How to Control Food Cravings with a Low-Glycemic Diet
Being unable to resist food cravings can sink any diet. However, following a low-glycemic diet helps you control those cravings and gives you a better chance of successfully reaching your weight-loss goal [more…]
Combining Low-Glycemic Foods with Calorie Awareness
Following a low-glycemic diet isn’t a stand-alone solution for weight loss. If you eat a low-glycemic diet that’s still high in calories, attaining your weight-loss goals may be difficult. Like it or not [more…]
How to Eat Balanced Meals on a Low-Glycemic Diet
Discovering how to balance the nutrients in your meals is an essential part of losing weight successfully on a low-glycemic diet. For a diet to be truly balanced it must contain a mix of carbohydrates, [more…]
Comparing the Glycemic Index to the Glycemic Load
Rather than limiting yourself strictly to foods low on the glycemic index, you can broaden your outlook to include the glycemic load. The glycemic load [more…]
How to Calculate Glycemic Load
Whereas calculating the glycemic index requires human clinical trials, the glycemic load is a little simpler to determine. As long as you have some key pieces of information, you can calculate the glycemic [more…]
Foods High on the Glycemic Index but Low on Glycemic Load
Some foods rank high on the glycemic index, which used to scare people into avoiding those foods altogether. But gone are the days when experts classified foods as good and bad according to the glycemic [more…]
Glycemic Load and Popular Foods
The glycemic load varies among popular food choices. Fruits and vegetables typically end up on the low end of the glycemic scale, whereas the more starchy foods, such as potatoes, rice, and pasta, end [more…]
Considering a Low-Glycemic Diet if You Have Kids
You may want to begin a low-glycemic lifestyle, but is that lifestyle appropriate for other members of your family? The answer is a resounding yes. A low-glycemic lifestyle benefits everyone, including [more…]
Considering a Low-Glycemic Diet If You’re Pregnant
Maintaining a low-glycemic diet during pregnancy can help you fend off some of the perils of gaining too much weight. A low-glycemic diet is such a great choice for pregnant women because you don’t have [more…]
How to Adopt Healthy Habits for a Low-Glycemic Diet
Experiencing long-term weight loss on a low-glycemic diet means creating some new dietary habits. Try not to regard a low-glycemic diet as a temporary plan; if you do, be prepared to regain weight down [more…]
How to Use the Glycemic Index
You can use the glycemic index to make gradual, lasting changes in your diet. You don’t have to know the actual glycemic number of a food to follow an overall low-glycemic diet. Simply choose foods with [more…]
How to Replace High-Glycemic Grains with Low-Glycemic Ones
People who are starting a low-glycemic diet have a love/hate relationship with grains. Many popular grains have a high glycemic index (fluffy mashed potatoes, creamy white rice, pasta with grandma’s secret [more…]
How to Choose Low-Glycemic Breads
It’s a given that the soft, squishy white bread that’s often a favorite of children has a high glycemic index. To get a lower glycemic count, you need to go with whole-grain breads, especially those that [more…]
How to Choose Low-Glycemic Pasta
Many people believe that pasta has a high glycemic index. But, no! Spaghetti made from white durum wheat, the most prevalent type of pasta available, has a glycemic index of just 44. Macaroni has a similar [more…]
How to Use Fruits and Vegetables on a Low-Glycemic Diet
A low-glycemic diet means plenty of fruits and vegetables, which promote overall good health. Fruits and vegetables are some of the most nutritious, low-glycemic, low-calorie foods available. Packed with [more…]
How to Use Beans (Legumes) on a Low-Glycemic Diet
Beans (well, actually legumes, a class of vegetables that includes dry beans, peas, and lentils) have a low-glycemic, high-fiber content that makes them a welcome addition to a low-glycemic diet. [more…]
How to Measure Your Metabolic Rate
Everything you eat and do affects your metabolism, or the rate at which your body burns calories. A glycemic index diet helps you increase your metabolic rate for faster weight loss. Your [more…]
How to Increase Your Metabolic Rate
Kicking your metabolism up a notch helps you lose weight on a glycemic index diet or any diet at all. You can create a personalized plan for a metabolism makeover with activities that work for you. [more…]
Behaviors that Lower Your Metabolic Rate
You’re probably switching to a low-glycemic diet in an effort to lose weight, and congratulations, you’ve made a smart and healthy choice. But along with the food you eat, the activity you do or don’t [more…]
Low-Glycemic Baked Polenta with Tomatoes
Polenta is a basic Italian dish of cooked cornmeal mush — a versatile food that forms the base for a variety of flavor-packed toppings. Polenta is low-glycemic and has some fiber and a small amount of [more…]
Low-Glycemic Quinoa with Veggies and Toasted Pine Nuts
Half a cup of quinoa has a glycemic load of around 9, making it a great and tasty low-glycemic option. Quinoa is a protein-rich grain that has a creamy texture and a nutty taste, which makes it a great [more…]
Low-Glycemic Summer Pasta Salad
Pasta is one of the toughest foods to incorporate into a low-glycemic diet because most pastas fall into the high-glycemic category. But you can go low-glycemic and still enjoy pasta if you’re smart about [more…]
Low-Glycemic Potato and Squash Gratin
Potatoes au gratin is a creamy, cheese-spiked potato dish that may not sound compatible with a low-glycemic diet. You just need to know how to choose and eat your potatoes to make them a little lower in [more…]
Choosing Low-Glycemic Foods in the Proper Portion Size
The goal of healthy eating on a low-glycemic diet is to balance your food choices every day, even when your days are hectic. You don’t have to eat all low-glycemic carbs all the time, but aim for choosing [more…]
Low-Glycemic Stuffed Peppers
Try this recipe for low-glycemic stuffed bell peppers for a filling (and tasty) entree. You need to do a bit of work cleaning out peppers and doctoring tomato sauce, but this dish is well worth the effort [more…]
