So where do we go from here? I have a plan mapped out that should take us through several months, by which time I hope this blog has found enough of an audience to become more collaborative and give me an idea of the breadth and depth of low carb topics that I can cover.
So first off… The Low Carb Food List! The name kinda speaks for itself, huh? If a blog with that name doesn’t have a great list of low carb and low glycemic foods, then it’s obviously a sham. Over the next week or so, I will be releasing lists of the foods that I think are eaten 95% of the time and list off carb, glycemic index, and glycemic load data for them all. I will then include these as easy-to-access pages that anyone can use for reference. I want to create a resource for people who want to find this data, but are frustrated with pages that either don’t have enough information or are SWAMPED with figures on every food known to man.
After these lists are up, I’m going to briefly go over a few important aspects of low carb diets, things that everyone should know if they are thinking of adopting this lifestyle.
After this, I’m going to go IN DEPTH and provide carb and glycemic info on as many types of food as I can find data for, breaking everything up into categories. For example, when we are learning about vegetables, I will have separate posts on roots and tubers, greens, flowers, etc. I hope this will help us determine which “types” of food are best for us without feeling the need to break out the scale and calculator at every meal.
One last note: the data that I will be reporting is primarily from two sources. I used CalorieKing to calculate effective carb values and David Mendosa’s fantastic Diabetes website to find glycemic index and glycemic load data. Both resources are highly recommended if you want to do your own research.
I hope you find this to be a valuable resource. I appreciate any and all feedback I get.
