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Eat vegetables, fats, and proteins first, and eat any starchy fruits last to lessen the impact on your blood sugar.
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Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The starchy tuber’s high carbohydrate content and elevated glycemic index (a measurement of how quickly a food raises blood sugar) has given it a bad reputation among people conscious of their glucose levels.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Aug. 2025
White bread, by contrast, has very little nutritional value because it has been stripped of its bran and germ, leaving behind mostly starchy endosperm.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Side dishes: Stir into starchy sides like mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
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Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
The starchy tuber’s high carbohydrate content and elevated glycemic index (a measurement of how quickly a food raises blood sugar) has given it a bad reputation among people conscious of their glucose levels.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Aug. 2025
White bread, by contrast, has very little nutritional value because it has been stripped of its bran and germ, leaving behind mostly starchy endosperm.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Side dishes: Stir into starchy sides like mashed potatoes, rice, or pasta.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 16 July 2025
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“Starchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starchy. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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starchy
adjective
starchier; starchiest
1
: containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
starchy foods
2
: consisting of or marked by formality or stiffness
starchiness
noun
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