Low Glycemic Index Lunches

Feeling a little peckish? Here are some lunch time tips from lowgihealth.com.au

Just a little planning takes the worry out of preparing lunches in the mornings when time is often already tight. It’s also much cheaper and healthier than buying your lunch each day.

Try these great Low GI Diet Lunchtime suggestions:

•    Homemade soups-vegetable, lentil, split pea, minestrone, or barley, with rye toast or a wholegrain roll.

•    Open sandwiches made with lean meats and fresh vegetables on whole-grain wheat, rye, pumpernickel, or pita bread

•    Veggie burger with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pesto on a wholegrain bun

•    Mixed green salad with grilled chicken and vinaigrette dressing

•    Vegetable quiche, sliced tomatoes and fruit

•    Wholegrain muffin with nut butter and natural yoghurt with fruit

•    Tuna and salad filled wholemeal pita pockets and fresh fruit

•    Boiled egg, mixed vegetable sticks with hommous

•    Baked beans with wholegrain toast and avocado

•    Sushi

•    Falafel in pita bread with salad vegetables

•    Salads made with beans and nuts

•    Warm chicken salad with lots of salad vegetables



Foods to Avoid:

•    White bread or wholemeal sandwiches and rolls

•    Fat laden, pies, pasties, sausage rolls

•    Hot chips

•    Sugary snacks

•    Sugar laden pastries, buns, donuts, cakes

•    Mayonnaise and high-fat dressings

•    Full-fat yoghurts and desserts