In our daily diet, some foods may seem healthy and harmless, but for sugar lovers, they can become invisible killers of uncontrolled blood sugar. Today, we expose these seemingly harmless foods to help sugar lovers better manage their diets and avoid unexpected spikes in blood sugar.

Plain whole wheat bread

According to data from the Chinese food Ingredients list, the GI value of regular whole wheat bread is 74, while the GI value of white bread is 75, the two are similar. Only when the proportion of whole grains in whole wheat bread is high, the GI value is significantly reduced. For example, bread with 75-80% barley grains has a GI of 34, which is much lower than bread with 50% barley grains (GI of 46). Therefore, not all bread labeled “whole wheat” is effective in helping to control blood sugar. When people with diabetes choose whole wheat bread, they need to pay special attention to its composition and whole grain content to better manage blood sugar.

Red date

Jujube is known as a natural vitamin pill, rich in iron, protein, sugar, riboflavin and carotene and other nutrients. Appropriate consumption of jujube is helpful to nourishing blood, calming the mind, invigorating qi, strengthening the spleen and stomach, and promoting immunity. However, it should be noted that although jujube is rich in nutrients, its sugar content is high, it is a high-sugar food, and the glycemic index is high. Jujube sugar is mainly glucose, but also contains fructose and sucrose, the body’s absorption of these sugars is very fast, resulting in diabetes patients after eating jujube, blood sugar rose rapidly in a short period of time, there is a rise in blood sugar after meals.

Sugar-free beverage

According to the provisions of the “General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Pre-Packaged Foods” (GB28050-2011), sugar-free beverages refer to the sugar content of no more than 0.5g per 100ml of beverages. In terms of heat, according to the definition of nutrition, the energy of 1kcal is the energy required to raise the temperature of 1000 grams of pure water from 15 degrees to 16 degrees. The so-called no-calorie means that the energy in the drink is not enough to raise the temperature of 1000 grams of pure water from 15 degrees to 16 degrees. So diet drinks are just lower in sugar, but that doesn’t mean they have no sugar or calories at all. Therefore, sugar friends still need to be careful when choosing sugar-free beverages.

Cold noodle

Sugar friends do not treat cold PI as an ordinary dish, in fact, it is a staple food, the heat is not less than rice. A bowl of cold skin has as many calories as a bowl of rice. The main raw materials of Liangpi are rice and flour, and the heat per 100 grams of Liangpi is about 150 to 200 calories, which is comparable to steamed rice. Many cold skin will also add sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar and sesame paste and other seasonings, do not underestimate these seasonings. The heat of a spoonful of sesame oil is about 90 calories, equivalent to the heat of a spoonful of ordinary oil, while the heat of a spoonful of sesame paste is up to 126 calories, which is a high-calorie food. Cold skin is refreshing and appetizing, easy to eat more. Many people also eat it as a staple food every day, resulting in excessive blood sugar.