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pinyaka comments on Calories per dollar vs calories per glycemic load: some notes on my diet - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: pinyaka 16 March 2015 07:37:59PM 1 point [-]

Mixing the high glycemic load foods with the low glycemic load foods will result in a lower peak insulin concentration than if you ate them separately.

Also, millet has a slightly higher glycemic load (12/100g) compared to quinoa (10/100g), but has almost the same calories (~120) and is usually significantly cheaper (in my area, it's about a third the cost when purchased in bulk). It's probably comparable to the basmati brown (which I don't like the taste of).