vegetarians who are also diabetes patients because all that you can get in meat are fully loaded in it.[8]