GREEN FOR GOOD LUCK: 25 Low-Cal Low-Glycemic Greens
If you want to eat healthy, and store less fat, start eating more low-glycemic foods. Foods that have a higher glycemic index (like potatoes, rice and corn) increase your blood sugar, and are higher in calories too. High-glycemic foods don’t tend to last as long in our system, therefore have a chance of being stored as fat quicker. A lower-glycemic food will stay in your system longer so you have more chance of burning it up, and using it for energy. Low-glycemic foods will also help you keep your blood sugar more stable, which means a nice steady flow of lasting energy. All in all, low-glycemic foods have a lot of perks – especially for weight loss!
(Read this article to learn more about the Glycemic Index by the Mayo Clinic.)
Tip: Choose lower-glycemic foods for snacks and dinner (since you want to keep calories low for snacks and you don’t need a lot of calories (energy) to sleep). Eat high-glycemic carbs during the morning or middle of the day (so you have a chance to use that blood sugar for working, working out and staying active).
Low-Calorie Low-Glycemic Greens
Try adding these greens to your grocery list and daily menu.
Arugula (salad greens)
- Asparagus
- Bean sprouts
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Cabbage
- Celery
- Chicory (salad greens)
- Cucumber
- Endive (salad greens)
- Escarole (salad greens)
- Green Beans
- Green Onions
- Greens (collard, kale, mustard, turnip)
- Iceberg lettuce
- Kohlrabi
- Okra
- Pea pods
- Peppers (green)
- Romaine
- Spinach
- Sugar snap peas
- Swiss chard
- Watercress (salad greens)
- Zucchini
High Glycemic Index Vegetables (over 60) LIMIT THESE
- artichokes
- carrot
- corn
- dried beans
- lima beans
- oyster plant
- parsnips
- potato
- squash
- sweet potato
- yam
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