Grandmother's Kitchen

List of Low Glycemic Food

List of Low Glycemic Food

There are lists upon lists of low glycemic foods, and here is a list of some favorite low glycemic foods from Grandmother's Kitchen, along with some low glycemic recipes.

Very Low & Low Glycemic Food:

Meat, Dairy and Substitutes

Beef, grass fed
Chicken, pasture raised
Lamb, grass fed
Turkey, pasture raised
Cod
Salmon
Sardines
Shrimp
Tuna
Organic tofu
Soybeans
Flaxseeds
Sesame Seeds
Coconut milk
Chickpeas
Lentils, red
Whole milk
Hummus
Walnuts
Cashew Nuts

Vegetables & Fruit

Asparagus
Avocados
Beet Greens, collard greens, spinach, lettuce, kale, mustard greens
Bok choy
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumbers
Fennel
Green beans
Olives
Olive oil
Tomatoes Cherries
Plums
Grapefruit
Peaches
Apples
Coconut
Oranges
Strawberries
Prunes
Grapes
Carrots, raw & boiled (raw is much lower GI)
Red peppers
Onions
Yam

Grains

Muesli
Wholegain pumpernickel bread
Whole wheat bread
Sourdough rye
Egg Fettucini
Pearl barley

Grandmother's Low Glycemic Recipes

Hummus
Sals with Boiled Egg
Roasted Asparagus Salad
Grilled Chicken Salad

One of the best resources if you want to really read deep on the subject comes from Sydney University. www.glycemicindex.com

With love,
Grandmother's Kitchen