While there is no fixed glycemic index meal plan when you lose weight using the glycemic index, there are still some issues you need to consider to get the most out of it.

You sometimes hear that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and it is! What you eat for breakfast has an impact on the glycemic index of the other meals during the day. The suggestions below can be substituted with other foods, but check the GI value!

A bowl of oatmeal porridge with milk will keep you full for hours Half grapefruit (or whole) or Fruit of your choice (but watch out when it comes to fruit, some have a very high GI value)

If you feel you absolutely need a snack between meals (chances are good you won’t, since the low GI breakfast you had will make you feel content for a long time), try not to choose fruit, as it contains a lot of carbohydrates. If you still feel you want fruit, take care to choose one with a low GI value.

A great snack, filled with vitamin E, essential fatty acids and proteins, are nuts. But you want to avoid overeating, so handful will do.

You must avoid fast food, because that commonly has a high GI value. The best choice is to bring your own lunchbox, but if you want to join your workmates in the lunch restaurant, skip rice, potatoes and the like in order to keep the low GI values in your glycemic index meal plan.

You must be sure to get all the nutrients you need, but as long as you have that in mind, you can choose whatever you want for dinner that has a low glycemic index.

Fish, meat and eggs are all food with high protein content and no GI at all since there are no carbohydrates in them.

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