Low Fat High Fiber Muffins

And what do you want for Christmas this year, demand Fiberlady? IG? GI Joe? Sorry, but I can not consciously support the military industrial complex by purchasing idols of warmongers for children to rebuild their power irrelevant. Well, go ahead. Tell Santa.

The only IM that I can conscientiously promoted the glycemic index otherwise known as GI. First used to manage diabetes, the theory behind the Glycemic Index is simply to reduce the problems related to insulin through the identification and monitoring of foods that have the greatest impact on your blood sugar.

If you want to know (it's as easy as buttering a carrot bran muffin), here's how it works. The Glycemic Index system ranks foods from 0 (good) to 100 (not very good) based on the effect on blood glucose after meals. The low GI foods (less than 55) produce a gradual increase in blood sugar that is easy on the body, keeping blood glucose levels sufficiently cultivated. Foods between 55 and 70 are intermediate-GI foods. Foods with high GI numbers (over 70) make blood sugar and insulin levels rise rapidly.

A GI value tells you only how quickly a particular carbohydrate turns into glucose. It does not tell you how many of these carbohydrates in a serving of a particular food. Adding protein and / or fat or increasing acidity may alter the GI of a food carbohydrate in charge.

Here is a simple comparison. White bread (GI = 70), not a food rich in fiber by any means, is digested almost immediately to glucose, causing blood sugar to spike quickly. Brown rice (GI = 59), however, is digested more slowly, causing a change in lower and more subtle glucose. Again. By eating a cup of All Bran cereal (GI = 51), your blood sugar in the blood will sustain you over a cup of corn flakes (GI = 83). The numbers say it all. Corn Flakes brings your blood sugar faster than All Bran. When blood sugar rises and falls quickly, the body is stimulated to eat again. What? Never during the holidays.

During the holiday season, you should be especially aware of a high fiber diet including many low GI foods for the intermediary. Otherwise, you'll be looking for a weight loss plan serious in the new year overeating refined and processed foods, ie cakes, pies, cookies.

To guard against indulgences, eat low GI foods such as beans, vegetables, fruits and some whole grains. These choices also effect the amount of fat absorbed by the body, and fewer calories to burn. You stay full and away from this small sign! Fiberlady remind you that they do not call it the spread holiday for nothing.

High fiber foods are crucial when balancing a low glycemic index diet. Your blood sugar will maintain a slow even rate you can easily make your way through the holiday without meeting too many ups and downs. You really can not escape this balance because the high fiber foods provide a perfect safety net on the glycemic index. It might be a sufficient reason to GI Joe for the holidays.