So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Friday, February 14, 2014

Low Glycemic Snacks Are Healthier For The Whole Family

By Jerri Perry


Choosing the right kinds of foods to eat can be critical to your health and state of mind. Those that have the correct effect on your blood sugar should also be preferred. Low glycemic snacks and foods are those that can be eaten without an immediate or rapid rate of sugar being released into the blood stream. In general, due to this reason and others, many of these foods are considered as the most healthy to eat.

The GI, or glycemic index, indicates at what level a specific type of food is classified. It may fall into levels that are considered as low, medium or high. Foods with the highest GI are the worst, while foods with the lowest GI are the best. The GI of food is represented by a number between naught and one hundred. Foods that are best to control and maintain a low blood sugar level are those rated as under 50. Foods rated as medium are shown with a GI of 56 to 69, and anything above 69 is considered to have a high GI.

Someone who is diabetic will know the importance of choosing foods with a lower GI. Those who have been determined by their doctors as being at risk of diabetes will have also been recommended a diet of foods with lower GI. However, this sort of diet is beneficial to adults and children of all ages regardless of their risk for diabetes.

A lower GI diet will help someone to lose weight, as the foods that fall into the 'good' category do not contain many calories. These types of foods are also considered as healthy for many other reasons, such as for the vitamins and minerals that they provide. A lower GI diet can be especially necessary for children as well.

Young children who are not filled with artificial sugars and flavorings are calmer and less hyperactive. This means that they are more ready to learn, listen and behave. A child on a serious sugar high may find it incredibly difficult to concentrate at school, and may be restless. There is also some evidence that children with learning disabilities may benefit from healthier diets.

The more processed a food is the more likely that it will fall on the high GI list. Even if you do find some prepackaged snack food with a lower GI, it is still not necessarily healthy due to its high content of salt, calories or saturated fat. One can also not put things such as bread in the same category. Whole wheat bread is better than white bread.

Carefully choose the types of lower GI foods to eat if you are watching your weight. Some may not be ideal for this purpose even if they have a lower GI, such as pizza and candy bars. As a diabetic, the point will be more for simply eliminating sugar from the diet.

Low glycemic snacks will consist of fruits and vegetables, dairy foods like eggs, cheese and milk, and meats, fish, nuts and seeds. High protein foods are often so low in carbohydrate that they are not rated with a GI. Foods like these should not be avoided, as they are definitely part of a healthy diet.




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