GLYCEMIC INDEX FOUNDATION NEWS
SWAP IT, DON’T STOP IT The GI Foundation (Australia) has a handy Swap It tool that you can use to find healthy lower GI alternatives to your favourite foods, like rice. Read more: www.gisymbol.com
News from the Glycemic Index Foundation
Quick Meals. As our lives get busier, there are more ‘quick’ or microwavable rice and related products (e.g., quinoa and chia seeds) finding their way onto our supermarket shelves, that can be enjoyed as sides for our main meals, or as a quick and easy lunch (served with canned fish, cold meat or poultry, etc. …
News from the Glycemic Index Foundation
New Total Wellbeing Diet plus low GI carbs online program. The Glycemic Index Foundation has joined forces with CSIRO in an enhanced version of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet. We are seeking up to 5000 Australians between the ages of 18 and 74 to take part in a three-month trial of the online program, which …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Alan Barclay POM Wonderful joins GI Symbol Program POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice with its impressive line-up of polyphenols (a type of antioxidant) now carries the GI Symbol. Made from the juice of five fresh pomegranates, it contains no added refined sugars, artificial ingredients or filler juices. As with all fruit juices, keep those portions …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Alan Barclay Low GI pearl couscous Blu Gourmet Pearl Couscous (GI 52) now carries the GI Symbol. Unlike traditional couscous, pearl couscous which takes its name from its pearl-like shape and size is often described as a ‘toasted pasta specialty’. Like regular pasta, it is made from hard (durum) wheat and water. But instead of …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Alan Barclay Facelift for the GI Symbol Look out for the new and much brighter GI Symbol in your supermarket. The new Symbol, which started appearing on products on supermarket shelves in Australia at the end of September, has all the same trusted credentials as the old one. We have just given it a facelift …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
Alan Barclay A sweet blend: the best of both worlds? Stevia was recently approved for use as a food additive in Australian foods by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). It has been used as a sweetener in Japan, South America and other nations for several decades. It is obtained from Stevia rebaudiana – a …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
www.gisymbol.com Alan Barclay The GI Symbol Program website has had a complete facelift. Designed to be helpful for consumers, health professionals and the food industry, the site provides clear and simple information on the glycemic index (GI), shopping for healthy low GI foods, the benefits of healthy eating the low GI way, and the steps …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
LoGicane™: your questions answered Alan Barclay The launch of the low GI sweetener LoGicane™ in Australia in March sparked immense interest from around the globe. A growing disenchantment with non-nutritive tabletop sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose, and the hypothesis that high fructose corn syrups are fuelling the obesity epidemic in the USA, are a couple …
GI Symbol News with Alan Barclay
New low GI sugar Alan Barclay A low GI sugar made from 100% sugar cane is now available for those who like a little sweetness in their life – or in their tea or coffee. The new sugar has the same taste and colour as regular sugar and can be used in baking in the …
