This article was written by Pamela Stuppy MS,RD,LD,  a registered and  licensed dietitian in New Hampshire. More of her articles can be found at seacoastonline.com. If you have questions about vegetarianism and how it may fit into your weight management or health goals, feel free to contact me Rebecca Schauer RD, LD via email: rebecca@wellbody-wellbeing.com [...]

BY: Rebecca Schauer, licensed and registered dietitian rebecca@wellbody-wellbeing.com The glycemic index (GI) is a number scale between 0 and 100 that ranks foods containing carbohydrates. It essentially looks at how much a certain food raises blood sugar levels. GI values are determined experimentally, by feeding an individual a certain amount of test food, and then [...]