Hi,

I'm new to this site and I'm preparing meals for when I start phase 2. I was just wondering if someone could help me work out if I can have this yummy low GI granola I found in the supermarket this week called 'Lizi's Granola' (available in UK) as my daily starches.

It states it has a glycaemic load of 5.5g glucose equivalent per serving.

Per 50g serving:
energy: 248 calories
Protein: 5.4g
Carbs: 23.1g
of which are sugars: 4.6g
Fat: 14.6g
of which are saturates: 3.7g
Dietary Fibre 5.3g
Glycaemic Load 5.6g

It says tgat one serving of this granola has the same effect on your blood sugar as eating 5.5g of glucose.

Ingredients: Jumbo rolled oats, rapeseed oil. desiccated coconut, chopped mixed nuts, black treacle, fructose, pumpkin seeds, golden linseeds, sunflower seeds, oligofructose syrup.

It would be great if you could let me know if this is suitable for phase 2?

Thanks,

Chrissy.

Hi and welcome!
Based on the ingredient list and not the carb counts, I'd use this in a very small way as a start to phase II. Keep portion very small, 1/2 cup and not every day. I don't like that it has fructose syrup in it though.

But before you go adding in grains aka granola first, please consider adding starchy veggies first and add grain in later.

Hope this answers your question.

Hi Judy,

Thank you very much for your quick reply and a good idea not to introduce grain too quickly.

Cheers,

Chrissy.

i was going to suggest grains too let us know how it goes!