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Green peas or sugar snap peas: which one is the starchy vegetable?

Green peas. Sugar snap peas and pea pods are non-starchy.

  1. Sugar snap peas
  2. Both are non-starchy
  3. Green peas ✔

Why: ADA lists sugar snap peas, snow peas and pea pods as non-starchy, but shelled green peas are starchy, like corn and potatoes. Starchy vegetables go in the carb quarter of the plate.

Huh, didn't know that: Baby corn is on ADA's non-starchy vegetable list, even though regular corn is starchy.

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Sources

  1. What is the Diabetes Plate? (ADA Diabetes Food Hub) https://diabetesfoodhub.org/blog/what-diabetes-plate
  2. What is the Diabetes Plate? (ADA Diabetes Food Hub) https://diabetesfoodhub.org/blog/what-diabetes-plate
  3. Non-Starchy Vegetables (ADA) https://diabetes.org/food-nutrition/reading-food-labels/non-starchy-vegetables
  4. Vegetables (USDA MyPlate) https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/vegetables

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