So, Dr. Alim advised you to avoid sugar… Here are some common sources of sugar:
- Processed Food and Fast Foods
- Honey
- Syrup (of all sorts)
- Candy, Gum
- Soda
- Ice Cream
- Cakes, Pies, Cookies
- Fruit Juice
- Anything considered to be desert or sweets
It is also advised that you consult the Glycemic Index (GI) and only eat those foods with a glycemic index of 50 (fifty) or less. You may find the glycemic index online or purchase the book The New Glucose Revolution from any bookstore. The glycemic index is just an easy way to compare all foods to sugar, which has a glycemic index of 100. Your right foods have a GI of 50 or less. This is absolutely necessary if you are diabetic or if you were “switched” or “blocked” when you were tested.
Please do not use artificial sweeteners – or so-called ‘diet’ foods or beverages. They are very toxic to the body and the brain. Many times, people want to know about substitutes for sugar. In truth there are no substitutes. Stevia and agave are not really foods in the human food chain. It is really better to face the fact that sugar must be eliminated, and it is time to find the universe of foods that are the right foods for you. It’s an educational process that begins now. Good luck.
53 Names for Sugar: Brown sugar, corn sugar, demerara sugar, dextrose, free flowing brown sugars, fructose, galactose, glucose high fructose corn syrup, honey, invert sugar, lactose, malt, maltose, maple syrup, molasses, muscovado or Barbados sugar, panocha, powdered or confectioner’s sugar, rice syrup, sucrose, sugar (granulated), treacle, turbinado, brown sugar, buttered syrup, cane-juice crystals, cane sugar, caramel, carob syrup, corn syrup solids, date sugar, dextran, diatase, diastatic malt, ethyl maltol, fruit juice, fruit juice concentrate, glucose solids, golden sugar, golden syrup, grape sugar, malt syrup, mannitol, raw sugar, refiner’s syrup, sorbitol, yellow sugar, chicory syrup, inulin syrup, tapioca syrup, and xylitol.
An example of a glycemic index table is below. Visit www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/glycemic-index-and-glycemic-load-for-100-foods or search “glycemic index table.”
| Your right foods have a GI of 50 or less | |
| GLYCEMIC INDEX
GRAINS, BREADS, CEREALS |
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| · White bread……….. 95
· French bread……… 95 · Instant rice…………. 90 · Rice Cakes…………. 80 · Corn………………….. 75 · Corn Chips………… 75 · Crackers…………….. 75 · White Bagel……….. 75 · Cherries…………….. 75 · Total Cereal……….. 75 |
· White Rice…………. 70
· Cream of Wheat…. 70 · Grape Nuts………… 65 · Wheat Crackers….. 65 · Oatmeal…………….. 55 · Brown Rice……….. 50 · Pita Bread………….. 45 · Rye grain…………… 35
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| Your right foods have a GI of 50 or less | |
| GLYCEMIC INDEX
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| VEGETABLES
· Baked Potato……… 95 · Carrots………………. 85 · French Fries……….. 80 · Beets…………………. 75 · Sweet Potato……… 55 · Yams………………… 50 · Green Peas…………. 45 · Black-eyed peas…. 40 · Navy Beans……….. 40 · Pinto beans………… 30 · Soybeans…………… 0-15 |
FRUITS
· Watermelon……….. 70 · Raisins………………. 65 · Grapes………………. 50 · Apples………………. 40 · Oranges…………….. 40
RAW DIARY · Whole milk………… 30 · Plain Yogurt………. 15
MISCELLANEOUS · Glucose……………… 100 · Refine Sugar………. 100 · Nuts………………….. 15-30
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