Benefits Of Understanding And Using The Glycemic Index!

 Not all carbohydrates are the same.  
The glycemic index, glycaemic index, or GI is the measurement of glucose (blood Sugar) level increase from carbohydrate consumption.  Peanut butter reacts much differently than white flour or sugar in your body and you should try to stick to low GI foods.  Another interesting fact is that raw vegetables have a lower GI index than boiled ones, take carrots for instance, raw carrots have a GI index of 16 where boiled carrots have a 41.  If you use a food journal like MyPlate at Livestrong.com it gives you carbohydrates in grams but it also gives you sugar as a percentage of your carbohydrates.  Through lunch I have had 55 grams of Carbohydrates and 33 grams were from a sugar (my fuji apple and the frozen pineapple) none of the carbohydrates came from high GI foods such as white flour or sugar.  

The article below is a good read on the Glycemic Index.

Bodybuilding.com - Benefits Of Understanding And Using The Glycemic Index!