{"id":259,"date":"2011-06-20T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T13:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondgorgeous\/?p=259"},"modified":"2011-06-20T09:45:23","modified_gmt":"2011-06-20T13:45:23","slug":"snickers-no-kidding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondgorgeous\/2011\/06\/snickers-no-kidding.html","title":{"rendered":"Snickers — No Kidding!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We\u2019re taking a look this week at some surprising foods that have a low GI number.\u00a0 They can be a part of your long-term healthy living plan — if used wisely<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 I\u2019m afraid this isn\u2019t a candy bar diet plan.\u00a0 (Wouldn\u2019t I make a million with that!)<\/p>\n

Here is surprise number one:\u00a0 A Snickers<\/strong> bar has a low glycemic number of 40.\u00a0 How can that be when it is has a whopping 28.8 grams of sugar, 34.5 grams of carbohydrates?<\/p>\n

The answer lies in the 13.6 grams of fat.\u00a0 Fat takes a long time to digest, so that Snickers bar isn\u2019t immediately converted into sugar and dumped into the bloodstream.\u00a0 It is a slow and prolonged release, so the pancreas puts out a steady stream of insulin instead of a major dump.\u00a0 Your body doesn\u2019t get the urgent message to store fat and the pancreas can still manufacture glucagon. \u00a0Click here to learn about your autopilot.<\/a><\/p>\n

So can you eat Snickers all day long?\u00a0 Or even one a day?\u00a0 Nope. (Sorry!)\u00a0 Here\u2019s why:\u00a0 The candy bar has 270 calories. That\u2019s a big chunk of your daily allotment,\u00a0\u00a0and those calories are empty with no nutritional benefit to speak of.\u00a0 Click here to read about how to control your calories.<\/a> You would have to walk about 2 1\/2 miles to burn up the energy you would take in.\u00a0 That\u2019s a lot of work for a few minutes pleasure and you probably won\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n

So can a Snickers be a part of your long-term plan?\u00a0 Maybe.\u00a0 Here\u2019s why.\u00a0 You are making changes that you will do for the rest of your life.\u00a0 Will you never, ever, eat candy or a dessert for the rest of your life?\u00a0 That\u2019s not realistic for most of us.\u00a0 We will be in situations when people will be serving desserts or\u00a0 we will just have moments when we want to indulge.\u00a0 In that case, you might want to choose a treat with a lower GI number like Snickers than something with a higher number like microwaved popcorn (74) or vanilla wafers (77).<\/p>\n

Take this scenario:\u00a0 You are at a church fellowship and the ladies have outdone themselves making cookies.\u00a0 The plates, heaped with chocolate chip cookies, lemon bars, etc., look fantastic.\u00a0 You know that even one of those cookies will make the sugar zoom into your bloodstream and start the insulin pumping.\u00a0 And you know you won\u2019t eat just ONE cookie.\u00a0 But it\u2019s sure hard to stand around and watch people stuff them into their mouths and to listen to them say, \u201cUmmm, yum, these are delicious. Wow!\u201d<\/p>\n

Would it help to handle it better if you plan to buy ONE regular-size Snicker\u2019s bar on the way home?\u00a0 You will eat it slowly, enjoying every bite, and you won\u2019t feel deprived. You will have made a lower glycemic choice.\u00a0 You still have the calories, but probably fewer than in the cookies.<\/p>\n

If you know a difficult-to-handle situation is coming up, you can plan accordingly.\u00a0 You can cut down on the calories during meals and snacks and can step up your exercise.\u00a0 You can also buy your Snickers in advance and put it in the freezer. A frozen Snickers bar takes a long time to eat, so you won\u2019t gobble it down, but will enjoy it for a while.<\/p>\n

Warnings:\u00a0 I don\u2019t recommend this for diabetics – and you had better not try it if a candy bar is a trigger food. \u00a0Click here to learn about trigger foods.<\/a> Don\u2019t buy a package of Snickers to keep on hand, and be aware that it will probably slow down your weight loss.<\/p>\n

However, if you are careful, an occasional Snickers can be a part of your long term plan.<\/p>\n

Eating to live and living for Christ,<\/em>
\nSusan Jordan Brown<\/p>\n

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