made herself diabetic by overeating beets or
pumpkin.* In fact, if you’re healthy and
active, you’ll need to make a point of eating
some of these carb-dense vegetables on a
regular basis to support your activity levels.
If you’re overweight and insulin resistant,
you don’t want to fill your whole plate with
mashed sweet potato, because your
metabolism isn’t good at managing energy. In
this case, include the more carb-dense veggies
in smaller portions and fill in the rest with
leafy greens or other fibrous vegetables.