Medical

Diet

Benefits of Low Glycemic Foods

• do not stimulate fat storage
• control appetite
• maintain energy levels
• low-glycemic foods have been proven to reduce the incidence of Type II diabetes and to help control Type I and II diabetes, hypoglycemia and hypertension (high blood pressure)

Low Glycemic 1 - 40
Medium Glycemic 40 - 80
High Glycemic 80 - 120

Glycemic Index

• Breads
• Breakfast Items
• Cookies
• Crackers
• Dairy
• Fruit and Fruit Products
• Grains
• Legumes
• Pasta
• Snack Food
• Soups
• Sugars
• Vegetables

Breads

Bagel, white 103
Bread stuffing 106
Croissant 67
French baguette 136
Hamburger bun 87
Kaiser rolls 104
Melba Toast 100
Mixed Grain Bread 69
Oat bran bread 68
Oatmeal 70
Pita Bread, white 82
Pita bread, whole wheat 57
Pumpernickel 71
Rice Cakes 110
Rye bread 48
Wheat bread, gluten free 129
Wheat bread, Wonder white 112

Breakfast Items

All-bran 60
Bran Buds 75
Bran Chex 83
Breakfast Bar 109
Cheerios 106
Cocopops 110
Corn Bran 107
Corn Chex 118
Cornflakes 119
Cream of Wheat 99
Crispix 124
Golden Grahams 102
Granola Bars, Quaker Chew 61
Grapenuts 96
Kellogg's All Bran Fruit 'n Oats 55
Kellogg's Honey Smacks 78
Kellogg's Just Right 84
Kellogg's Mini-Wheats 81
Life 94
Muesli 80
Nutri-grain 94
Oat Bran 78
Oatmeal 70
Post Flakes 114
Puffed Wheat 105
Rice bran 27
Rice Chex 127
Rice Krispies 117
Shredded Wheat 99
Special K 77
Team 117
Total 109

Cookies

Arrowroot 95
Graham Wafers 106
Oatmeal 79
Rich Tea cookies 79
Shortbread 91
Vanilla Wafers 110

Crackers

High Fiber Rye Crispbread 93
Jatz 79
Puffed Crispbread 116
Rice Cakes 110
Stoned Wheat Thins 96
Water Crackers 102
Wheat Crackers 96

Dairy

Ice cream 87
Ice cream, low-fat 71
Milk Chocolate 34
Milk, full fat 39
Milk, skim 46
Yogurt, low fat, fruit 47
Yogurt, low fat, plain 20

Fruit and Fruit Products

Apple 38
Apple 54
Apple juice 58
Apple juice, unsweetened 40
Apricots, canned syrup 91
Apricots, dried 44
Apricots, fresh 82
Banana 77
Cherries 32
Fruit cocktail 79
Grapefruit 36
Grapefruit juice 69
Grapes 66
Kiwi 75
Mango 80
Orange 53
Orange juice 74
Peach, canned 67
Peach, fresh 60
Pear, canned 63
Pear, fresh 53
Pineapple 94
Pineapple juice 66
Plum 55
Raisins 91
Rockmelon (muskmelon, canteloupe) 93
Watermelon 103

Grains

Barley, cracked 72
Barley, pearled 36
Barley, rolled 94
Buckwheat 77
Bulgur 68
Cornmeal 98
Couscous 93
Millet 101
Rice, brown 79
Rice, instant, boiled 65
Rice, white 83
Rye 48
Sweet corn 78
Taco Shells 97
Tapioca, boiled with milk 115
Wheat kernels 59
Wheat, quick cooking 77

Legumes

Black-eyed beans 59
Black beans, canned 69
Garbanzo beans 47
Kidney beans 42
Kidney beans, canned 69
Lentils 41
Pinto beans 55
Pinto beans, canned 64
Soy beans 25

Pasta

Capellini 64
Fettuccini 46
Gnocchi 95
Instant Noodles 67
Linguine 65
Macaroni 64
Macaroni and Cheese 92
Potato, mashed 100
Ravioli, meat filled 56
Spaghetti, protein enriched 38
Spaghetti, white 59
Spirali 61
Tortellini, cheese 71

Snack Food

Chocolate 70
Corn chips 105
Dates 146
Jams and marmalades 70
Jelly Beans 114
Life Saver 100
Mars Bar 91
Mars Chocolate 63
Mars Peanut M&Ms 46
Mars Skittles 98
Mars Snicker Bar 57
Mars Twix Cookie Bars 62
Muesli Bars 87
Peanuts 21
Popcorn 79
Potato crisps 77
Pretzels 116

Soups

Black bean soup 92
Green pea soup, canned 94
Lentil soup, canned 63
Split pea soup 89
Tomato Soup 54

Sugars

Agave nectar 11
Fructose 32
Glucose 137
High fructose corn syrup 89
Honey 83
Lactose 65
Sucrose 92

Vegetables

Beets 91
Carrots 71
Parsnips 131
Peas, dried 44
Peas, green 38
Potato, baked 121
Potato, instant 118
Potato, mashed 100
Potato, microwaved 117
Potato, white, boiled 80
Pumpkin 107
Rutabaga 103
Sweet corn 55
Sweet Potato 54
White Potato 56
Yams 71