Saturday, July 26, 2008
Vinegar does what?
Using a salad dressing to steady your blood sugar? Alas, this Queenie is left standing here with her jaw agape. It is apparently true.
Vinegar, that smelly yet oh so needed for the good vinaigrettes and marinades stuff may help clamp down on blood sugar spikes from eating starchy carbs like potatoes and pasta.
Keeping your blood sugar level may also help you to ward off diabetes in the long run. Stabilizing blood sugar can do good things instantly, too—like curbing hunger pangs, keeping your energy up, and keeping pounds off. To get the blood sugar benefit of vinegar, try pairing starchy foods with vinegar-based sauces or dressings. Or start a meal with a salad dressed in oil and vinegar. For a veg gal like me, no problemo with that one.
Of course, a shot of vinegar will only go so far when it comes to keeping your blood sugar steady. To really ward off blood sugar problems, you’ll need to do more than just eat a yummy salad.
- Exercise so your body uses blood sugar better. A brisk 15 walk once a day will energize and relax you AND fight off diabetes. How is that for beneficial?
- Load up on low-glycemic-index foods that help keep blood sugar stable. We’re talking high-fiber fruits, veggies, and whole grains.
- Slim down. Maintaining a healthy weight helps reduce your risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
And you thought it was just good for windows.
