English Beef Stew (1 Cup)

Reduce the potato portion in the stew and bulk it out with non-starchy vegetables such as green beans, mushrooms, cabbage, or cauliflower.

Use a smaller serving of stew and avoid eating it with bread, rolls, crackers, rice, or mashed potatoes.

Choose a recipe with more beef and vegetables and less flour-thickened gravy; thicken with puréed cauliflower or a small amount of lentils instead.

If adding a starch, use a modest portion of pearl barley or lentils rather than potatoes or white flour dumplings.

Eat the stew slowly and consider a 10–20 minute easy walk after the meal, if appropriate for you.

Check your glucose response with your usual monitoring plan; if large spikes persist, discuss meal composition and medication timing with your clinician.