Low Glycemic index foods (eat all you want):

• natural sweeteners, agave nectar, stevia, xylitol
• dark chocolate (70%)
• mixed whole grain cereals
• multi-grain bread
• basmati or tai rice
• multigrain pasta and noodles
• quinoa, oats, millet, buckwheat
• nicola potatoes
• lentils, peas, beans
• sweet potatoes, yams
• oatmeal, muesli, All-bran, Special-K
• fruit in its natural state, especially blueberries, cherries, raspberries
• water flavored with lemon, thyme, or sage
• unsweetened green tea
• one glass of red wine a day with a meal
• garlic, onions, shallots

Avoiding candy and snacks between meals is important because without balancing food they raise insulin levels, triggering inflammation.

This post is part of our Food and Health lunchtime series.  Read all of the entries: Food and health: Introduction Food and health: Anti-Cancer Food and health: Inflammation Food and health: Plant food Food and health: Red light and green light foods Food and health: Ancestral diet Food and health: Glycemic index Food and health: High glycemic index foods Food and health: Low glycemic index foods Food and health: Red light foods

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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.



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