GI Rating of the Breakfast Cereals | |
GI Value of Special K™ Breakfast Cereal | |
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Food:
Special K™ Breakfast Cereal Glycemic Index Value: 72 Glycemic Index Range: High |
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Low GI foods
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GI value less than 55 Medium GI foods = GI value between 55 and 69 High GI foods = GI value greater than 70 |
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Food's Personality: Breakfast Cereals |
Breakfast Cereals |
o Cereal is a
breakfast food prepared from grains. o porridge, gruel, is one of the oldest cereals. o The first precooked cereal was probably invented in 1863 by James Jackson. o In 1877, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg created a cereal called granola. o Corn flake was invented in 1902. o There is controversy about the high amounts of sugar in breakfast cereals. o Kasha, a semolina porridge, is popular throughout much of Eastern Europe. o Salted porridge is a national dish of Scotland. o Ready Brek is a popular ready-made brand in United Kingdom. o Mush is a traditional American pudding made from corn meal that is often served fried. o Pap is a kind of porridge used in a variety of African meals. o Ful medames, made from cooked and mashed fava beans, is a common breakfast in Egypt. o Halim, a sweetened wheat porridge, spiced with Cinnamon is a popular breakfast in Kurdistan.
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Glycemic Value of the other Breakfast Cereals: | |
All-Bran Fruit 'n Oats™ All-Bran™ high-fiber Alpen Muesli Bran Buds™ high-fiber with psyllium fiber Bran Buds™ high-fiber Bran Flakes™ Burgen Rye Muesli Cheerios™ breakfast cereal Coco Pops/chocolate flavored puffed rice Corn Chex Corn Pops™ Cornflakes/high-fiber Cornflakes™ breakfast Crunchy Nut Cornflakes™ bar Crunchy Nut Cornflakes™ bar Froot Loops™ breakfast cereal Frosties™ breakfast cereal Golden Grahams™ breakfast cereal Grapenuts™ Flakes breakfast cereal Grapenuts™ breakfast cereal Honey Rice Bubbles™ breakfast cereal Instant Cream of Wheat™ Just Right™ breakfast cereal Morning Sun Muesli (Apricot & Almond) Muesli /fruit and nut Muesli natural Muesli/wholewheat One Minute Oats/instant porridge Pop Tarts™ - double choc Porridge /raw rolled oats Porridge Oats/traditional Porridge Puffed Wheat breakfast cereal Quick Oats/instant porridge Raisin Bran™ Raisin Bran™ breakfast cereal Rice Bubbles™ breakfast cereal/plain puffed rice Rice Krispies™ breakfast cereal Shredded Wheatmeal™ biscuits Shredded Wheat™ breakfast cereal Sustain™ breakfast cereal bar Sustain™ breakfast cereal Weetabix™ breakfast cereal/wheat biscuits |
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Glycemic Index for Special K™ Breakfast Cereal , GI Value of Special K™ Breakfast Cereal Glycemic Response to Special K™ Breakfast Cereal , Effect of Carbs in Special K™ Breakfast Cereal on Blood Glucose, Glycemic Index Information for all Types of Special K™ Breakfast Cereal , Nutritional value of Special K™ Breakfast Cereal | |
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Bests of Low GI Foods: | ||||
Garbanzo Beans O Cicer arietinum O Fabaceae Family |
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Food: Garbanzo Beans Glycemic Index Value: 28 Glycemic Index Range: Low |
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Garbanzo beans: O are a good source of fiber O are a good source of zinc and protein O are useful as a meat substitute O contain no cholesterol |