Q) What is the Glycemic Food Index?
A) To over simplify the glycemic food index ranks foods on how our blood sugar levels are affected or how much your blood sugar goes up after eating different foods. Generally we are talking about high carbohydrate foods and how fast they are converted in to sugar (glucose) in the blood. High fat and high protein foods don't cause a spike in blood sugar. Simple table sugar, baked potatoes, even some complex carbohydrates can raise blood sugars to unhealthy levels. Adding fats and protein to these carbohydrates can slow the and lower the raise in blood sugar levels.
People looking to be healthy or lose weight can use the glycemic index to help them eat healthier.
For our benefit having a basic understanding of the GI (Glycemic Index) is important to bodybuilders and performance athletes looking to optimize insulin's anabolic properties. This is good to know when using IGF-1 LR3 or HGh.
Beans
lima 32
baked 43
black 30
brown 38
butter 31
pinto 42
red lentils 27
split peas 32
chickpeas 33
kidney 27
lentil 30
navy 38
soy 18
Breads
bagel 72
croissant 67
Kaiser roll 73
pita 57
pumpernickel 49
white 72
whole wheat 72
rye 64
rye, dark 76
rye, whole 50
waffles 76
Cereals
All Bran 44
Frosted Flakes 55
Grapenuts 67
Grapenuts Flakes 80
Puffed Rice 90
Rice Bran 19
Rice Chex 89
Bran Chex 58
Cheerios 74
Corn Bran 75
Corn Chex 83
Cornflakes 83
Cream of Wheat 66
Crispix 87
Rice Krispies 82
Shredded Wheat 69
Special K 54
Swiss Muesli 60
Life 66
Muesli 60
NutriGrain 66
Oatmeal 49
Oatmeal 1 min 66
Puffed Wheat 74
Team 82
Total 76
Cookies
Graham crackers 74
rice cakes 82
oatmeal 55
Vanilla Wafers 77
shortbread 64
Crackers
rye 63
saltine 72
Kavli Norwegian 71
stoned wheat thins 67
water crackers 78
Desserts
Danish 59
fruit bread 47
pound cake 54
angel Food Cake 67
banana bread 47
blueberry muffin 59
bran muffin 60
sponge cake 46
Fruit
apple 38
apricot, canned 64
apricot, dried 30
apricot jam 55
grapefruit 25
grapes 43
kiwi 52
mango 55
orange 43
papaya 58
peach 42
pear 36
banana 62
banana, unripe 30
canteloupe 65
cherries 22
dates, dried 103
fruit cocktail 55
pineapple 66
plum 24
raisins 64
strawberries 32
strawberry jam 51
watermelon 72
Grains
barley 22
chickpeas 36
cornmeal 68
brown rice 59
buckwheat 54
bulger 47
couscous 65
hominy 40
wheat, whole 41
white rice 88
wh. rice, high amylose 59
millet 75
rice, instant 91
rice, parboiled 47
rye 34
sweet corn 55
Juices
grapefruit 48
orange 55
agave nector 11
apple 41
pineapple 46
Milk Products
milk 34
pudding 43
chocolate milk 34
ice cream 50
soy milk 31
yogurt 38
Pasta
brown rice pasta 92
spaghetti 40
spag. prot. enrich. 28
vermicelli 35
vermicelli, rice 58
gnocchi 68
linguine, durum 50
macaroni 46
macaroni & cheese 64
Sweets
honey 58
Skittles 70
Snickers 41
jelly beans 80
Life Savers 70
M&M’s Choc. Peanut 33
Why would you want an insulin response for the purpose of gaining muscle. There are many articles available here at WWW.MUSCLECHEMISTRY.COM about that but in short insulin helps shuttle nutrients into the muscles. Pre & Post workout are both great times. I will also post some links below for more information.
Thanks
Iron-Game
A) To over simplify the glycemic food index ranks foods on how our blood sugar levels are affected or how much your blood sugar goes up after eating different foods. Generally we are talking about high carbohydrate foods and how fast they are converted in to sugar (glucose) in the blood. High fat and high protein foods don't cause a spike in blood sugar. Simple table sugar, baked potatoes, even some complex carbohydrates can raise blood sugars to unhealthy levels. Adding fats and protein to these carbohydrates can slow the and lower the raise in blood sugar levels.
People looking to be healthy or lose weight can use the glycemic index to help them eat healthier.
For our benefit having a basic understanding of the GI (Glycemic Index) is important to bodybuilders and performance athletes looking to optimize insulin's anabolic properties. This is good to know when using IGF-1 LR3 or HGh.
Beans
lima 32
baked 43
black 30
brown 38
butter 31
pinto 42
red lentils 27
split peas 32
chickpeas 33
kidney 27
lentil 30
navy 38
soy 18
Breads
bagel 72
croissant 67
Kaiser roll 73
pita 57
pumpernickel 49
white 72
whole wheat 72
rye 64
rye, dark 76
rye, whole 50
waffles 76
Cereals
All Bran 44
Frosted Flakes 55
Grapenuts 67
Grapenuts Flakes 80
Puffed Rice 90
Rice Bran 19
Rice Chex 89
Bran Chex 58
Cheerios 74
Corn Bran 75
Corn Chex 83
Cornflakes 83
Cream of Wheat 66
Crispix 87
Rice Krispies 82
Shredded Wheat 69
Special K 54
Swiss Muesli 60
Life 66
Muesli 60
NutriGrain 66
Oatmeal 49
Oatmeal 1 min 66
Puffed Wheat 74
Team 82
Total 76
Cookies
Graham crackers 74
rice cakes 82
oatmeal 55
Vanilla Wafers 77
shortbread 64
Crackers
rye 63
saltine 72
Kavli Norwegian 71
stoned wheat thins 67
water crackers 78
Desserts
Danish 59
fruit bread 47
pound cake 54
angel Food Cake 67
banana bread 47
blueberry muffin 59
bran muffin 60
sponge cake 46
Fruit
apple 38
apricot, canned 64
apricot, dried 30
apricot jam 55
grapefruit 25
grapes 43
kiwi 52
mango 55
orange 43
papaya 58
peach 42
pear 36
banana 62
banana, unripe 30
canteloupe 65
cherries 22
dates, dried 103
fruit cocktail 55
pineapple 66
plum 24
raisins 64
strawberries 32
strawberry jam 51
watermelon 72
Grains
barley 22
chickpeas 36
cornmeal 68
brown rice 59
buckwheat 54
bulger 47
couscous 65
hominy 40
wheat, whole 41
white rice 88
wh. rice, high amylose 59
millet 75
rice, instant 91
rice, parboiled 47
rye 34
sweet corn 55
Juices
grapefruit 48
orange 55
agave nector 11
apple 41
pineapple 46
Milk Products
milk 34
pudding 43
chocolate milk 34
ice cream 50
soy milk 31
yogurt 38
Pasta
brown rice pasta 92
spaghetti 40
spag. prot. enrich. 28
vermicelli 35
vermicelli, rice 58
gnocchi 68
linguine, durum 50
macaroni 46
macaroni & cheese 64
Sweets
honey 58
Skittles 70
Snickers 41
jelly beans 80
Life Savers 70
M&M’s Choc. Peanut 33
Why would you want an insulin response for the purpose of gaining muscle. There are many articles available here at WWW.MUSCLECHEMISTRY.COM about that but in short insulin helps shuttle nutrients into the muscles. Pre & Post workout are both great times. I will also post some links below for more information.
Thanks
Iron-Game
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