Tips for Low GI Eating

* Choose denser breads containing whole or cracked grains, and those made from stone-ground flours.

* Add barley or lentils to rice to lower the overall GI and reduce the amount of rice you eat.

* Instead of potatoes, use legumes, pasta, low-GI noodles, steamed unpeeled orange sweet potato, basmati rice or Doongara rice (CleverRice™).

* Don't chop or cut foods too finely or puree or mash them (this increases their GI value).

* Add a green salad dressed with vinegar to meals containing starchy foods, such as rice or potatoes (the vinegar helps reduce the meal's GI value).

* Don't cook pasta or rice until it is soft and soggy.

* Serve pasta with lots of salad and a tomato-based sauce, so you can fill up on vegetables and reduce the amount of pasta you eat.

Taken from Healthy Food For Life
Info by Dr Susanna Holt (PhD, dietician)