glycemic index

jmkmomm
jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
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How important is this???? I LOVE Cheerios, I eat them dry and I would prefer to have a fruit serving of fresh raisins in it, yeah it's only 1/4 cup. But I will eat it any way I can get it. So tonight when I looked at my calories and carbs to determine my bedtime snack I saw that I had enough left I could actually have a bowl, 2 cups, rather than just the regular serving of 1 cup. I saw on the glycemic index that Cheerios is one of the higher cereals. So am I doing myself more harm than good?

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  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    If you are diabetic or have Insulin Resistance, it's important.

    If you have a disease free metabolism, it's not important at all.
  • hatethegame
    hatethegame Posts: 267 Member
    If you are talking about regular Cheerios (not honey nut Cheerios or some other sugar coated cheerios), I wouldn't worry too much about it. If you like them, eat them. You could do a lot worse. Your post is titled "glycemic index" so I'm not sure if you're diabetic but if so, keep an eye on your b/s readings as any type of cereal like that will convert to sugar quickly, Regular Cheerios are not too bad.
  • lamby284
    lamby284 Posts: 167 Member
    High GI foods will spike your blood sugar and can make you feel hungrier sooner.
  • jmkmomm
    jmkmomm Posts: 3,247 Member
    Thanks all. I am prediabetic and check my blood sugar every Wednesday morning so I guess I will see how my 2 cups of Cheerios did

    Oh, I also saw that pineapple is in the hing level. That is depressing. Pineapple is my new chocolate. I don't eat more than I should but I do eat a little 1/2 cup of pineappple tidbits in natural juice every evening with 1/2 cup of cottage cheese.

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