Low Glycemic Foods: Super Healthy Whole Grains

Whole Grains Breads, Cookies, Crackers, Cakes

Eating lots of super healthy, low glycemic foods on this glycemic index chart means that you are once and for all replacing the bad carbs with high fiber foods! Instead of fat storing carbs in your diet you will be eating the low glycemic, complex carbohydrates.Most low carb diets do not make the distinction between the two types of carbohydrates and they are not healthy diets. Not only that but the low glycemic complex carbohydrates need to make up 55% of our diets. We need high carb diets but the healthy kind.

What are carbohydrates? The fat storing high glycemic carbs are the white, starchy foods like processed breads, pastries, crackers and white potatoes. They are also the complex carbohydrates that are mostly low glycemic and contain complex sugars (not refined,) cellulose or fiber as in the fruits and vegetables and whole grains. We have listed the low glycemic foods that we know have been tested by the Glycemic Research Institute. They were found to not raise blood sugar levels. The whole grains, along with the fresh fruits and vegetables need to make up 55% of what you eat each day. The glycemic index chart below shows the whole grains that are high fiber foods, that are slow to digest and are low glycemic.

Your best choice for the low glycemic breads are the sprouted grains. Ezekiel bread is excellent and is found in the refrigerated section of the natural foods department in your super market. The nutrient value of the sprouted grains has been known for centuries but it's only in recent years that they have become readily available in this country again. Because the grain has been allowed to germinate, it is the least processed and is chock full of more B vitamins, minerals and enzymes. This process also produces Vitamin C. Sprouted grains are good for the colon because they encourage the growth of healthy bacteria. Sprouted grains will help to keep you regulated and your bowel healthy which also contributes to maintaining fat loss.

Plant fiber in whole grains helps to reduce fat in the blood and prevent hardening of the arteries. The whole grains contain no cholesterol and are low in saturated fat. Quinoa, rye and oats also clean the arteries. Unprocessed grains are an excellent source of niacin and they contain Vitamin E. There are many reasons to eat lots of these low glycemic foods.

Flour

If you are going to be baking, the following flour and pancake mixes have been tested low glycemic by the Glycemic Research Institute.

Arrowhead Mills Stone Ground Whole Wheat Flour

Arrowhead Mills Pancake Mix

Carbolite Zero Carb Bake Mix (Pancake recipe is on the package.)

Ketogenics' Low Carb Pancake Mix