{"id":3301,"date":"2023-05-08T22:35:41","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T22:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=3301"},"modified":"2023-05-08T22:35:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T22:35:41","slug":"the-gi-values-of-common-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=3301","title":{"rendered":"The GI Values of Common Foods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out what is the glycaemic index of common foods so you can better manage your blood glucose.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-63.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-3302\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-63.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-63.png 970w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-63-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-63-770x321.png 770w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-63-293x122.png 293w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-63-390x163.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthhub.sg\/live-healthy\/1329\/what-is-the-glycaemic-index\">glycaemic index<\/a>&nbsp;(or GI for short) ranks carbohydrate containing foods on a scale from one&nbsp;to 100 based on how quickly and how much they raise blood glucose after eating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Foods that cause the most rapid rise in blood glucose are given higher GI values, while those that cause more gradual rise in blood glucose are given lower GI values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The table below groups common carbohydrate foods according to their GI value. Choose those with a lower GI for your meals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><thead><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Foods<\/strong><\/td><th><strong>GI<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Choose more of these<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Starchy staples.<\/strong>&nbsp;Wholemeal pasta (boiled), oat bran, muesli, pearled barley, noodles<br><strong>Whole fruit.<\/strong>&nbsp;Apple, peach, pear, orange, kiwi, grapefruit, prune, berry, mango, pineapple<br><strong>Vegetables.<\/strong>&nbsp;Green leafy vegetable, broccoli, tomato, onion, mushroom, carrot, pea, corn<br><strong>Beans and nuts.<\/strong>&nbsp;Legume, chickpea, lentil, kidney bean, red bean, green bean, soy bean, baked bean, cashew nut, peanut<strong>Dairy products.<\/strong>&nbsp;Milk (low fat), yoghurt (low fat), ice-cream<br><strong>Snacks.<\/strong>&nbsp;Corn chip (plain), popcorn (plain), peanut, snickers bar<br><strong>Beverage.<\/strong>&nbsp;Water<\/td><td><strong>LOW<\/strong><br>0 to 55<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Starchy staples.<\/strong>&nbsp;Brown rice, basmati rice, wholemeal bread, rye bread, pita bread, quick oats, rolled oats,&nbsp;couscous, pasta<br><strong>Whole fruit.<\/strong>&nbsp;Banana, grape, papaya, lychee<br><strong>Snacks.<\/strong>&nbsp;Raisin<\/td><td><strong>MEDIUM<\/strong><br>56 to 69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Choose less of these<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Starchy staples.<\/strong>&nbsp;White rice, nasi lemak, mee goreng, red bean pau, white bread, bagel, corn flakes, puffed rice, instant oats<strong>Whole fruit.<\/strong>&nbsp;Melon<br><strong>Vegetables.<\/strong>&nbsp;Potato (baked, boiled or mashed), sweet potato,&nbsp;pumpkin<br><strong>Snacks.<\/strong>&nbsp;Pretzel, rice cake, cracker, dried dates<\/td><td><strong>HIGH<\/strong><br>70 to 100<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out what is the glycaemic index of common foods so you can better manage your blood glucose. The&nbsp;glycaemic index&nbsp;(or GI for short) ranks carbohydrate containing foods on a scale from one&nbsp;to 100 based on how quickly and how much they raise blood glucose after eating. Foods that cause the most rapid rise in blood glucose are given higher GI values, while those that cause more gradual rise in blood glucose are given lower GI values. The table below groups [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3301","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3301"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3303,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3301\/revisions\/3303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}