Can diabetics eat momos?

There are many advantages and disadvantages of eating momos for a normal healthy person but can diabetics eat momos, read and learn.

Is Momos Safe for a Diabetic?

Can diabetics eat momos?

As a lot of the people suffering from diabeties have these one basic questiion in their mind that Can diabetics eat momos.

So we are gonna answer this query of yours by presenting some basic facts that will clear your view on momos.

Understanding The Momos Health quotient

Momos are a type of wheat flour steamed hot dumpling with some form of veg and nonveg filling. 

Momo has become a very favorite traditional delicacy in the countries like Nepal, Tibet, as well as among most of the Nepalese.

Tibetan communities in Bhutan, as well as people who are living in Ladakh, Northeast India is also coming out to be a big lover of momo dish,

But although being famous can diabetics eat momos, well the answer is absolutely not, as momos is not very healthy dish because it is made using the refined white flour which is not very suitable choice for the diabetic.

Moreover the overall momos nutrition answers the question of Can diabetics eat momos in very simple no.

So be it fired or steamed momos both are unsafe for diabeitc person.

Calories in Momos and its Nutritional Facts

Here are the calories in Momos with some of its nutritional facts :

	Value per serving	% Daily Values
Energy	40 cal	3%
Protein	0.8 g	1%
Carbohydrates	4.4 g	1%
Fiber	0.5 g	1%
Fat	1.89g	3%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0%
VITAMINS
Vitamin A	63.9 mcg	1%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)	0 mg	0%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	0 mg	0%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)	0.1 mg	1%
Vitamin C	5. mg	11%
Vitamin E
Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)	2.3mcg	1%
MINERALS
Calcium	7.5mg	1%
Iron	0.2 mg	1%
Magnesium	0 mg	0%
Phosphorus	0 mg	0%
Sodium	1.4 mg	0%
Potassium	17.5 mg	0%
Zinc	0.1 mg	1%

As per nutritional value of momos one serving gives 40 calories which is variable accroding to the process of making the momos. 

The main 40 calories contains carbohydrates that comprise 20 calories, proteins that majorly accounts for 3 calories and remaining calories come from the presence of fat which is 15 calories. 

As most of the momos are mainly made of refined white flour the refining process of all purpose flour destroys the grains' vitamin content of the white flour.

The Downside of Eating Momos for Diabetic

As momos also come in fried form the fried momos are the worst for the diabetic as it gets loaded with cholesterol.

The momos sauce like mayonnaise and garlic sauce are on of the most bad forms of sugar intake for a diabetic person.

Momos can cause constipation problems which in turn creates acidity and digestive problems that ultimately becomes very harmful for the diabetic perosn.

Many of the sites on internet advocate that momos are safe for diabetic but they failed to give the ultimate facts.

The reality is that the momos that you eat from street are the most unhygenic food out there and which is not even safe for a normal healthy person.

Now coming to the main point question can diabetics eat momos that are homemade, well in our homes mostly what we cook we do watch and learn it from internet and youtube videos.

So there is no base facts that proves the momos you make at home are safer for a diabetic person.

So all in all the answer to the question Can diabetics eat momos is absolutely no.

Also read : Disadvantages of eating momos.