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 (268)
Jerk Chicken (Leg/Thigh)
Portion: 1 portion
Cb Jerk Chicken Grilled Cb2
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Snapper + Steamed Veg
Portion: 1 fish + veg
Caribbean Grilled Fish Plain
Portion: 1 serving
Ackee Final Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Jerk Final Cb
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Callaloo Bhaji Full
Portion: 1 serving
Callaloo Egg White Omelette (Small)
Portion: 1 omelette (150g)
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Lime‑Herb Marinade (Medium)
Portion: 1 fillet (180g)
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
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
Caribbean Callaloo Dasheen Cb3
Portion: 1 serving
Escovitch Fish + Steamed Callaloo
Portion: 1 plate
Jerk Chicken (Grilled)
Portion: 1 piece
Steamed Snapper with Coconut Lime Sauce and Sautéed Spinach (Medium)
Portion: 1 serving (220g)
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
Avocado & Cucumber Salad (Salad)
Portion: 1 bowl (200g)
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Callaloo & Tomato Salad (Medium)
Portion: 1 plate (250g)
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
Portion: 1 bowl
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)
Steamed Callaloo with Okra (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (200g)
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
Unsweetened Coconut Bites
Portion: Few Bites
Oxtail Stew
Portion: 1 serving
Stew Chicken (Brown Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Callaloo and Egg White Omelette (Small)
Portion: 1 omelette (150g)
Sauteed Callaloo with Tomatoes (Side)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
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
Grilled Jerk Turkey Breast (Main)
Portion: 1 slice (200g)
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)
Baked Codfish Fritters
Portion: Few Fritters
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Avocado Salsa (Small)
Portion: 1 fillet with salsa (150g)
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Lime & Herb Marinade (Medium)
Portion: 1 fillet (180g)
Grilled Shrimp & Avocado Salad (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (180g)
Steamed Callaloo with Garlic & Lime (Side)
Portion: 1 serving (150g)
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
Spiced Roasted Pumpkin Seeds (Snack)
Portion: 1 handful (30g)
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
Spiced Roasted Chickpeas (Small)
Portion: 40g (handful)
Jerk Chicken Wrap (WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Coconut Chia Pudding (Small)
Portion: 1 cup (200g)
Ackee + Saltfish + Dumpling (Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Caribbean Black Bean & Quinoa Salad (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
Jamaican Pepper Shrimp with Mixed Greens (Dinner)
Portion: 1 plate (180g)
Curry Crab Roti Full Caribbean
Portion: 1 serving
Callaloo + Boiled Egg + Toast
Portion: 1 plate
Roasted Pigeon Peas (Snack)
Portion: 1 handful (30g)
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
Low-Sugar Sorrel Drink (Beverage)
Portion: 1 cup (250ml)
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
Green Banana & Black Bean Salad
Portion: 1 serving (200g)
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
Escovitch Fish
Portion: Fillet
Baked Unripe Plantain Chips
Portion: Small Bag
Coconut Chia Pudding (Breakfast)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Tamarind Balls (Low Sugar)
Portion: 3 pieces
Citrus Marinated Grilled Tilapia with Herbed Quinoa (Lunch)
Portion: 1 plate (200g)
Coconut Chia Pudding (Snack)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
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)
Coconut Chana Stew with Spinach (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (200g)
Accra (Saltfish Fritters, 2 Baked)
Portion: 2 pieces (80g)
Coconut Lime Chia Pudding (Breakfast)
Portion: 1 cup (180g)
Macaroni Pie (WG, Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Fried Plantain + Scrambled Egg
Portion: 1 serving
Quinoa and Callaloo Salad with Black Beans (Medium)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
Baked Mackerel with Callaloo (Small)
Portion: 1 plate (200g)
Caribbean Quinoa & Black Bean Pilaf (Lunch)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Sautéed Callaloo (Small)
Portion: 1 fillet with callaloo (200g)
Callaloo & Quinoa Salad (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (200g)
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Callaloo & Black Bean Salsa (Small)
Portion: 1 plate (250g)
Roasted Green Plantain Slices (Snack)
Portion: 1 cup (60g)
Barbados Lentil & Pumpkin Soup (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
Oil Down (Breadfruit Stew, Grenada)
Portion: 1 serving
Papaya Lime Chia Pudding (Small)
Portion: 150g (1 cup)
Papaya Chia Pudding (Snack)
Portion: 1 cup (180g)
Pumpkin & Lentil Soup (Soup)
Portion: 1 bowl (300g)
Callaloo & Red Lentil Soup (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
Papaya & Lime Fresh Fruit Salad (Snack)
Portion: 1 bowl (200g)
Callaloo & Pumpkin Soup (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
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)
Spiced Lentil & Pumpkin Curry (Side)
Portion: 1 bowl (200g)
Steamed Sweet Potato & Black Bean Mash (Small)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Breadfruit Cou-Cou
Portion: 1 serving
Jicama & Mango Salad with Lime Vinaigrette (Small)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Coconut Water & Spinach Smoothie (Beverage)
Portion: 1 glass (250g)
Jerk Chicken + Rice and Peas + Coleslaw
Portion: 1 plate
Pelau (One-Pot Chicken Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Spiced Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Steamed Sweet Potato (Small)
Portion: 1 serving (200g)
Sweet Potato Pudding (Caribbean)
Portion: 1 slice
Pelau (One-Pot Rice + Chicken)
Portion: 1 plate
Roasted Breadfruit (Small)
Portion: 1 slice (80g)
Provision Platter (Boiled Yam, Green Banana, Dasheen)
Portion: 1 serving
Tamarind Balls (2)
Portion: 2 balls (30g)
Spiced Lentil & Sweet Potato Stew (Dinner)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
Cornmeal Porridge (Low Sugar)
Portion: 1 bowl
Pumpkin & Black Bean Salad with Avocado (Large)
Portion: 1 plate (300g)
Pumpkin & Black Bean Soup (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
Spiced Sweet Potato Mash (Side)
Portion: 1 serving (200g)
Caribbean Black Bean & Pumpkin Soup (Bowl)
Portion: 1 bowl (250g)
Johnnycake (Cornmeal Flatbread)
Portion: 1 piece
Bake and Buljol (Fried Dough + Salt Cod)
Portion: 1 serving
Baked Breadfruit Chips (Snack)
Portion: 1 handful (50g)
Breadfruit Roasted + Saltfish
Portion: 1 serving
Cornmeal Porridge (Small)
Portion: 1 bowl
Grilled Mahi Mahi with Herbed Quinoa (Dinner)
Portion: 1 plate (300g)
Johnny Cake (Baked) + Cheese
Portion: 1 cake + cheese (120g)
Curry Goat with Roti
Portion: Plate
Plantain Mofongo
Portion: Bowl
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)
Spiced Roasted Breadfruit Slices with Lime Yogurt Dip (Snack)
Portion: 1 serving (100g)
Doubles
Portion: Pair
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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