Cereals and Various Sugars - Page 2

LousKoonz · #11 (**permalink**) 16-11-2008, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by LucyJ

It's not true you have to have cereals in dry food - they have to have some form of carbohydrate to form the kibble but this does not need to come from grains.

The carbs can come from other soucrces such as veg.

Yes but Cats do not need Veg in their diets too so it's a catch 22 x

Cerridwen · #12 (**permalink**) 16-11-2008, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LucyJ

It's not true you have to have cereals in dry food - they have to have some form of carbohydrate to form the kibble but this does not need to come from grains.

The carbs can come from other soucrces such as veg.

Yeah, but in the end it doesn't matter. Starch is starch no matter the source and it's the starch that's needed. The starch from potatoes isn't better than starch from rice or corn. Starch is starch.

kozykatz · #13 (**permalink**) 16-11-2008, 06:40 PM

Actually that's not quite true. Carbohydrate is not all the same. It all depends on the glycaemic index and glycaemic load of the carb. source.- ideally you want low GI/GL foods. Wheat and potato are high GI/GL, oats are low.

I learned a bit about this when I went on a low GL diet a couple of years ago - it really does work, no counting calories etc. just eat low GL foods.

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Originally Posted by Cerridwen

Yeah, but in the end it doesn't matter. Starch is starch no matter the source and it's the starch that's needed. The starch from potatoes isn't better than starch from rice or corn. Starch is starch.

LousKoonz · #14 (**permalink**) 16-11-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kozykatz

Actually that's not quite true. Carbohydrate is not all the same. It all depends on the glycaemic index and glycaemic load of the carb. source.- ideally you want low GI/GL foods. Wheat and potato are high GI/GL, oats are low.

I learned a bit about this when I went on a low GL diet a couple of years ago - it really does work, no counting calories etc. just eat low GL foods.

ok how much did you lose then? yes i'm nosey - always on the look out for a good diet though lol xx

kozykatz · #15 (**permalink**) 16-11-2008, 06:48 PM

about a stone, I wasn't seriously overweight but enough to annoy me! Have to admit I've put some back on as I've not been as strict at keeping to the diet for the last few months

It was the the "Holford diet" that I followed.

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Originally Posted by LousKoonz

ok how much did you lose then? yes i'm nosey -
always on the look out for a good diet though lol xx

Biawhiska · #16 (**permalink**) 16-11-2008, 06:57 PM

i am meant to eat low GI with my diabetes, but i don;t

LousKoonz · #17 (**permalink**) 16-11-2008, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by kozykatz

about a stone, I wasn't seriously overweight but enough to annoy me! Have to admit I've put some back on as I've not been as strict at keeping to the diet for the last few months

It was the the "Holford diet" that I followed.

Fab! gonna try that one then - thanks hunny

xx