The LOW-GL Wonderfoods
All low-GL foods will help to maintain your blood sugar levels, but there are some that could be considered as ‘wonderfoods’ for their all-round benefits to nutritional health and well-being. These are the shopping priorities and include the best foods for breakfasts and snacking.
Strawberries, raspberries and blueberries have the lowest GL rating of all fruits. They are delicious on their own or with yogurt, or mixed with other berries, and are packed full of antioxidant vitamins as well.
Tomatoes are great for your waistline, whether fresh and raw, in soups, or in fresh tomato sauces. However, make sure you don’t choose the ones with added sugar, such as tomato ketchup. If you drink 600ml (1pint) of tomato juice it has the same effect on your blood sugar as half a glass of a sugared drink — so you get double the benefit as well as lots of nutrients.
Olives are highly nutritious. You can eat them in quantity while maintaining your blood sugar level. Drain first.
Oatcakes manufactured by Nairn’s have the lowest GL rating of all those tested. They are delicious alternatives to bread.
Xylitol is a natural sugar, extracted from plants, particularly plums, and has 40% fewer calories than refined sugar, although it tastes just as good.
Low-GL Get Up & Go (1 scoop = 31GL) is an all-in-one powder which is excellent for digestive and hormonal health, and is full of fibre. It contains a highly nutritious mix of protein, derived from quinoa, soya and rice, plus carbohydrate from organic apple powder. Minerals and essential fats arealso in the mix, from almonds and flax seeds to sesame seeds and oat fibre. When mixed with milk and half a banana or berries it becomes an ideal breakfast or snack.
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