Low GI Diet Foods
Eating low GI diet foods is not so much different to eating low saturated fat, high fiber, low sugar healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
Glycemic Index diet was first designed for diabetes patients and for helping them by pointing out foods that will not cause huge spikes followed by sudden drops in their blood sugar levels.
GI is already quite well-known in countries like Australia and New Zealand and is slowly becoming popular in Europe, United States and other parts of the world, with reported benefits in long-term weight loss- reduced cravings and increased energy, better exercise performance and fitness and help with management of several diseases.
GI stands for glycemic index and measures how quickly carbohydrates in foods are absorbed by your body and the effect they have in your blood sugar levels.
Low GI foods provide slower and steadier release of energy, keeping you full longer and stabilizing your blood sugar levels. High GI foods- many processed and junk foods do the exact opposite by making you want more of those bad foods in a short period of time.
Table sugar is given the GI score of 100 and anything between 70-100 ishigh GI foods that cause rapid increase in blood glucose levels. 56 to 69 is for medium GI foods and those with a GI score of 55 and below are thelow GI diet foods that include carbohydrates that provide slow release of sugar in your blood.
On this page we are interested in these low GI diet foods that you should eat a bit more of every day. You will not find the glycemic index scores here, please refer to Glycemic Index Chart for more detailed information- glycemic index and glycemic load values. Please also note that you will not find protein foods such as eggs, chicken and fish as they do not contain carbohydrates.
Low GI Diet Foods in Alphabetical Order:
• All bran cereal
• Apple
• Apple juice
• Apricots
• Asparagus
• Avocado
• Baked beans
• Banana- unripe
• Banana bread
• Barley
• Basmati rice
• Breakfast cereals- low sugar
• Broccoli
• Buckwheat
• Bulgur
• Butter beans
• Cabbage- red
• Carrots- boiled
• Cashew nuts
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Cherries
• Chick peas
• Chicken nuggets
• Corn chips
• Dairy products
• Dark chocolate
• Flaxseed bread
• Grapefruit
• Grapes
• Kale
• Kiwi fruit
• Legumes
• Lentil soup
• Linguine
• Long grain rice
• Mango
• Muesli
• Noodles
• Oatmeal
• Orange
• Orange juice
• Pasta
• Peaches
• Plum
• Peanuts
• Peanut butter
• Pear
• Peas
• Peppers
• Popcorn
• Porridge
• Prunes
• Quinoa
• Radish
• Red lentils
• Semi skimmed milk
• Sourdough bread
• Soy beans
• Sprouts
• Strawberries
• Sushi
• Sweet potato
• Vegetable soup
• Yams
• Yogurt- low fat and plain
• Whole meal bread
• Whole meal pasta
• Whole milk
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