Reply #34: switch over to whole grain everything--and to yams from white potatoes

[librechik]

costs the same, but the GI goes down low.

Read about the GI diet, so you understand the principles. For Po Folks like us, it's a matter of smart substitutions.

Like, instead of saltines, get Ry Krisp. Ry Krisp and low fat cheese (such as fat free cottage cheese , reduced fat cheeses, or part-skim mozzarella) are my number one and two diet items for bkfst lunch and dinner. They are my new version of fast food.

It's a bit complicated, but it can be done. For example, swithc to brown rice with your beans, and change the proportion to mostly beans instead of mostly rice.

Pasta is usually made from a hard wheat like semolina, so it takes longer to digest than say bread or potatoes, so it's better for you than either of those two.

Most important of all, STOP EATING WHITE SUGAR. My doctor says substitute Splenda. Stop getting soft drinks with sugar. White bread is just as bad as sugar.

My dad died of diabetes after diagnosis at 70. He refused to do much about his diet, cuz he was already old. That was a mistake. Believe me, you don't want to go that way. I sure don't.