Transitioning to Low GI Lifestyle - Free Carbohydrates
Low GI LifeStyle
to lose weight, regulate your blood sugar, improve your heart health and upgrade your diet
31
Jan
Eat FREE Carbs
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Many foods have few carbs in a standard serving. We call these “free foods” since they are essentially free of any serious impact on your blood sugar.
Any food with fewer than 5 grams of available carbohydrate in a 100 gram portion is a “free [...]
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30
Jan
Artichokes with Roasted-Pepper Dip
Recipe Notes
Whether party food or family fare, this dip won’t weigh you down. Slimmed down in calories and fat, it boasts much more artichoke for an extra punch of vitamins. The red bell peppers and black pepper will provide a nice kick to suppress your appetite.
Ingredients:
2 red bell peppers
2 [...]
Tags: diabetes, diet, food glycemic index, gi diet, gi diet cookbook, glycemic, glycemic index, healthy eating, low carb diet, low gi, low gi recipe, low gi snack, lowgi, Nutrition, weight loss
29
Jan
Low GI Recipes – Meals in Minutes
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Meals in Minutes
Vegetable Stir Fry
Stir-fry some strips of onion, red pepper, baby corn, and snow peas (or any stir-fry vegetable mix) in a large pan or wok. Add a tablespoon of red curry paste. Prepare instant Asian noodles according to directions. Add the noodles to the vegetables with enough stock to make a sauce. Stir [...]
Tags: easy healthy meals, healthy eating, low carb, low carb recipes, low gi, low gi recipe, meals in minutes
28
Jan
Low GI Recipe – Banana Bread
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Banana Bread
Recipe Notes
This banana bread recipe is a type of quick bread that contains mashed ripe bananas.
Why compromise the banana flavor? This banana bread is moist and delicious with loads of banana flavor!
Ingredients:
9 oz pea flour
6 oz sugar (Logicane low GI sugar if you can buy it)
3 tsp Xanthan_gum
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
½ [...]
Tags: banana bread, healthy eating, low gi, low gi recipe
27
Jan
Transitioning to Low GI Lifestyle - Free Radicals vs. Antioxidants
Tags: alcoholic beverages, antioxidant, bioflavonoid, cancer, cataracts, chronic disease, cigarette smoke, dietary supplements, exposure to the sun, free radicals, fruits and vegetables, Heart disease, isotonic, isotonix opc3, OPCs, oxidants, pollution, pycnogenol, stress, unhealthy foods
26
Jan
Combating Obesity
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Tags: diabetes, diet, food glycemic index, gi diet, glycemic, glycemic index, healthy-strategies, low gi, Nutrition, weight loss
24
Jan
Low GI Recipe – Slow Cooked Lasagna
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Slow-Cooked Lasagna
Recipe Notes
Here’s a great dish from Chef Meg’s Kitchen for those days when you’ll be on the run for around 4 hours! Brown the meat, layer in the ingredients, set your slow cooker on low and go!
If you can’t find the Italian five-cheese blend, mozzarella will work just fine.
Important: Cooking time should not exceed [...]
Tags: diabetes, diet, healthy eating, low gi, low gi lifestyle, low gi recipe, slow cooked lasagna
23
Jan
Low GI Recipe – Bean and Broccoli Soup
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Bean and Broccoli Soup
Recipe Notes
Even though most people don’t think of beans as a vegetable, they are!
And they aren’t just any vegetable – beans are a nutrient-rich powerhouse.
Powerhouse Bean Attributes:
Research suggests that beans can play a role in promoting health and preventing disease, including reducing cancer risk, improving cardiovascular health, controlling blood sugar and [...]
Tags: bean and broccoli soup, healthy eating, low gi, low gi recipe
22
Jan
Eat Around the Edges
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Shop Smart at the Supermarket
When you go into the grocery store, do you get confused? Did you think you were eating healthy only to find out that you’re not? Are you unclear about what constitutes a “balanced diet“? Can you identify a “fresh, whole food”? If not, you are not alone! With so much information [...]
Tags: grocery store areas, healthy grocery options, healthy grocery shopping, shopping at supermarket
21
Jan
Transitioning to Low GI Lifestyle - Cardiovascular Health
Tags: antioxidant, cardiovascular health, isotonix antioxidant, promote health
