Low GI Food Table

Breads Cereals Nuts
  • Seeded breads
  • Sourdough rye
  • Soya and lindseed
  • Spelt wheat
  • Turkish wholewheat
  • Wholeweat pitta
  • Pumpernickel
  • All-bran
  • Porridge
  • Oat bran
  • Toasted museli
  • Bulgar wheat
  • Buckwheat
  • Pearl barley
  • Peanuts
  • Almonds
  • Cashews
  • Walnuts
  • Brazil nuts
  • Hazelnuts
  • Sunflower seeds
  • Sesame seeds
  • Linseeds
  • Nut spreads
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    Beans and Pulses Vegetables Fruits
  • Baked beans
  • Black-eye beans
  • Butter beans
  • Chickpeas
  • New, small potatoes boiled in skin
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Peas
  • Sweetcorn
  • Apples
  • Bananas
  • Cherries
  • Grapefruit
  • Red grapes
  • Kiwi
  • Mangoes
  • Oranges
  • Peaches
  • Pears
  • Plums
  • Prunes
  • Strawberries
  • Dried Apricots
  • Dried Apples
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    Dairy Cooking Drinks
  • Skimmed milk
  • Semi skimmed milk
  • Malted milk
  • Low fat yogurt
  • Low fat fromage frais
  • Low fat custard
  • Low fat chocolate mousse
  • Very low fat cheeses
  • Dark chocolate (70%+)
  • Oils (olive oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil)
  • Stock cubes (vegetable and beef)
  • Fresh Herbs / Spices (garlic, chillies, ginger, lemongrass)
  • Sauces (Soy, Worcestershire, sweet chilli, lemon juice, tinned tomatoes)
  • Tomato purée
  • Wholegrain mustard
  • Olives
  • Balsamic vinegar
  • Red wine vinegar
  • Dried Spices (Curry powder, ground cumin, chilli powder)
  • Fresh fruit juices (not from concentrate)
  • Vegetable juices (no added sugar)
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    Pasta, Rice, Noodles Meat, Fish and Poultry Snacks / Other
  • Rice noodles
  • Egg noodles
  • Basmati rice
  • Wholewheat pasta
  • Fettuccine
  • Vermicelli
  • Linguine
  • Macaroni
  • Lean meats
  • Liver
  • Kidney
  • Game (hare, rabbit, pheasant)
  • Chicken (without skin)
  • Turkey (without skin)
  • Fish and shellfish of all types
  • Grainy fruit loaf
  • Corn chips
  • Tomato soup
  • Minestrone soup
  • Tortillas (corn and wheat)