Low Glycemic
Templates
Calorie ranges
available: 1300, 1500, 1700, 1900, 2100, 2300
Balanced ratios: 50% . 25% . 25% |
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| The Low Glycemic
Templates do all the figuring for you. Following these menus helps you
follow a diet that contains low glycemic foods. Most of the foods
contained in these menus have a glycemic index of around 50 or less.
Following a diet full of lower glycemic foods can help keep your blood
sugar level from falling too rapidly. Low glycemic foods do not cause
your body to release as much insulin into your bloodstream and as a
result are broken down over a longer period of time. The result is a
longer, steadier release of energy, helping you to feel more alert and
energetic through your day. By following these menus you will also be
less likely to binge eat because your sugar levels are in balance. |
High to Low
Glycemic Templates
Calorie ranges
available: 1300, 1500, 1700, 1900, 2100, 2300
Balanced ratios: 50% . 25% . 25% |
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| The glycemic index
is a helpful tool that measures how fast a food, that contains
carbohydrates, will raise your blood sugar. The values on the glycemic
index chart are based on pure glucose. Glucose is a carbohydrate that
absorbs very quickly into the body, which makes it a good base to
compare other foods to. Glucose is given the value of 100 and all other
foods are compared to that number. The closer a food is to the value of
100, the faster it will be absorbed into your bloodstream and the faster
the body will use it up. The lower the number is the slower it is
absorbed into your bloodstream. The glycemic index only applies to foods
that contain carbohydrates. That includes every food group except the
meat and fat group. The High to Low Glycemic Templates incorporates hi
glycemic foods in the morning and afternoon for high energy and winds
you down with low glycemic foods in the late afternoon and through the
evening hours when you are less active. |
Low to High
Glycemic Templates
Calorie ranges
available: 1300, 1500, 1700, 1900, 2100, 2300
Balanced ratios: 50% . 25% . 25% |
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| The Low to High
provides the opposite glycemic management of the High to Low meal plans.
This glycemic management plan provides foods for those individuals who
are more active mid to late day. It recommends low glycemic foods in the
morning and ramps up during mid day and evening hours. | |
