A few smart facts…

• Celebrities from Kylie to Bill and Hillary Clinton use the GI method of eating to control their body weight and maintain their energy – just because I’ve named a couple of celebs here is no reason to discmiss the post!!  lol

• Low-GI carbohydrates increase levels of serotonin, the feelgood brain chemical and is another reason why GI eating doesn’t bring on the eating blues of so many other diets.

• Where possible always start with a salad.  This will curb hunger and help you to consume fewer calories during the rest of the meal.

• The presence of protein and fat in a meal slows down the digestion of digestion of carbohydrate and can reduce the impact of a high-GI food on blood sugar

• High GI + low-GI = medium GI.  For example, ciabatta bread (high) + reduced fat hummus, lettuce and a squeeze of lemon (low GI) = an overall GI score of medium.

In a future post I’ll create a table of low/medium and high GI foods and if I can lay my hands on the numbers, I’ll post those to.  erhaps this warrants a page in its own right.

Cheerio

~ by hoddo1812 on May 29, 2008.