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Vegetables

Food Item
Typical Portion Size
Carbohydrate (CHO) per portion

Baked Beans

3 tablespoons (120g)

20

Red Kidney Beans

3 tablespoons (105g)

20

Butter beans

3 tablespoons (105g)

20

Chick peas cooked

2-3 tablespoons (90g)

15

Red split lentils cooked

2 tablespoons (80g)

15

Dahl, cooked

2 tablespoons

15

Potatoes, old boiled

1 average (60g)

10

New potatoes with skin, boiled

1 average (40g)

5

Baked potato with skin

1 medium (180g)

55

Chips

Per 5 chips (50g)

10

Roast Potato

1 small (50g)

10

Mashed Potatoes

1 Scoop (60g)

2 tablespoons (90g)

10

15

Sweet Potato boiled

2 medium (130g)

25

Potato Croquette

1 Fried (90g)

20

Peas

 

Frozen, boiled 2 tablespoons (60g)

Canned, 2 tablespoons (60g)

5

10

Mushy Peas

Average portion (125g)

15

Sweetcorn canned

2 tablespoons

15

Potato Waffle

1 (45g)

15

Yam boiled

Size of medium potato(130g)

45

Plantain

1 whole boiled (200g)

55

Parsnip boiled

2 tablespoons (100g)

15

Squash/Butternut

2 heaped tablespoons

10

 

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