Table 1.

One of 2 alternating menus for the high-glycemic-index (high-GI) and low-glycemic-index (low-GI) diets

	High-GI diet	Low-GI diet
Carbohydrate (% of energy)	67	43
Protein (% of energy)	15	27
Fat (% of energy)	18	30
Breakfast	Oatmeal (instant oatmeal, 2%-fat milk with lactase added, half and half cream, dextrose, wheat bran) Banana	Omelet (1 whole egg, 1 egg white, spinach, tomato, low-fat cheddar cheese) Apple, with peel Pumpernickel bread Diet jelly
Lunch	Roast beef sandwich (roast beef, top round; wheat bread; mayonnaise; iceberg lettuce; tomato) Raisins Dried apricots Nonfat frozen yogurt	Turkey breast sandwich (whole-grain 3-kernel bread, skinless turkey breast, mayonnaise, iceberg lettuce) Salad (iceberg lettuce, celery, cucumber, Italian dressing) Stewed tomatoes Apple, with peel Sugar-free gelatin
Dinner	Chicken Jambalaya (long-grain white rice, cooked; chicken breast; butter; sweet green bell pepper; tomato sauce; chopped onion) Butternut squash, cooked Angel food cake Skim milk with lactase added	Salmon fillet String beans Sweet red bell pepper Butter Salad (iceberg lettuce, cucumber, tomato, fat-free French dressing) Pumpernickel bread Grapefruit
Snack	Half turkey sandwich (wheat bread, smoked turkey breast, mayonnaise, fat-free American cheese) Applesauce, sweetened	Canned peaches in light syrup Whole-milk cottage cheese Half and half cream