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I read watermelon has a very high GI, but a LOW GL. Does this mean this is a GOOD fruit to eat, or a bad one? (I think I read somewhere on this forum that the GL was actually more important than the GI, because it takes everything (including the GI) into consideration. So if the GL is low, then that's okay. Am I right?
Hi there - I had lots of questions about fruit, but here's what I've figured out for myself.
I don't trust any of the published GI's of fruit that I've seen - berries are supposed to be good, but they seem to cause me to gain weight & bring on carb cravings.
I think it's hard to create a good GI test for fruit - because you don't know how ripe the fruit being used in the test is
My policy now is to eat any fruit I want at the end of a meal (even the much feared banana as long as there's a few green streaks left on the skin). If I eat a fruit on it's own as a snack I choose one that doesn't taste sweet (e.g. grapefruit/green apples or any fruit that's slightly underripe & tastes more sour or neutral than sweet).
On this basis, I wouldn't hesitate to eat a slice of watermelon after a meal. I've been eating tons of canteloupe (another forbidden fruit on some GI lists) with no ill effects.
I am doing Atkins. I eat water mellon ocasionally and only a very small serving. I always have it with some type of protein so I almost always eat it with a meal, not as a snack. I am satisfied with a small amount and I do not crave more after eating it.