Low Glycemic Foods are foods that digest slowly so they don’t raise blood sugar levels as much as high glycemic foods.   They tend to have more protein, fat or complexity that slows down the digestion process.

People who have problems with high blood sugar, diabetes or pre-diabetes may benefit from introducing more low glycemic foods into their diet.

To get you started, here is a list of some common foods that have a low GI.

Yogurt 14

Peanuts 15

Artichoke 15

Asparagus 15

Broccoli 15

Cauliflower 15

Celery 15

Cucumber 15

Eggplant 15

Green beans 15

Lettuce 15

Peppers 15

Snow peas 15

Spinach 15

Squash 15

Tomatoes 15

Zucchini 15

Soybeans 16

Cherries 22

Dried Peas  22

Chocolate Milk 24

Pearled barley 25

Grapefruit 25

Whole Milk 27

Protein Enriched Spaghetti 27

Kidney beans, boiled 29

Lentils green, boiled 29

Soy Milk 30

Cannellini Beans 31

Dried Apricots 31

Skim Milk  32

Fettuccine 32

Peanut M&Ms 32

Chickpeas 33

Rye 34

Vermicelli 35

Whole Wheat Spaghetti 37

Apples 38

Pears 38

Tomato soup, tinned 38

Haricot beans, boiled 38

Plums 39

Meat Filled Ravioli 39

Cooked Carrots 39

Snickers bar 40

Apple juice 41

Wheat kernels 41

Spaghetti 41

Black-eyed Peas 41

All-Bran 42

Peaches 42

Chickpeas 42

Lentil soup 44

Oranges 44

Carrot juice 45

Macaroni 45

Pineapple juice 46

Instant Rice 46

Grapes 46

Grapefruit juice 48

Multi grain bread 48

Parboiled Rice 48

Baked Beans 48

Chocolate Bar 49

Jams and marmalades 49

Whole grain 50

Cracked Barley 50

Low Fat Ice-cream 50

Yams 51

Orange juice 52

Kidney beans 52

Lentils green 52

Kiwi fruit 53

Pound cake 54

Bananas 54

Sweet potato 54