Middle Eastern Food for Diabetics
Hummus, falafel, kebabs rated for blood sugar impact. Every food rated by glycemic index with nutrition facts.
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All Middle Eastern Foods (222)
Halloumi Cheese (Grilled)
Portion: 2 slices (60g)
Sujuk (Spiced Sausage, Grilled) + Egg
Portion: 1 serving
Shanklish (Aged Cheese Salad)
Portion: 1 serving
Halloumi + Tomato + Cucumber
Portion: 1 plate
ME Lamb Kebab Grilled ME2
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Kebab + Grilled Veg
Portion: 1 serving
Kebab Final ME
Portion: 1 serving
Kebab Koobideh (2 skewers) + Salad
Portion: 1 serving
ME Kebab Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Shish Tawook + Garlic Sauce
Portion: 1 serving
Shish Tawook (Grilled Chicken Skewers)
Portion: 1 serving
ME Shish Tawook ME2
Portion: 1 serving
Samak Mashwi (Grilled Fish ME)
Portion: 1 serving
ME Grilled Chicken Plain
Portion: 1 serving
ME Shawarma Final2
Portion: 1 serving
ME Plate 7K
Portion: 1 serving
Turkish Coffee (No Sugar)
Portion: 1 cup (60ml)
Turkish Tea (No Sugar)
Portion: 1 glass
Lamb Kebab Full Home ME
Portion: 1 serving
Shawarma Final ME
Portion: 1 serving
Shish Tawook Full Home ME
Portion: 1 serving
Za'atar Spice Blend
Portion: 1 tbsp (5g)
Sumac
Portion: 1 tsp (3g)
Adana Kebab Full Set ME
Portion: 1 serving
Kofte Plate Full ME
Portion: 1 serving
Hummus
Portion: 1/3 cup (80g)
Hummus + Vegetable Sticks
Portion: 1/2 cup hummus + veggies (150g)
Kebab Full Plate Set ME
Portion: 1 serving
ME Hummus Plate Final2
Portion: 1 serving
ME Fattoush Side
Portion: 1 serving
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds (Middle Eastern Spiced)
Portion: 1/4 cup
Shawarma Plate (Chicken, No Bread)
Portion: 1 plate
Adana Kebab (Spiced Lamb) + Salad
Portion: 1 serving
Adana Kebab Spiced Lamb Salad
Portion: 1 serving
Kafta Plate (Grilled Lamb Patty)
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Kofta Plate ME
Portion: 1 serving
Samak Mashwi (Grilled Whole Fish)
Portion: 1 fillet
Chicken Kebab + Tahini Salad
Portion: 1 serving
Zhug (Yemeni Green Chili Sauce)
Portion: 1 serving
Egyptian Molokhia (Jute Leaf Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Israeli Salad (Cucumber Tomato)
Portion: 1 serving
Pickled Turnips
Portion: 4 pieces (40g)
Mint Lemonade (No Sugar)
Portion: 1 glass (250ml)
Makdous (Stuffed Eggplant)
Portion: 1 serving
ME Falafel Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Kofta Kebab + Grilled Veg
Portion: 1 serving
Baked Fish + Tahini + Vegetables
Portion: 1 plate
Kofta Tahini Full ME
Portion: 1 serving
Fattoush Kofta Full Set ME
Portion: 1 serving
Fattoush Full Bowl ME
Portion: 1 serving
ME Soup Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Lamb Chops + Tabbouleh + Hummus
Portion: 1 plate
Labneh Balls in Olive Oil
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Kofta + Baba Ganoush + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Grilled Fish + Fattoush + Tahini
Portion: 1 plate
Baked Fish + Tahini Sauce + Roasted Vegetables
Portion: 1 plate
Egg + Halloumi + Tomato Plate
Portion: 1 plate (180g)
Kofta Bil Tahini (Meatballs in Tahini Sauce)
Portion: 1 serving
Mixed Nuts (Middle Eastern Style)
Portion: handful (30g)
Kofta Bil Tahini (Baked)
Portion: 1 serving
Labneh with Olive Oil and Za'atar
Portion: 1 serving
Falafel Final ME
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Kofta + Hummus + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Baba Ganoush
Portion: 1/3 cup (80g)
Labneh Dip + Cucumber
Portion: 1/2 cup (100g)
Fattoush Salad + Grilled Chicken
Portion: 1 bowl
Tabbouleh (Large Portion)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Shawarma Bowl + Garlic Sauce + Salad
Portion: 1 bowl
Falafel Full Home Set ME
Portion: 1 serving
Bamia (Okra Stew + Lamb)
Portion: 1 serving
Doogh (Persian Yogurt Drink)
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Chicken + Baba Ganoush + Fattoush
Portion: 1 plate
Baked Chicken + Muhammara + Roasted Cauliflower
Portion: 1 plate
Fattoush Salad
Portion: 1 bowl (150g)
Shakshuka (Eggs in Tomato Sauce)
Portion: 1 serving
Ayran (Yogurt Drink)
Portion: 1 glass (250ml)
Lamb Stew (No Potato) + Yogurt + Salad
Portion: 1 bowl + sides
Tabbouleh + Grilled Lamb
Portion: 1 plate
Ful Full Home Plate ME
Portion: 1 serving
Harira Full Bowl ME
Portion: 1 serving
Muhammara (Red Pepper Walnut Dip)
Portion: 1/4 cup (60g)
Hummus with Veggie Sticks
Portion: 1 serving
Baba Ganoush + Pita
Portion: 1 serving
Fatteh Makdous (Eggplant Yogurt)
Portion: 1 serving
Kebab Wrap Full Set ME
Portion: 1 serving
Dolma (Stuffed Zucchini, 3)
Portion: 1 serving
Turkish Breakfast Plate (Full)
Portion: 1 serving
Ful Complete Plate ME
Portion: 1 serving
Kibbeh Full Plate ME
Portion: 1 serving
Shawarma Full Plate ME
Portion: 1 serving
Bamia (Okra Tomato Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Balila (Warm Chickpea Breakfast)
Portion: 1 bowl (200g)
Hummus + Veggie Sticks + Pita
Portion: 1 plate
Arayes Full Set ME
Portion: 1 serving
Shakshuka (Eggs in Tomato)
Portion: 1 serving
Za'atar Roasted Chickpeas
Portion: 1/3 cup (50g)
Ful Hummus Falafel Plate
Portion: 1 serving
Falafel Bowl (Full Salad)
Portion: 1 serving
Kousa Mahshi (Stuffed Zucchini)
Portion: 1 serving
Shawarma Rice Full Home ME
Portion: 1 serving
Harira Soup (Moroccan Ramadan)
Portion: 1 serving
Sahlab (Orchid Milk Drink, No Sugar)
Portion: 1 serving
Shorba (Middle Eastern Lentil)
Portion: 1 serving
Lentil Soup + Grilled Halloumi + Salad
Portion: 1 bowl + sides
Baba Ganoush + Pita Chips
Portion: 1/2 cup + chips (120g)
Stuffed Grape Leaves + Yogurt
Portion: 6 pieces
Mahshi Warak Enab (Stuffed Grape Leaves, 8)
Portion: 1 serving
Ful + Falafel Breakfast Plate
Portion: 1 serving
Shakshuka + Hummus + Pita (WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Warak Enab (Stuffed Grape Leaves)
Portion: 1 serving
Harira (Moroccan Lentil Soup)
Portion: 1 serving
Harira Moroccan Soup
Portion: 1 serving
Dried Apricots (6 pieces)
Portion: 1 serving
Falafel Wrap (WG)
Portion: 1 wrap
Falafel Pita (WG Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Doner Kebab (Light No Sauce)
Portion: 1 serving
Shawarma Wrap Full WG ME
Portion: 1 serving
Fattet Hummus (Chickpea Yogurt Dish)
Portion: 1 serving
Ful Medames Complete Bowl
Portion: 1 serving
Kibbeh Plate (Baked) + Salad
Portion: 1 serving
Kibbeh Plate Baked Salad ME
Portion: 1 serving
Shakshouka + WG Bread
Portion: 1 serving
Foul (Fava Beans, Mashed)
Portion: 1 bowl
Musakhan Full Set ME
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Kebab Rice Full ME
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Mandi Full ME
Portion: 1 serving
Balila (Warm Chickpea Salad)
Portion: 1 bowl
Lentil Soup + Pita + Fattoush Salad
Portion: 1 bowl + sides
Stuffed Zucchini (Kousa Mahshi) + Yogurt
Portion: 2 pieces + yogurt
Labneh + Za'atar + Olive Oil Toast
Portion: 1 serving
Ashta (Clotted Cream) + Pistachios
Portion: small cup (60g)
Sabich (Israeli Eggplant Pita)
Portion: 1 serving
Lebanese Kibbeh Bil Sanieh (Baked)
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Shawarma Plate (Full)
Portion: 1 serving
Fatteh Lahem (Meat Yogurt Bread)
Portion: 1 serving
Fatteh Lahem Meat Yogurt
Portion: 1 serving
Turkish Iskender (Yogurt Lamb)
Portion: 1 serving
Muhallabia (Sugar-Free)
Portion: small bowl
Ful Medames Bowl (Complete)
Portion: 1 serving
Muhallebi (Milk Pudding, Sugar-Free)
Portion: 1 small cup (120g)
Shawarma Plate (Chicken, Full)
Portion: 1 serving
Fasolia (White Bean Stew)
Portion: 1 bowl
Mansaf Lamb Full Plate ME
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Mansaf Home Full ME
Portion: 1 serving
Jallab (Date Grape Drink, No Sugar)
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Chicken Shawarma Plate + Hummus + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Kaymak + Honey + WG Bread (Turkish)
Portion: 1 serving
Fatayer Spinach WG (3)
Portion: 1 serving
Kibbeh (Baked)
Portion: 3 pieces
Manakish Full Plate ME
Portion: 1 serving
Shawarma Wrap (WG Pita)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Shawarma Plate
Portion: 1 plate
Iskender Kebab (Light)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Musakhan (Full)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Shawarma Bowl + Pickles
Portion: 1 serving
Kabsa Chicken Full ME
Portion: 1 serving
Lentil Soup (Shorba) + Bread
Portion: 1 bowl + bread
Lamb Kebab Plate + Hummus + Pita + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Fish Sayyadieh + Tahini + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Foul + Falafel + Pickled Turnips + Pita
Portion: 1 plate
Stuffed Grape Leaves + Hummus + Tabbouleh
Portion: 1 plate
Ful Medames + Pita (WG)
Portion: 1 bowl + pita
Ful Medames (Fava Bean Stew)
Portion: 1 bowl
Grilled Kofta + Brown Rice + Grilled Vegetables
Portion: 1 plate
Dates + Walnuts (3+3)
Portion: 1 serving
Falafel Wrap + Tahini + Pickles + Salad
Portion: 1 wrap + sides
Mujaddara (Lentil Rice) + Yogurt + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Dates + Almonds (3+5)
Portion: 3 dates + 5 almonds
Hummus + Boiled Eggs + Cucumber + Pita
Portion: 1 plate (250g)
Labneh Balls + Mint + Pita
Portion: 1 plate (150g)
Egg + Cheese Fatayer
Portion: 2 pieces
Arayes (Meat Stuffed Pita, WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Sfeeha (Meat Pie, WG, 3)
Portion: 1 serving
Lahmacun (Turkish Pizza, WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Hawawshi (Egyptian Meat Pie, WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Manti (Turkish Dumplings 8)
Portion: 1 serving
Manti Turkish Dumplings 8pc
Portion: 1 serving
Pide (Turkish Pizza WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Pide Turkish Pizza WG Meat
Portion: 1 serving
Dates Stuffed with Almonds (2)
Portion: 2 dates (40g)
Mujaddara (Lentils and Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Mujaddara (Lentil + Rice)
Portion: 1 plate
Palestinian Musakhan (Sumac Chicken)
Portion: 1 serving
Fish Sayadieh (Lebanese)
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Ouzi (Iraqi Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Ouzi Iraqi Rice Full
Portion: 1 serving
Mansaf Small Jordanian
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Kabsa Full
Portion: 1 serving
Koshari (Egyptian, Brown Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Koshari Egyptian Brown Rice
Portion: 1 serving
Freekeh (Cooked)
Portion: 1/2 cup (100g)
Freekeh Salad (Roasted Green Wheat)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Mansaf (Light) + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Akkawi Cheese + Tomato + Olive Oil + Bread
Portion: 1 plate (180g)
Labneh + Olive Oil + Za'atar + Pita
Portion: 1 plate (180g)
Qatayef (Small, Nut Filled, 2pc)
Portion: 1 serving
Basbousa (Semolina, Sugar-Free, Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Manakish Za'atar (WG)
Portion: 1 piece
Mansaf (Lamb Yogurt, Small, Brown Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Mansaf (Brown Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Jordanian Mansaf (Light Brown Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Kabsa Full Saudi
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Mansaf (Light Brown Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Muhallabia (Milk Pudding with Rosewater)
Portion: 1 small bowl
Jallab (Date Grape Molasses Drink, Low Sugar)
Portion: 1 glass
Baklava (Small, 1pc)
Portion: 1 serving
Fatayer (Spinach Pie)
Portion: 2 pieces (120g)
Kibbeh (Bulgur Meat Croquette)
Portion: 2 pieces
Maklouba (Upside Down Rice, Brown)
Portion: 1 plate
Musakhan (Sumac Chicken + Flatbread)
Portion: 1 serving
Maqluba (Upside Down Rice, Brown)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Tagine + Couscous (WG)
Portion: 1 plate
Sayadieh (Fish + Rice, Brown)
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Mandi (Brown Rice)
Portion: 1 serving
Kabsa Saudi Chicken Brown Rice
Portion: 1 serving
Halva (Tahini, Small)
Portion: 1 small slice (25g)
Makloubeh (Upside-Down Rice with Vegetables)
Portion: 1 serving
Manakish Za'atar (Flatbread with Herbs)
Portion: 1 piece
Knafeh (Small Portion, Reduced Sugar)
Portion: 1 serving
Dates (Medjool, 2)
Portion: 2 dates (48g)
Ma'amoul (Date Cookie, 1 piece)
Portion: 1 piece (35g)
Pita Bread (Whole Wheat)
Portion: 1 pita (60g)
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