Can a Potato be Low Glycemic?

Is there such a thing as a Low Glycemic Potato?

A client gave me a Nicola Potato.

Never heard of a Nicola Potato?

A beautiful golden yellow inside and out, Nicola has a mild nutty flavor and is great for baking, boiling or roasting. The flesh is firm and holds up well in soups and salads. A low glycemic index means it’s great for low-carb diets. Shows good resistance to scab and drought.

But how Low Glycemic is it?

Let’s find out (Watch video of Eating and Glucose)

Using a continuous monitoring glucose device implanted into my shoulder, I measured my results… •Before eating – glucose 93

•10 min after eating – glucose 87

•40-min after eating – glucose 122

•60-min after eating – glucose 120

This raised my glucose 35mg/dl

The University of Sydney has the largest and most respected glycemic index tool online.

Search Glycemic Index

They have Nicola Potatoes listed as 58-69 mg/dl

I teach clients to never go above 40mg/dl and I personally try to never go up more than 20mg/dl.

Doing so will cause a large insulin release, and we all know what that means…

•Higher Body Fat

•More inflammation of joints and blood vessels

•More future carb cravings

This was not a shocker.

I gained 35mg/dl of glucose and it stayed up for a long time.

Even though I have been doing this for decades, food is an extremely large topic and there are always new and interesting discoveries. Always work on keeping your insulin levels low!