Results of a High Carbohydrate Breakfast
September 19th 2006 03:03
OK, so if you tried the Food experiment (Part 1) more than likely you will have noticed that after a couple of hours or so (give or take 30 minutes) there was grumbling in the stomach, indicating that it wants another feed. That's certainly what happens to me if I eat a breakfast that is made up of not much more than processed carbohydrates. For years I did this, getting out of bed and eating at around 6:45am a bowl of cereal and having a couple of pieces of toast and then by 9am I was irritated and starving for food. Why does this happen? In a nutshell it's because I was eating foods that are broken down and processed quickly, too quickly. It is important to remember that just because you're hungry doesn't mean you've broken down all the fats and calories of the meal before! If only!!
Ideally, a person should be able to go at least 4 to 4 and a half hours before eating (ideally 5 hours if you're not running a marathon). And the key is too eat before the hunger pains begin. I can almost guarantee now, that if I eat too many high glyceamic carbohydrates, I will be hungry not long after. A very safe bet, easy money.
By now you have heard of the term 'Low GI', which translates to Low Glyceamic Index. It is the new buzzword (s) in healthy eating. Many foods are now in fact labelled as being low GI. What is the glyceamic Index? Simply a way of measuring how quickly a food breaks down and is absorbed into the bloodstream to be used as energy. The golden rule is this: the higher the GI (say 85 -100), the more quickly it breaks down. If you continually eat foods that break down quickly, you will ALWAYS experience highs and lows in blood sugar levels and thus high and lows in energy levels, CONTINUALLY. That's why on certain days you may notice your energy levels are better than other days. You've probably eaten foods that break down slowly, thus giving you sustained energy without realising it.
The good thing is that to get more energy and benefits out of food, you don't need to go on a fancy diet, you just more than likely need to make a few adjustments to your current diet (OK, for some of us it was a BIG adjustment). And remember, the word 'diet' in this context, simply means 'what you eat', many people get scared by the word because of its implications of restrictions and eating like a rabbit.
Next post we will look at what foods are good to eat in terms of having a low Glyceamic Index. Dietdog.
Ideally, a person should be able to go at least 4 to 4 and a half hours before eating (ideally 5 hours if you're not running a marathon). And the key is too eat before the hunger pains begin. I can almost guarantee now, that if I eat too many high glyceamic carbohydrates, I will be hungry not long after. A very safe bet, easy money.
By now you have heard of the term 'Low GI', which translates to Low Glyceamic Index. It is the new buzzword (s) in healthy eating. Many foods are now in fact labelled as being low GI. What is the glyceamic Index? Simply a way of measuring how quickly a food breaks down and is absorbed into the bloodstream to be used as energy. The golden rule is this: the higher the GI (say 85 -100), the more quickly it breaks down. If you continually eat foods that break down quickly, you will ALWAYS experience highs and lows in blood sugar levels and thus high and lows in energy levels, CONTINUALLY. That's why on certain days you may notice your energy levels are better than other days. You've probably eaten foods that break down slowly, thus giving you sustained energy without realising it.
The good thing is that to get more energy and benefits out of food, you don't need to go on a fancy diet, you just more than likely need to make a few adjustments to your current diet (OK, for some of us it was a BIG adjustment). And remember, the word 'diet' in this context, simply means 'what you eat', many people get scared by the word because of its implications of restrictions and eating like a rabbit.
Next post we will look at what foods are good to eat in terms of having a low Glyceamic Index. Dietdog.
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