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Monday, November 03, 2008

A Better Breakfast

Suppose you've been eating Cheerios for your cholesterol, with a quarter-cup of raisins to get some fruit, and yogurt because you are lactose-intolerant. Sound like a healthy breakfast? There are worse breakfasts, but if you are having trouble with your blood sugar or triglycerides, maybe you can fine-tune this breakfast a bit. Flavored yogurts are high in sugar, and so are raisins. And the starches in Cheerios are very easy to digest. All these foods have high glycemic indices. So what are you supposed to eat for breakfast? How about a nice bowl of cereal and a little fruit? Just make it a better bowl of cereal and a better fruit. All-Bran with unsweetened low-fat soymilk and blueberries certainly seems like an example of a better breakfast.










Cheerios

yogurt

raisins

All-Bran

soymilk

raisins

All-Bran

soymilk

blueberries


1 cup (30g) Cheerios

6 oz (184g) Vanilla low-fat yogurt

1/4 cup (41g) Seedless Raisins

 

Calories: 390

Fat: 4g

Carbohydrates: 80g

Fiber: 5g

Protein: 14g

Est. Glycemic Load: 44

Inflammation Factor: -236


1/2 cup (31g) All-Bran cereal

1/2 cup (112 g) Soy Milk*

1/4 cup (41g) Seedless Raisins

 

Calories: 237

Fat: 2g

Carbohydrates: 60g

Fiber: 11g

Protein: 8g

Est. Glycemic Load: 31

Inflammation Factor: -120


1/2 cup (31g) All-Bran cereal

1/2 cup (112 g) Soy Milk*

1/2 cup (77.5g) Blueberries**

 

Calories: 153

Fat: 2g

Carbohydrates: 37g

Fiber: 11g

Protein: 7g

Est. Glycemic Load: 14

Inflammation Factor: 11



* WestSoy unsweetened low-fat
** Unsweetened, frozen.

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