Table 3 Foods used to construct the test meals provided in the study
Low GI diet | High GI diet |
|---|---|
Breakfast | Breakfast |
Milo, milk (low fat) lemon puff biscuits | poon kueh (pink rice cake), rice cracker Nestum cereal drink (made with water) |
Lunch | Lunch |
bee hoon (rice vermicelli), sauce (ketchup, sesame oil, dark soy, water), teriyaki chicken, spinach (boiled) | mee pok (flat egg noodle), sauce (ketchup, sesame oil, dark soy, water), teriyaki chicken, carrots (boiled), rice cracker |
Snack | Snack |
kaya butter toast (kaya is made from coconut milk, eggs and sugar), Milo, milk (low fat) | steamed glutinous rice with chicken (lo mai gai), ice lemon tea |
Dinner | Dinner |
parboiled basmati rice, chicken stock, teriyaki chicken, spinach (boiled) | glutinous rice, chicken stock teriyaki chicken, carrots (boiled then mixed with margarine), rice cracker |