Table 2 |
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Menu composition of two test breakfast meals differing in GL served to preschool children1 |
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Food |
Quantity of food (g) |
GI |
Quantity of carbohydrate (g) |
GL2 |
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HGL breakfast |
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Cornflakes |
34 |
92 |
29.6 |
27.2 |
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Whole milk |
170 |
40 |
7.7 |
3.1 |
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Banana |
74 |
51 |
16.9 |
8.6 |
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LGL breakfast |
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Egg substitute |
50 |
0 |
0.5 |
0 |
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Strawberries |
46 |
40 |
3.5 |
1.4 |
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Whole milk |
170 |
40 |
7.7 |
3.1 |
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1 Abbreviations: GI, glycemic index; GL, glycemic load; HGL, high-glycemic load; LGL, low-glycemic load 2 GL, calculated as [GI × carbohydrate (g)]/100. Carbohydrate content was determined using the USDA nutrient data base |
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LaCombe and Ganji Nutrition Journal 2010 9:53 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-53 |
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