The Glycemic Load Diet
April 1, 2009
The Glycemic Load Diet is one of more popular diets to appear in the US. The diet is based in the Glycemic Index – which has been around for some time. However only recently have GI based diets become popular with both doctors, nutritionists, and the public.
Is it just another GI Diet?
The Glycemic Load Diet delves even further into the glycemic index, by taking into account Glycemic Load. Th is is a combination of the glycemic index of a food and the amount of carbohydrate the food has. A food such as a carrot is a common example: Carrots have a high GI – but a very low amount of carb per volume. The glycemic load of the carrot, in the end, is quite low – and is a great food to eat. You would have to eat a considerable amount of carrots in order to experience any large insulin response.
Glycemic Load Meal Plans
All meal plans on the Glycemic Load Diet are made up from the following principles:
- Approximately 40% of calories are from unrefined, complex carbohydrates, including whole grains and whole grain breads and cereals, and whole pieces of fruit instead of juice.
- About 30% of calories are from lean protein (fish, chicken and the occasional beef and pork) with vegetarian options that include soy protein, tofu and textured vegetable protein.
- About 30% of calories are from healthy fats, including nuts, fatty fish, avocado and olive oil.
Sample Meal Plan 1Breakfast Lunch Grilled cheese and tomato sandwich with salad and milk Afternoon Snack Roast beef roll-ups with flatbread Dinner Chicken Florentine with brown rice and fruit Late Night Snack Yogurt with raspberries and almonds Sample Meal Plan 2Breakfast Oat bran cereal with blackberries and milk Lunch Spicy chicken strips with fresh salad and yogurt Afternoon Snack Crunchy crabmeat salad mini pocket with strawberries Dinner Oriental pasta and beef stir-fry Late Night Snack Cottage cheese with fruit cocktail and peanuts |
A Good Diet
The Glycemic Load Diet is one of the few popular diets to come along that is truly sensible and possible to follow for one’s entire life. It also lacks many of the excessive “foods to avoid” that so many diets have.
At the very least the Glycemic Load Diet will assist those with hypoglycemic problems immediately. At best it will bring about steady weight loss over a long period
Visit the Fitshop and checkout the recommended book of the month The Holford Low-GL Diet Made Easy
