Borderline Carbohydrates

Bad Carbohydrates

Geoff Bond's Natural Eating

FAVOURABLE CARBOHYDRATES
Glycemic Indices  0 to 35
 

Insulin Reaction Not Threatening to Health
High and medium density carbohydrates
Eat MODEST Quantities

Vegetable Protein

Starches (Cereal)

Sugars

35 haricot/navy beans

35 rye, whole kernel

35 chocolate, 60% cocoa

35 marrowfat peas

35 spaghetti, whole meal

25 chocolate, 80% cocoa

35 pinto beans

35 vermicelli

20 fructose

30 black beans

30 barley, pearled

 

30 butter beans

25 spaghetti, protein enriched

 

30 chick peas

20 rice bran

Vegetable Protein

 

 

HIGH FAT!

30 lentils, green

 

15 nuts generally

30 lima beans

Fruits

15 peanut

25 bean thread, Chinese

HIGH FAT!

15 almond

25 dried peas

15 avocado

15 brazil

25 red lentils

CALORIFIC

15 walnut

20 soy beans

30 apricot, dried

15 cashew

10 Bengal gram  dal

 

 

 

 

 

Low Density - less than 15% carbohydrate

UNRESTRICTED

Vegetables

Fruits

Salads

15 asparagus

35 apple

15 alfalfa sprouts

15 artichoke

35 blackberries

15 bean sprouts

15 bok choy

35 pear

15 bell pepper - all varieties

15 broccoli

35 plums

15 celery

15 Brussels sprouts

35 raspberries

15 coleslaw

15 cabbage

35 strawberries

15 cucumber

15 cauliflower

30 apricots

15 endive

15 celeriac

25 cherries

15 escarole

15 chicory

25 grapefruit

15 garlic

15 fennel

 

15 lettuce - all varieties

15 French beans

 

15 mushroom - all varieties

15 green beans

 

15 onion - all varieties

15 kale

 

15 palm hearts

15 leeks

 

15 radish

15 summer squash (marrow)

 

15 spinach

15 okra

 

15 tomato

15 peas, sugar snap

 

15 water cress

15 spinach

 

 

15 turnip

 

 

15 zucchini

 

 

Bad Carbohydrates
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