Snack foods rated for diabetes
Snack: 16 foods rated
| Food | Verdict | GI | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aloo Tikki | Avoid | ≈ 80 (High) | Shallow-fried potato patty, usually with sweet chutney. |
| Bhel Puri | Yes, with changes | ≈ 65 (Medium) | Puffed rice is very high GI but portions are small and vegetables are real. |
| Chaat | Limit | ≈ 74 (High) | Almost all variants combine potato, fried base and sweet chutney. |
| Dahi Puri | Limit | ≈ 68 (Medium) | The curd helps but the sweet chutney and puri base dominate. |
| Khandvi | Yes | ≈ 45 (Low) | Besan and curd base, steamed not fried. |
| Makhana | Yes | ≈ 40 (Low) | Light, low GI, high satiety when roasted rather than fried in ghee. |
| Momos | Yes, with changes | ≈ 66 (Medium) | Steamed is fine; maida wrapper and fried versions are not. |
| Murukku | Limit | ≈ 75 (High) | Rice flour, deep fried. |
| Namkeen | Limit | ≈ 72 (High) | Fried besan and rice flour with high sodium. |
| Pakora | Limit | ≈ 60 (Medium) | Besan is good; deep frying it is not. |
| Pani Puri | Limit | ≈ 75 (High) | Fried maida shells plus sweet chutney plus potato. |
| Pav Bhaji | Limit | ≈ 76 (High) | The bhaji is vegetables and butter; the maida pav and the butter volume are the issue. |
| Roasted Chana | Yes | ≈ 28 (Low) | The single best packaged Indian snack for all three conditions. |
| Samosa | Avoid | ≈ 78 (High) | Maida shell, potato filling, deep fried - three problems in one. |
| Sev Puri | Limit | ≈ 72 (High) | Fried base plus fried sev plus sweet chutney. |
| Vada Pav | Avoid | ≈ 80 (High) | Fried potato in a maida bun - essentially a starch sandwich. |
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Medical disclaimer
This is general dietary information, not medical advice. If you take insulin or a sulfonylurea (glimepiride, glipizide, gliclazide), reducing your carbohydrate intake — or adding foods like bitter gourd or fenugreek that lower glucose on their own — can cause hypoglycemia. Talk to your doctor before making changes, and monitor your glucose while you do.
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