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Microwaving Destroys Antioxidants in Foods like BroccoliThis is a rating scale (of a few sample foods) to measure how quickly and how dramatic the carbohydrates in a food break down and influence our blood sugar levels. We want to avoid high blood sugar to avoid high insulin which causes us to store fat and increases our risk for diabetes, weight gain, high triglyverides, heart disease, cancer, etc.
Sugar, Corn Syrup | 100 |
Hard candy | 95-100 |
Hard Liquor | 95 |
Rice (instant) | 91 |
Carrot juice | 90 |
Puffed Rice cereal | 90 |
Rice Chex cereal | 89 |
Honey | 87 |
Most candy | 80-95 |
Cakes and most deserts | 70-85 |
Corn Flakes | 85 |
Potatoes (baked) | 84 |
Potatoes (instant, mashed) | 8 |
Rice Krispies | 82 |
Pretzels | 82 |
White bread | 81 |
Dried figs | 80 |
Jelly beans | 80 |
Carrots | 65-80 |
Angel food cake | 77 |
Vanilla wafers | 77 |
Potato chips, corn chips | 60-77 |
Rice cakes | 77 |
Stuffing | 77 |
Waffles, pancakes | 77 |
Watermelon | 72-76 |
Cheerios | 75 |
Corn Bran cereal | 75 |
French fries | 75 |
Potatoes (boiled) | 74 |
Bran Flakes | 74 |
Banana (over ripe) | 74 |
Graham crakers | 74 |
Potatoes (mashed) | 73 |
Beer | 73 |
Bagel (plain) | 72 |
Saltines or water crackers | 72 |
Whole wheat bread | 72 |
Millet | 71 |
Cream of wheat cereal | 71 |
Rice (regular white) | 70 |
Corn tortilla | 70 |
Shredded Wheat cereal | 69 |
Corn meal | 68 |
Wheat Thins crackers | 68 |
Brown rice | 68 |
Raisins | 68 |
Baked beans (canned) | 68 |
Grapenuts cereal | 68 |
Gnocchi (potato pasta) | 67 |
Life cereal | 66 |
Oatmeal (quick cooking) | 66 |
Pineapple | 66 |
Banana | 65 |
Melons | 65 |
Couscous | 65 |
Pasta (regular white, refined) | 65 |
Rye bread (regular) | 64 |
Ice cream (regular) | 64 |
Orange juice | 60 |
Pop corn | 60 |
Celery, lettuce | 0 |
Green vegetables, eggplant, onions, garlic, cauliflower, sprouts, radishes, etc. | 0-25 |
Eggs | 10 |
Peanuts/nuts | 10 |
Most meats/fish (unprocessed) | 12 |
Venison | 12 |
Yogurt (plain, unsweetened) | 14 |
Soybeans | 18 |
Fructose (fruit sugar) | 20 |
Greens (beet, collard, etc.) | 20 |
Green beans (Hidatsa) | 20 |
Cherries | 22 |
Plums | 25 |
Grapefruit | 25 |
Lentils (red) | 25 |
Barley (pearled) | 25 |
Milk (regular) | 27 |
Kidney beans | 27 |
Apricots, dried | 30 |
Beans-dried (black, kidney, butter) | 30 |
Lentils (green) | 30 |
Corn (Mandan) | 30-35 |
Milk (skim) | 32 |
Split peas | 32 |
Strawberries, raspberries, blackberries (fresh) | 32 |
Flax seeds | 32 |
Chickpeas | 33 |
Pears | 36 |
Tomatoes | 38 |
Pinto or navy beans | 39 |
Yogurt (fruit-sweetened-no sugar) | 38 |
Apples | 30-38 |
Peaches | 30-40 |
Peanut butter (no sugar added) | 40 |
Blueberries (fresh) | 40 |
Apple juice | 41 |
Oats (steel cut) | 42 |
Black eyed peas | 42 |
Kidney beans (canned) | 42 |
Chickpeas (canned) | 42 |
Grapes | 43 |
Soy milk | 43 |
Banana (under ripe) | 43 |
Oranges | 40-44 |
Red wine | 44 |
All Bran cereal | 44 |
Whole wheat pasta | 45 |
Bulgar | 47 |
Wild rice | 48-55 |
Yams | 48 |
Pumpernickel bread | 49 |
Grapefruit juice | 49 |
Squash (most varieties) | 50-55 |
Rye bread (whole grain) | 50 |
Oatmeal (old fashioned) | 50 |
Kiwi | 52 |
Buckwheat (Kasha) | 54 |
Sweet potatoes | 54 |
Pasta (protein enriched) | 55 |
Oat bran cereal | 55 |
Sweet corn | 55-60 |
Mango | 56 |
Potatoes (new, boiled w/ skin) | 57 |
Pita bread | 58 |
Beets | 59 |