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Simple Low Glycemic Index Recipes

By Nancy Sullivan


High glycemic index food boost your energy fast, while low GI foods need more time to be processed, and make you lose weight faster. In Boston MA you will certainly find specialists in this particular area of nutrition, and here you will find some interesting and easy to prepare low glycemic index recipes that might be a good start in your quest for a perfect body weight.

Foods that have a low glycemic index are digested for longer, so you do not feel hungry for a long time, yet you have enough energy to carry out your daily duties. In contrast, foods with high GI quickly increase blood sugar levels because they are digesting very quickly, but that energy does not last long, so you will quickly get hungry.

Some foods obviously have very high GI, for example sweets, candies, sweet juices, sugar and so on. Other foods are not so simple to recognize, for example potatoes, or different processed foods. The main rule is to pick natural food, the one that is not processed, that is rich with fibers, in short, the foods that need more time to digest, and spend more energy during this process.

High calorie foods such as olive oil must be used sparingly, in case you are concerned about your weight, of course. On the other hand, consuming only low GI food will result in more efficient weight loss, because your body will have to use more energy to process this food.

Here is one easy to prepare recipe, really tasty and refreshing. Simply slice zucchinis and eggplants, season the slices with pepper and salt and grill them. In one bowl combine salt, cottage cheese, yogurt and chopped garlic. Spread this mixture on slices, roll them up and sprinkle them with good quality olive oil. These rolls taste great with fresh tomatoes, red peppers and cucumbers, one really great summer dinner.

Pasta made from whole grains with tomato sauce and garlic is a very simple dish you will prepare quickly. Cut a few garlic cloves and fry them on olive oil. Add chopped pelati tomatoes from the can, several chopped dried tomatoes, chopped olives, capers, little oregano and crushed anchovies. Add salt, pepper and chili and pour sauce over cooked pasta.

Brown rice is always a very good choice when it comes to a low GI products. When it is combined with chicken breasts, it's even better. So, make thin stripes of onion, chicken breasts, different colored peppers, mushrooms, garlic, zucchini and carrots. Fry the meat and vegetables in olive oil, add some lemon juice, add soy sauce and combine with cooked brown rice.

When you want something sweet, here's a simple recipe. Remove the middle of a few apples. Mix one egg white, add two teaspoons of honey, two teaspoons of cinnamon, two teaspoons of stevia and one hundred grams of ground walnuts. Fill the apples and bake them in the oven. If you would like to add some flavor, you may add a few drops of rum.




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