ARTA Wellness Diabetes Volume | Page 81
Charts and Graphs
The Glycemic Index 24
Low GI (55 or less)
Choose most often
Medium GI (56-69)
Choose more often
High GI (70 or more)
Choose less often
Breads
• 100% stone
ground
whole wheat
• Heavy mixed
grain
• Whole wheat • White bread
• Rye • Kaiser roll
• Pita • Bagel, white
• Pumpernickel
Cereal
• All Bran TM • Grapenuts TM
• Bran Buds with
Psyllium TM • Puffed wheat
• Oat Bran TM • Quick oats
• Oatmeal
• Bran Flakes TM
• Corn Flakes TM
• Rice Krispies TM
Grains
• Barley
• Bulgar • Basmati rice
• Pasta/noodles • Brown rice
• Parboiled or
converted rice • Couscous
• Short-grain rice
Other
• Potato, new/
white
• Sweet potato • Sweet corn • Yam • Popcorn • Legumes (lentils,
chickpeas, kidney
beans, split peas,
soy beans, baked
beans) • Stoned Wheat
Thins TM • French fries
• Ryvita
crisps) • Rice cakes
TM
(rye
• Potato, baking
(russet)
• Pretzles
• Soda crackers
• Black bean soup
• Green pea soup
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