All foods can be ranked within the GI index which is what we commonly use as a measuring tool to calculate how much sugar we are putting into our bodies. Here are some of the common Glycemic food levels for foods that you find around the house every day.

• Porridge = 58
• Whole grain bread = 48
• carrots uncooked = 16
• Lettuce, cabbage, mushrooms and onion = 10
• oranges = 40
• raisins = 66
• apples = 34
• grapes = 42
• cherries = 22
• pineapple = 66
• peas = 34
• skim milk = 33
• full cream milk = 32
• baked beans = 56

These are the average things that you might find around the house which indicate the different scales of the GI range. The vegetables rate low because there is little sugar in them while the fruits are partly sugar and rate higher. Skim milk has more sugar that the full cream milk which indicates that sugar is a good substitute for fat when it comes to taste. Sugar itself is not ever rated at 100 GI because there are other items on the grocery shelf that have more sugar and GI levels that the sweetener itself.