by raymond | Aug 8, 2021 | Blood Sugar Test, Nutrition, Science
Well, this is my first time re-testing a food, and I was interested to see how the results compared to my initial quinoa blood sugar response. After all, it’s been about 5 years since that measurement. After a carb-filled weekend, I had a low-carb Monday leading...
by raymond | May 21, 2021 | Blood Sugar Test, Nutrition, Science
During our lockdown in 2020, I jumped on the bandwagon like most of America and started baking sourdough bread at home. I’m a junky for simple foods with intricate preparation processes and learned so much from this YouTube channel, Proof Bread. Yes, the...
by raymond | Apr 3, 2021 | Blood Sugar Test, Nutrition, Science
If there was ever a “perfect” food, it’s the humble egg. Eggs are what I consider to be a balanced meal, with roughly 5-6 grams each of fat and protein with very little carb. They are one of the cheapest sources of animal protein present in both the...
by raymond | Mar 23, 2021 | Blood Sugar Test, Nutrition, Science
This was my first blood sugar test in quite a while, over 4 years! But I’m back at it and hope to keep this series active, testing new foods, food combinations, and the same foods as before to see how my glucose spikes have changed over time. Ultimately, I see...
by raymond | Nov 21, 2016 | Blood Sugar Test, Nutrition, Science
As I was deciding on what to test this week, I found the perfect answer with an almost empty jar of peanut butter. I don’t discriminate nuts and eat all varieties – peanuts, walnuts, pecans, macadamia, brazil nuts, almonds, cashews. So this will be the...
by raymond | Oct 21, 2016 | Blood Sugar Test, Nutrition, Science
This was the easiest week to perform this test. Let’s be honest, it was an excuse to eat chocolate, and I’ll take that 100% of the time. Once again, I worked out for 30 minutes in the morning. And I’m probably going to make that part of my normal...
