Nov 3, 2026
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3 min read
Three sweetener swaps for holiday baking, ranked by glycemic index.
Nov 2, 2026
Plain yogurt has a low GI. The low-fat vanilla cup had 19 grams of sugar and nothing to hold it back. One scoop of full-fat Greek fixes it.
Oct 31, 2026
Honey scores lower on the GI chart. A tablespoon of it still carries more sugar.
Oct 30, 2026
One can of beans, one bowl of rice, and a 20% smaller rise.
Oct 28, 2026
2 min read
A quick guide to which fruits may raise blood sugar less.
Oct 27, 2026
A 2026 study on OJ, plus 3 juice swaps that cut the sugar load by up to 63%.
Oct 26, 2026
Eggs and greens first, noodles last. My spike dropped from +56 to +31.
Oct 23, 2026
Same breakfast, a 17% smaller rise on my glucose monitor, and every bite still on the plate.
Oct 21, 2026
Plus doughnut vs. pound cake and angel food vs. sponge, with the GI numbers.
Oct 20, 2026
Three dried fruit swaps that keep the sweet and cut the GI by up to 33 points.
Oct 19, 2026
Same potato, same butter. The cooking method cut my spike in half.
Oct 16, 2026
Grilled cheese night vs. lentil soup night, same toast both mornings.
Oct 14, 2026
Plus three more grain swaps worth trying this week.
Oct 13, 2026
Three swaps that cut the GI by up to half, using real numbers from the GI tables.
Oct 12, 2026
It’s about four slices of bread in one round. Plus the fix I tried.
Oct 10, 2026
The fruity candy was not the lighter pick
Oct 9, 2026
It helped my rice pudding, but only at the right dose and with the right jar.
Oct 5, 2026
What one bowl did to my blood sugar, and the simple recipe change that cut the rise almost in half.
Oct 2, 2026
I tested soft vs. al dente spaghetti on my CGM. The difference surprised me.
Sep 30, 2026
One of them scores 31 points lower. It's not the one diets recommend.
Sep 28, 2026
The packet, the numbers, and the fix I use now.
Sep 25, 2026
Same pot, two bowls, one night in the fridge. The science and the simple steps inside.
Sep 23, 2026
My monitor disagreed with every label.
Sep 21, 2026
It's the sweetened rice underneath.
Sep 18, 2026
My glucose monitor noticed.
