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Re: GI of banana bread
From: Pat (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 29 May 2002 20:02:37 -0500 (CDT)
Okay. When I eat brown rice, or a heavily carb dinner (pasta ?) or lots
of bread or sugar, I don't feel good. Sluggish, sleepy and
uncomfortable. There really aren't warning signs, but many folks feel
very sleepy after a heavy carb meal (for example, Thanksgiving, with
mashed potatoes, gravy, rolls, etc, etc). The other thing is cravings.
If I have a high carb meal, I have cravings much sooner than if I don't.
I have been eating careful carbs for so long, that now I react when I
eat sugar...get a sugar high, and sometiems just do not feel good. Not
all foods will affect you, so pay attention to how foods affect you.
Eating low carb, my mind is clear, and I am not sleepy after eating, and
I just feel fresh and clear. If you tend to be hypoglycemic, your will
feel good for a little while, then not feel so good. With hypoglycemia,
your insulin works very fast, but then your blood sugar crashes also.
Here again, I balance things out with protein and fat, and feel pretty
good most of the time. Hope this helps. And, no question is a stupid
question. Pat S.
>
>Sorry, but I have a rather stupid question. You said to try it and see
>how I would feel afterwards. What are the warning signs? How shouldn't
>I feel afterwards? How long should I wait? I understand that some foods
>cause your blood glucose to peak 2 hours after you eat, some could take
>as long as 6 hrs...
>
>At Wed, 29 May 2002, Pat wrote:
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>>Your question raises another aspect about GI foods, and why some
>>nutritionists don't bother with it. The GI of a food will vary,
>>depending upon: how it is cooked, what is eaten with it, and how much is
>>eaten. It is not a perfect science. And, some foods will affect
>>someone a lot, while another a little. For example, one person might be
>>able to eat carrots just fine, while another person might find carrots
>>really cause cravings. And, if you eat a high glycemic carb with
>>protein, or even another low glycemic carb, it can change how it is
>>metabolized.
>>So, about bannana bread: first of all, everyone makes a different
>>recipe, so it really is hard to say. But, bananas by themsleves are
>>like eating sugar. And of course, bannana bread has sugar and bananas
>>and flour. But, it also has eggs and maybe milk. So, that might
>>decrease the glycemic effect. What you need to do is try it, and see
>>how you feel afterwards. If you eat it with a protein like cream
>>cheese, it might not affect you. I have never liked bananas, so knowing
>>eating them will affect my blood sugar, I just avoid them.
>>It is a trial and error what is worse than something else. None of the
>>rules are hard and fast. I just try to avoid any sort of breads all
>>together, and I just feel better.
>>Pat
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