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Green Light
Beans: Black Black eye Butter Chickpeas Haricot/ navy Italian Kidney Lentils Lima Mung Pigeon Pinto Romano Soya Split Deans (tinned): Baked beans (low-fat) Mixed salad beans Most varieties Vegetarian chilli Beverages: Bottled water Tonic water Decaffeinated coffee (with skimmed milk, no sugar) Diet soft drinks (no…
Yellow Light
Beverages: Diet soft drinks (caffeinated) Milk (semi-skimmed) Red wine Regular coffee (with skimmed milk, no sugar) Unsweetened fruit juices; apple, cranberry, grapefruit, orange, pear and pineapple Bread: Pitta (wholemeal) Wholegrain breads Crispbread with fibre Cereal: Shredded Wheat Bran Cereal grains: Corn Dairy:…
Traffic Lights
Red Light - foods to avoid :sad: Yellow Light - can be eaten as a treat in Phrase I and in Phrase II :smile: Green Light - can always be eaten in Phrase I and Phrase II :happy:
Red Light
Beans: Broad Beans Beans (tinned): Baked beans with pork Refried beans Beverages: Alcoholic drink Fruit drink Milk (whole) Regular coffee Regular soft drinks Sweetened juice Breads: Bagels Baguette/Croissants Cereal/Granola bars Crispbreads Doughnuts Hamburger buns Hot dog buns Kaiser rolls Melba toast Muffins…
Discussions
New
I'm new to the GI diet. My husband is using it so I'm trying to eat the way he needs to eat. I have other health issues, my sugar is pretty normal. I have to eat low salt, low oxalate, low animal protein, low sugar, low fat, and high calcium. Would love to hear from anyone out there who has been eating the GI diet for a…
newbie
hi my doctor as told to follow the glycemic index diet to help me lose weight . i have been doing so far 20%carbs 30protein and 50% fat i have lost 9 poinds this week i try and keep my carbs under 10g am i doing this right coz my nurse told me today i eating way to much fat , to be honest i dont no what to eat and what not…
Beginners
Hello, My names is Kelly, I'm starting the G.I Diet today ( I have used information from the book to try and help you - but I would recommend buying the book it is full of useful tips and facts ) I am planning my food day by day - I have listed that I will eat roughly 1,500 cal per day and I will exercise at least 3 times…
