How to balance your blood sugar so you can lose weight – part 3

12/09/2012 |

Glycaemic Index

The degree to which insulin rises when assisting with glucose shuttling is called the Glycaemic Index (GI) of a carbohydrate. It is measured against glucose which has a rating of 100. All carbohydrates will have a GI listing and are rated out of 100.

Always aim to eat lower GI foods but remember any carb is best eaten with proteins.

High GI		Moderate GI		Low GI
glucose	100	Orange juice	57	apple	36
Baked potato	85	White rice	56	pear	36
cornflakes	84	popcorn	55	Skim milk	32
cheerios	74	corn	55	Green beans	30
crackers	74	Brown rice	55	lentils	29
honey	73	Sweet potato	54	Kidney beans	27
watermelon	72	Banana (ripe)	50	grapefruit	25
White bread	70	orange	43	barley	25
Table sugar	65	Apple juice	41
raisins	64