Carrots in mixed vegetables.

[NC600cbr]

Hey Gang -

Carrots mixed in with broccoli (steam fresh mixed bags).

Are carrots to high on the glycemic index - causing a spike in insulin levels when not desired?

Basically asking if its better to stick with just broccoli instead of the mixed bags.

[ModelInProgress]

As far as vegetables go, carrots are relatively high on the glycemic index (generally any vegetable that has a naturally sweeter taste or is very starchy will have a high glycemic index). However, inasmuch as the amount of carrots needed to spike your insulin is significantly higher than the amount of carrots you may ingest in a typical serving size of mixed vegetables, it shouldn't be a cause for concern unless you are being extremely strict about your carbohydrate intake. Personally, I would just stick to broccoli though (or broccoli with another low-GI vegetable).

http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/conferen...IC%20INDEX.pdf

There are countless sites with the glycemic index of different foods, but these two actually listed carrots whereas some of the others I looked up didn't specifically list them.

[NC600cbr]

thanks ModelInProgress