calling all the GI experts!!!!

[gingerninjasmum]

Right,I'm a complete Newbie to the GI thing but could someone please tell me if I'm right in thinking that a common old tin of beans(low GI and 280 cals a tin)is better for my lunch than a wholemeal sandwich?? Its so confusing!!!! Sorry to ask a silly question

guess it depends on what is in sandwich -- sugar would be a no no but hummous or something similar might be OK!

Baked beans are low GI and you have to be very careful what bread you eat...so yes you're bang on.

There is a loaf of bread made by Burgen that states low GI on the packet. You can buy it in Sainsburys. Other than that I'm never sure which breads are ok and which are not but the guidelines say wholegrain.

Hope this helps.

great thanks girls!!!! So beans are ok and burgen bread with protein filling. Gosh i hope this gets easier.

Easiest thing for lunches are soups and large salads with proteins (chicken, prawns, bacon) etc. In this weather you could have a few warm new potatoes with salad to pad it out. Great with crispy bacon and a fried egg. Also adding nuts and seeds to salads really makes them more interesting IMO. Good luck...it really works.

Ooooh I don't know about baked beans - the sauce is packed with sugar and GI =56 - you are better off with beans without sauce e.g. haricot beans, kidney beans etc.

GI database here if that helps determine the best foods.

Good luck

ooooh that sounds really tasty robin cheers!! thanks for the database saker. xxxxxx