hi guys this is dr ahmet ergin
i am an endocrinologist and a diabetes
expert
and a diabetes education specialist now
a lot of my patients
are having trouble with potato and today
i'm gonna give you a few tips
let's get started
so guys potato is a weakness especially
french fries
it's a big big problem right so we all
go
through this when the waitress comes to
you and says
hey what would you like on the side
would you like vegetables and
french fries or whatever and then you
kind of give a pause and says
um you know what what the heck come
outside let me just get the french fries
well not the best decision right so
sometimes
once you start making good decisions you
start making better decisions
but then after a while you're like you
know what everybody's eating french
fries and
i'm not eating anything i'm just eating
vegetables what's going on here
i'm gonna go with the flow but because
sometimes you
do not really have options you know
going outside is a problem because they
don't give you a lot of options
so in this case you know you're on your
own you have to make your best decision
but when you're home you can still make
some good decisions now a lot of people
still cook potatoes at home
and then they just don't know anything
else right so when i tell people hey
have you tried parsnip and a lot of
people are like
what is parsnip well parsnip it actually
looks like a
white carrot when you go try to buy it
on the store so don't
you know make sure you know what you're
looking for or at least google it before
you go but the bottom line is
parsnips kind of taste like potatoes
and half the calories of potatoes the
glycemic
index is very low and like
you know let's say around glycemic index
i believe parsnip is 55
versus potato is like 110. now some
people ask about
the sweet potato which is a little bit
better but still the glycemic index is
up there i believe
80 or 85 versus parsnip is
down to 50 55. now as you know glycemic
index
is a measurement of relative value of
how fast your blood sugar spikes
it ranges from 0 to 100 anything
55 or below is considered okay anything
above that you know is not good and
especially if you're getting close to
100 range like which happens with rice
and potato for example then you're
really in trouble because your blood
sugar will spike
very fast and even if you take insulin
you may not be able to catch up with
that blood sugar spike
so parsnips are great i mean you can't
actually
boil the parsnip and or you can even fry
the parsley if you're really dying for a
french fries type of thing
you can actually do it at home not that
you know you should do that frequently
but i think it
is a good option for you to consider
again you know parsnips are high in
folic acid
it is high in l fiber so it makes you
feel
full and keep you full so if you're
eating potatoes because you don't feel
full without eating potatoes
try parsnips i think the parsnips will
be a very good alternative
now just because parsnips are better
that doesn't give you the freedom to
just fill your whole plate with
mesh parsnips that's not what i'm saying
here you still have to be
cautious and concerned about your
portion size
but i think instead of potatoes you can
graduate the parsnips and i think you
will like it
you can look for different recipes and
just make it to your
liking to your taste and give it a try
guys i think
if you're a potato guy especially if
you're a couch and potato guy
if you're not physically very active
that's definitely going to help your
blood sugars
give me comments write what happens when
you change from potato to parsnip
we want to hear from you guys as well
you know i don't want to just give
dry advice here i want you to be part of
the community share your experience
if you don't like potatoes or parsnip
that's okay you know you don't have to
do anything but if you're one of those
people who love potatoes and want to try
parsnip please give us your feedback
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start a campaign with you guys and
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next video