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GLYCAEMIC  INDEX

Examples of food with low, medium or high glycaemic indices.

Low GI   <55	Medium GI     GI>55 & <70	High GI   >70
Breads	Breads	Breads
Multigrain, fruit loaf	Rye bread, pita bread, hamburger bun, croissant, light rye, crumpet 1 toasted 50g, wholemeal	White/wholemeal bread, English muffins, bagel, black bread, gluten-free bread
Cereals	Cereals	Cereals
Natural muesli, rolled oats, high fibre breakfast cereals, Special K 30g	Oatbran, untoasted muesli	Low fibre cereals like rice crisp cereal, corn flakes
Grains/Pasta	Grains/Pasta	Grains/Pasta
Barley, pasta(all types), noodles, cracked wheat, bulgur, semolina	Basmati rice, wild rice, couscous, commeal, tapioca, brown rice	Calrose rice, jasmine rice, white rice
Vegetables	Vegetables	Vegetables
Corn, carrots, sweet potato, lentils, chick peas, peas, kidney beans, baked beans, broccoli, green beans	Cooked carrots	Potato(baked,mashed, steamed, & boiled), swede, parsnip, french fries
Fruit	Fruit	Fruit
Apples, oranges, strawberries, pears, peaches, cherries, grapefruit, dried apricots, grapes	Apricots, pineapple, kiwi fruit, bananas, sultanas, raw & canned apricots, mango, paw paw, raisins, rockmelon, pineapple	Watermelon
Biscuits/Cake	Biscuits	Biscuits
Oatmeal, Sponge cake 1 slice 60g	Shredded wheatmeal, milk arrowroot	Morning coffee