A client with newly diagnosed diabetes refuses asparagus, broccoli, and mushrooms. Which substitutions on the food exchange list would be appropriate to replace these choices?

A client with newly diagnosed diabetes refuses asparagus, broccoli, and mushrooms. Which substitutions on the food exchange list would be appropriate to replace these choices?

• A. String beans, beets, or carrots.
• B. Corn, lima beans, or dried peas.
• C. Baked beans, potatoes, or parsnips.
• D. Corn muffins, corn chips, or pretzels.

Answer: (A)

In this diet approach, non-starchy vegetables are grouped together because their carbohydrate content is low and similar, so you can swap one for another without changing the overall carbohydrate amount of the meal. Replacing asparagus, broccoli, or mushrooms with another non-starchy vegetable keeps the meal within the same vegetable exchange and helps control glucose response. String beans, beets, and carrots are all considered non-starchy vegetables on typical exchange lists, so they are appropriate substitutions for the vegetables listed. They provide fiber and micronutrients without adding a large amount of carbohydrate. By contrast, corn, lima beans, and dried peas are higher in carbohydrates and are treated as starchy vegetables or legumes, making them less suitable substitutions. Baked beans, potatoes, or parsnips are also starchy, and corn muffins, corn chips, or pretzels are refined carbohydrate foods, not vegetables.

In this diet approach, non-starchy vegetables are grouped together because their carbohydrate content is low and similar, so you can swap one for another without changing the overall carbohydrate amount of the meal. Replacing asparagus, broccoli, or mushrooms with another non-starchy vegetable keeps the meal within the same vegetable exchange and helps control glucose response.

String beans, beets, and carrots are all considered non-starchy vegetables on typical exchange lists, so they are appropriate substitutions for the vegetables listed. They provide fiber and micronutrients without adding a large amount of carbohydrate.

By contrast, corn, lima beans, and dried peas are higher in carbohydrates and are treated as starchy vegetables or legumes, making them less suitable substitutions. Baked beans, potatoes, or parsnips are also starchy, and corn muffins, corn chips, or pretzels are refined carbohydrate foods, not vegetables.