Caribbean Food for Diabetics
Jerk chicken, plantains, island dishes rated for GI. Every food rated by glycemic index with nutrition facts.
GI Distribution
All Caribbean Foods (211)
Cb Jerk Chicken Grilled Cb2
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Snapper + Steamed Veg
Portion: 1 fish + veg
Caribbean Grilled Fish Plain
Portion: 1 serving
Cb Jerk Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Cb Fish Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Cb Fish 7K
Portion: 1 serving
Cb Callaloo Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Ackee Final Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Final Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Callaloo Bhaji Full
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Pork Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Seasoning (Dry Rub)
Portion: 1 tbsp (10g)
Caribbean Saltfish Ackee Set
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Shrimp Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Escovitch Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Stew Fish Full Home Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Cb Stew Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Callaloo Full Home Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Fish Broth Full
Portion: 1 serving
Mauby Drink (No Sugar)
Portion: 1 serving
Mauby Bark Tea (No Sugar)
Portion: 1 glass (250ml)
Ackee Saltfish Home Full Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Stew Chicken Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Brown Stew Chicken Set Full Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Cb Curry Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Callaloo Dasheen Cb3
Portion: 1 serving
Escovitch Fish + Steamed Callaloo
Portion: 1 plate
Jerk Chicken (Grilled)
Portion: 1 piece
Buljol (Saltfish Salad)
Portion: 1 serving
Ackee Set Breakfast Full Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Brown Stew Fish Jam Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Conch Salad
Portion: 1 serving
Conch Salad Bahamian
Portion: 1 serving
Sorrel Drink (Hibiscus, No Sugar)
Portion: 1 glass (250ml)
Ginger Beer (Homemade, No Sugar)
Portion: 1 glass (250ml)
Ackee + Saltfish (Jamaican)
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Pork Full Plate Carib
Portion: 1 serving
Stewed Chicken (Trinidadian)
Portion: 1 serving
Escovitch Fish (Jamaican Pickled)
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Set Full Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Steamed Fish Escovitch (Jamaican)
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Goat Final Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Cocoa Tea (No Sugar)
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Chicken + Grilled Vegetables + Coleslaw
Portion: 1 plate
Brown Stew Chicken + Steamed Vegetables
Portion: 1 plate
Curry Goat
Portion: 1 serving
Fish Escovitch (Pickled Fried Fish)
Portion: 1 fillet
Coconut Milk (Light)
Portion: 1/4 cup (60ml)
Ackee and Saltfish
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Shrimp
Portion: 1 serving
Ackee Saltfish Full Jamaican
Portion: 1 serving
Brown Stew Chicken
Portion: 1 serving
Brown Stew Fish (Jamaican)
Portion: 1 serving
Brown Stew Fish Jamaican
Portion: 1 serving
Brown Stew Pork Full
Portion: 1 serving
Jamaican Pepper Steak
Portion: 1 serving
Steamed Fish with Okra
Portion: 1 serving
Souse (Pickled Pork, Light)
Portion: 1 serving
Pepperpot (Guyanese Meat Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Oxtail Stew Full Home Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Callaloo (Leafy Green Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Jamaican Steamed Cabbage
Portion: 1 serving
Sea Moss Drink (Light)
Portion: 1 glass (250ml)
Fish Tea Soup Jamaican
Portion: 1 serving
Callaloo (Leafy Green)
Portion: 1 cup cooked (100g)
Caribbean Ackee Breakfast Plate
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Chicken Full Plate
Portion: 1 serving
Run Down Home Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Callaloo Soup
Portion: 1 bowl
Mannish Water Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Oxtail Stew
Portion: 1 serving
Stew Chicken (Brown Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Coconut Water (Fresh)
Portion: 1 glass (250ml)
Caribbean Coconut Drops SF
Portion: 1 serving
Stewed Oxtail (Caribbean Lean)
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Goat Home Full Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Ital Stew Rastafarian Veg
Portion: 1 serving
Peanut Punch (Light, No Sugar)
Portion: 1 glass (250ml)
Stamp Go Home Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Stew Peas Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Cow Heel Soup
Portion: 1 serving
Mannish Water (Goat Soup)
Portion: 1 serving
Mannish Water Goat Soup
Portion: 1 serving
Gizzada SF Small Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Duckanoo SF Small
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Fried Bake Cheese
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Bake Cheese Full Cb3
Portion: 1 serving
Bake Shark WG Full Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Bammie Fish Full
Portion: 1 serving
Roti Curry Full Home Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Run Down (Mackerel Coconut)
Portion: 1 serving
Run Down Mackerel Coconut
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Crab Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Peas Rice Brown Full
Portion: 1 serving
Stew Peas Full Carib Brown
Portion: 1 serving
Goat Water Stew (Montserrat)
Portion: 1 serving
Pepper Pot Soup
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Corn Soup Full
Portion: 1 serving
Pigeon Peas (Cooked)
Portion: 1/2 cup (80g)
Doubles (Chickpea Bara 2)
Portion: 1 serving
Roti Curry Shrimp Full Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Stew Peas (Kidney Bean + Coconut)
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Goat Full Plate Jam
Portion: 1 serving
Pelau Home Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Guyanese Metemgee (Coconut Soup)
Portion: 1 serving
Oil Down Full Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Provision Boiled
Portion: 1 serving
Steamed Fish + Okra + Green Banana
Portion: 1 plate
Festival Baked Small 3pc Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Stamp and Go (Fritter 3pc)
Portion: 1 serving
Rum Raisin Ice Cream (SF Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Trini Doubles + Pepper Sauce
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Chicken Wrap (WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Ackee + Saltfish + Dumpling (Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Crab Roti Full Caribbean
Portion: 1 serving
Callaloo + Boiled Egg + Toast
Portion: 1 plate
Saltfish Buljol + Provision
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Goat Full Caribbean
Portion: 1 serving
Pelau Brown Set Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Steamed Fish + Okra + Bammy
Portion: 1 serving
Provision Plate Full Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Goat + Steamed Cabbage + Plantain (Boiled)
Portion: 1 plate
Jerk Pork + Roasted Breadfruit + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Pepper Pot Stew + Roti
Portion: 1 bowl + roti
Tamarind Ball (2 pcs)
Portion: 1 serving
Conch Fritter (Baked, 3 pc)
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Chicken Roti (Full)
Portion: 1 serving
Green Plantain (Boiled)
Portion: 1 medium (120g)
Plantain (Boiled, Green)
Portion: 1 plantain (120g)
Curry Crab + Dumpling Small
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Crab+Dumpling (Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Pelau Chicken Full Plate
Portion: 1 serving
Asopao de Pollo (Puerto Rican)
Portion: 1 serving
Trinidadian Corn Soup
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Lobster + Festival + Coleslaw
Portion: 1 plate
Ackee and Saltfish + Boiled Green Banana
Portion: 1 plate (250g)
Ital Stew (Vegetable Stew) + Dumplings
Portion: 1 bowl + dumplings
Tamarind Balls (Low Sugar)
Portion: 3 pieces
Stewed Chicken + Provisions
Portion: 1 plate
Green Banana Porridge
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Goat + Roti + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Doubles (Chickpea + Bara) + Pepper Sauce
Portion: 2 doubles + sauce
Grilled Fish + Bammy (Cassava Bread) + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Callaloo Soup + Provision (Yam, Cassava)
Portion: 1 bowl + provision
Rum Cake (Caribbean, No Sugar, Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Plantain Chips (Baked Lightly Salted)
Portion: 1 serving
Eggs + Stewed Tomatoes + Breadfruit (Roasted)
Portion: 1 plate (220g)
Saltfish Fritters (Baked, 3pc)
Portion: 1 serving
Fried Bake + Shark (WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Trini Doubles (Curried Chickpea Flatbread)
Portion: 2 doubles
Bake and Buljol (WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Jamaican Bammy (Cassava Bread) + Fish
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Goat + Roti
Portion: 1 plate
Roti + Curry Shrimp
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Shrimp + Rice Peas Brown
Portion: 1 serving
Curry Goat + Brown Rice
Portion: 1 serving
Fish Stew + Ground Provisions
Portion: 1 bowl
Bajan Flying Fish + Cou Cou
Portion: 1 serving
Barbados Cou Cou + Flying Fish
Portion: 1 serving
Goat Curry (Jamaican Brown Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Calaloo + Rice (Brown)
Portion: 1 serving
Cou-Cou (Cornmeal + Okra)
Portion: 1 serving
Provision Platter (Yam + Green Banana + Dasheen)
Portion: 1 serving
Porridge (Oat + Cinnamon)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Roti + Salad
Portion: 1 roti + salad
Sweet Potato Pone (No Sugar)
Portion: 1 serving
Sweet Potato Pudding (No Sugar)
Portion: small slice
Oxtail Stew + Lima Beans + Brown Rice
Portion: 1 plate
Callaloo + Boiled Dumplings (Small)
Portion: 1 plate (200g)
Accra (Saltfish Fritters, 2 Baked)
Portion: 2 pieces (80g)
Macaroni Pie (WG, Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Fried Plantain + Scrambled Egg
Portion: 1 serving
Oil Down (Breadfruit Stew, Grenada)
Portion: 1 serving
Stew Peas (Kidney Beans + Pork) + Rice
Portion: 1 plate
Bammy (Cassava Bread)
Portion: 1 piece (80g)
Cassava (Boiled)
Portion: 1 cup (130g)
Brown Stew Fish + Steamed Vegetables + Rice
Portion: 1 plate
Escovitch Fish + Festival + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Coconut Bake + Avocado
Portion: 1 bake + avocado (150g)
Coco Bread + Cheese (WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Johnny Cake (WG, Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Saltfish Fritters (Stamp and Go)
Portion: 3 pieces
Bake and Saltfish (WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Rice and Peas (Red Kidney Beans)
Portion: 1/2 cup
Jerk Chicken + Rice and Peas (Brown)
Portion: 1 plate
Oxtail Stew (Lean) + Brown Rice
Portion: 1 plate
Boiled Corn on the Cob
Portion: 1 ear (150g)
Breadfruit Cou-Cou
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Chicken + Rice and Peas + Coleslaw
Portion: 1 plate
Pelau (One-Pot Chicken Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Sweet Potato Pudding (Caribbean)
Portion: 1 slice
Pelau (One-Pot Rice + Chicken)
Portion: 1 plate
Provision Platter (Boiled Yam, Green Banana, Dasheen)
Portion: 1 serving
Tamarind Balls (2)
Portion: 2 balls (30g)
Cornmeal Porridge (Low Sugar)
Portion: 1 bowl
Johnnycake (Cornmeal Flatbread)
Portion: 1 piece
Bake and Buljol (Fried Dough + Salt Cod)
Portion: 1 serving
Breadfruit Roasted + Saltfish
Portion: 1 serving
Cornmeal Porridge (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl
Johnny Cake (Baked) + Cheese
Portion: 1 cake + cheese (120g)
Bread Pudding (Light, Small)
Portion: 1 small slice (60g)
Cassava Pone (Small Slice)
Portion: 1 slice (60g)
Coconut Drops (2 Small)
Portion: 2 pieces (40g)
Rice and Peas
Portion: 1 cup (180g)
Banana Fritters (Baked, 2)
Portion: 2 pieces (60g)
Ripe Plantain (Baked)
Portion: 1 medium (120g)
Festival (Fried Dough, 1 piece)
Portion: 1 piece (60g)
Grater Cake (Coconut, Small)
Portion: 1 small piece (40g)
Roasted Breadfruit
Portion: 1 slice (100g)
Breadfruit (Roasted)
Portion: 1 slice (100g)
Sugar Cane (Small Piece)
Portion: small piece (30g)
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