Low G.I Vegan Recipes?

[KayJay]

Hi all

Just thinking of trying a low G.I vegan diet for a while, anyone have any recipes? I've just ordered Rose Elliott's "low G.I vegetarian" book in the hope that I can vegan-ise some of the recipes, but any others will be much appreciated

[Mystic]

I think legumes, nuts, seeds, tofu and tempeh have low gis. So does wholegrain pasta, brown basmati rice and grainy breads. You could try:

- lentil dhal on brown basmati rice
- chickpea curry on brown basmati rice
- lentil bolognaise for wholegrain pasta or lasagne
- various soups made from legumes: split pea soup, lentil soup, butterbean soup or even minestrone with beans and pasta in it
- Hummus, Tahina, Falafel are all low Gi, even on wholewheat pita bread
- Peanut & other nuts and nut butters are low gi so just a wholegrain peanut butter sandwich would be fine
- Veggies are good except potatos and some root veggies, so you could have stir fry with tofu/tempeh or even throw in cashews
- Baked beans on wholegrain toast is an easy meal....
- Burgers made from tofu or beans....
- Surprisingly Nachos with chilli beans or refried beans and guacamole is low gi
- Avocado is good - use it in sandwiches on grainy breads with salad

That is all I can think of for now

[Mystic]

I forgot also, oatmeal is great. If you want to make it even more low gi, cook it with soymilk or add some nuts

[JC]

wow, those are some really great meal ideas! i really buy into this whole, the less something is refined, the longer it takes to digest, business. it ties into raw food as well. makes so much sense!

[Mystic]

Well...dates are raw and they have the highest GI ever apparently I LOVE THEM

[JC]

you love dates?? i never would have guessed, lol.

[KayJay]

Brilliant thanks stickydate, that's given me lots to think of :O)