A healthy diet is always recommended for diabetes patients. Thankfully, there are many foods around that can actually help in regulating high blood sugar. In fact, it is best to use seasonal foods that are most potent with fresh and powerful nutritive properties. Winter produce abounds with green vegetables that are beneficial for diabetics. Methi (fenugreek leaves) and palak (spinach) are must-have green vegetables in winter diabetes diet due to their high nutritive value.
Methi Benefits For Diabetes
Methi is said to have an unusual amino acid called 4HO-Ile that has possible anti-diabetic qualities. It is believed that this acid may boost insulin secretion and increase insulin sensitivity. Methi is rich in antioxidants that help boost immunity and prevent common infections and serious diseases.
Spinach Benefits For Diabetes
Palak is at par when it comes to benefits for diabetes. Spinach is a low-glycaemic index food. It is also non-starchy, which means, it does not increase the blood sugar level at a high rate. The American Diabetes Association named spinach as a superfood for type-1 and type-2 diabetes. Also, it is rich in fibre, so it gets digested easily and prevents sudden sugar spikes.
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Winter produce is full of green vegetables.
Methi Palak Recipe For Diabetes
Both methi and palak are used extensively in winters to make some delicious Indian dishes. Methi aloo, methi matar malai, palak paneer are some of the common recipes that we all keep making for our families. But here we have a sabzi recipe that combines the goodness of both methi and palak and mixes them with the nutritive properties of gobhi and carrots - other excellent foods for diabetes diet.
Methi Palak Sabzi Recipe
Click here to view the complete recipe of methi palak gobhi sabzi, which is made in Indian style and is best enjoyed with roti or paratha.
To make this yummy Indian sabzi, first, boil methi and palak together and grind them to make a paste. Then cook onions, vegetables like gobhi and carrots along with some spices in a bed of the bright green methi palak paste.
This is a must-try recipe is winter. Enjoy!