Low GI the OS way

Gintotmelinda

I have been reading up on the GI diet today. Anyone following it and would like to compare notes?

I managed to buy Ryvita at 2 for £1.00 in a poundshop recently. good value!

Gintot

zippychick

there are a couple of low GI threads

cheap, easy low gi

wheat gluten free/low gi/sugar free

low gi bread

weight loss the OS way - our main weightloss thread which is full of others supporting each other on all sorts of diets Join in for the support.

I eat a lot of lentils and chickpeas , eggs, basmati rice, and try to be low GI but don't follow any b ooks or anything. I should really read those threads myself! :rotfl:


I'll merge this later on.

jackieglasgow

Zippy there is an OS low carb thread.

zippychick

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Zippy there is an OS low carb thread.

Find me it you silly moo! :rotfl:

zippychick

high protein and low carbs

low carb lunch

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jackieglasgow

here it is

there's also a low carb diet support thread on Health and Beauty Moneysaving.

There are quite a few of us lowcarbing just now, it might be worth seeing if this thread takes off?

jackieglasgow

the other one got merged into the high protein low carbs one you linked to already.

zippychick

As a general diet thread it belongs in Health and Beauty

emiff6

I gave up sugar 2 years ago - I started by switching to fruit sugar just to get over the processed sugar craving, but after a couple of weeks, I found I didn't need sweet stuff (which was good 'cos fruit sugar is not cheap, although as a ex-chocoholic it was cheaper than all the chocolate I used to buy!).

Also, I found that after a few months, everything tasted sweeter than it used to anyway. I now drink cocoa (not drinking choc) with just a few drops of vanilla essence, and find it sweet enough, like dark choc.

It is really hard to find any processed food that does not have added sugar though. Most products in tins and jars, most cooked or cured meats, and a lot of frozen foods have added sugar, in one form or another.

When I do want a sweet treat, I make oat biscuits or muffins, substituting honey for the sugar as it is lower GI. I've found you can do this for most recipes with sugar in them, with a little experimentation. I've even made chutneys with honey.

Gintotmelinda

Thanks guys. Will investigate your suggestions.

Gintot

ellas9602

Hello
I'd like to start a low GI diet on Monday so will be watching this thread with interest. I work FT but have a toaster and microwave at work so need to come up with some things to eat for lunch.
My menu plan so far is porridge for breakfast, a wholemeal pitta with scrambled eggs and brown sauce for lunch and wholemeal pasta for dinner.
Thats it, thats all I can think of! I suppose I can fill the pittas with any protein/salad..I'm struggling for ideas though. Would love to see what everyone else eats/is planning to eat.
I have 7lbs to lose (as a start