As India gets busy, healthy eating habits have taken a back seat. However, by just noting down (and understanding) the ingredients of the food that you eat, you may be able to avoid eating unhealthy foods.
Once such thing that you should know about is the GI (Glycemic Index) of the food that you eat.
What is Glycemic Index (GI )
GI simply means the rate at which the sugar level in the blood rises after you eat anything.
The carbs that one eats gets converted into sugar that is then be absorbed into your bloodstream.
Glycemic Index measures how fast or slow this happens.
So food with high Glycemic Index is bad for you because it means its quickly going to get converted into sugar, whereas food with low GI is good for you because it’s going to take longer for the carbs to get converted into sugar.
So always try to eat food with low GI.
GI of Common Indian Foods
Lets take a look at the GI of common Indian foods, something that we all eat every day.
Low GI: Beans and Legumes, Pulses, whole-wheat roti, chapati, brown rice, most vegetables (except root veggies), Noodles, Pasta, Kidney beans, Lentils, Chick peas, Apples, Bananas, Kiwi fruit, Milk, Yogurt, Meat, Fish, Nuts
High GI:
Naan, White bread, Rice, root veggies (beets, potatoes), Fruit canned in juices, Honey, Morning Coffee, Cornflakes, Pineapple, Watermelon, Dates, All liquor (except red wine)
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