Low GI Food of the Month
Do You Have the GI for Fresh Rhubarb Stalks? No. Despite being popularised by celeb chefs as a great low GI food in their TV shows and books, fresh rhubarb contains so little carbohydrate (less than 2 grams per 100 grams), that it is actually not possible to measure its GI. But if you like …
Low GI Food of the Month
The Antioxidant-rich Orange One orange (GI 42) provides you with your whole day’s vitamin C requirement. But that’s not all. This fruit is also rich in anti-oxidants and a good source of folate and potassium. Much of the sugar in an orange is sucrose, a ‘double’ sugar made up of glucose and fructose. When digested, …
Low GI Food of the Month
Dining Downunder™ Chef Vic Cherikoff Talks about Wattleseeds ‘In September 1984, I was roasting the seeds from four or five wattle (acacia) species for the University of Sydney’s Human Nutrition Unit, where I was researching the nutritional value of the traditional foods eaten by Australia’s Aboriginal people. Women from various communities in Central Australia sent …
Low GI Food of the Month
Wild About Wild Blueberries Make blueberries an everyday health habit. As one of today’s superfoods, they are bursting with nutrition and flavour while being very low in kilojoules/calories. They are popular for eating fresh or using in pancakes and smoothies, muffins, jams, as a snack and in many other dishes and desserts. But like us, …
Low GI Food of the Month
Soy Milk—a Great Way to Include Soy Protein in Your Diet Once enjoyed mainly by vegetarians, soy milk is the completely dairy- and lactose-free beverage that has become increasingly popular, because it tastes good and is rich in phytoestrogens. Soy milk is usually made by mixing soybeans – which are usually GM/GE free (check the …
Low GI Food of the Month
Pure Maple Syrup: The Real Thing With sugar maple sap about to flow in northern US and Canada, it seems timely to look at this deliciously natural sweetener. The sugars in fruit and honey have provided carbohydrate energy in human diets for millions of years. Sweetness is not a learned taste: everyone could be said …
Low GI Food of the Month
Pulses (Legumes) Help Fight Diabetes By Rosie Schwartz Using your bean is definitely one of the smartest nutritional moves you can make. In the battle against diabetes, pulses (beans, chickpeas and lentils) appear to offer a wide range of weapons. Firstly, because of their effects on weight control, they provide a front line defence. Achieving …
Low GI Food of the Month
… And a Partridge in a Pear Tree Juicy, sweet pears (GI 38) are one of the world’s most loved fruits—they’ve been immortalised in poetry, paintings and a Christmas carol! They are renowned as a non-allergenic food, thus a favourite when introducing babies to solid foods. An excellent source of fibre and rich in vitamin …
Low GI Food of the Month
Porridge Power For a high-energy breakfast that sticks to your ribs, warms you up on a crisp day and keeps you firing till lunchtime, it’s hard to go past porridge made with traditional oats—a good source of soluble fibre, B vitamins, vitamin E, iron and zinc. The GI value for porridge has been tested on …
Low GI Food of the Month
The Versatile Tortilla—Perfect for Wrapping, Scooping and Dipping Tortillas are a flat (unleavened) bread traditionally made from corn (maize) flour. A staple of Mexican cuisine, they are quite different from the Spanish tortilla, which is a type of omelet. And when made in the traditional Mexican way, whether from corn or wheat flour, they have …
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