As the saying goes "an apple a day keeps the doctor away..." This is a wisdom to live by where apples are concerned, while also supplying you that vital energy we all need.
Where the heart is concerned it is important to take in to consideration a food's Glycemic potential-- in other words how our body interprets a sugar and converts it to something useful, glucose. In that work of breaking down the sugars to glucose we get tired, but it's electric, and once it's glucose WE BECOME electrical! But too much of that glucose can also be toxic (although you'd have to scarf down a whole apple tree to be in any real danger!). Here's a great list to stay energized, cited from Adrenal Fatigue and Nutrition Data.
GIycemic Index and Glycemic Load; Common Foods
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| Food | GI | Serving Size | Net Carbs | GL |
| Peanuts | 14 | 4 oz (113g) | 15 | 2 |
| Bean sprouts | 25 | 1 cup (104g) | 4 | 1 |
| Grapefruit | 25 | 1/2 large (166g) | 11 | 3 |
| Pizza | 30 | 2 slices (260g) | 42 | 13 |
| Lowfat yogurt | 33 | 1 cup (245g) | 47 | 16 |
| Apples | 38 | 1 medium (138g) | 16 | 6 |
| Spaghetti | 42 | 1 cup (140g) | 38 | 16 |
| Carrots | 47 | 1 large (72g) | 5 | 2 |
| Oranges | 48 | 1 medium (131g) | 12 | 6 |
| Bananas | 52 | 1 large (136g) | 27 | 14 |
| Potato chips | 54 | 4 oz (114g) | 55 | 30 |
| Snickers Bar | 55 | 1 bar (113g) | 64 | 35 |
| Brown rice | 55 | 1 cup (195g) | 42 | 23 |
| Honey | 55 | 1 tbsp (21g) | 17 | 9 |
| Oatmeal | 58 | 1 cup (234g) | 21 | 12 |
| Ice cream | 61 | 1 cup (72g) | 16 | 10 |
| Macaroni and cheese | 64 | 1 serving (166g) | 47 | 30 |
| Raisins | 64 | 1 small box (43g) | 32 | 20 |
| White rice | 64 | 1 cup (186g) | 52 | 33 |
| Sugar (sucrose) | 68 | 1 tbsp (12g) | 12 | 8 |
| White bread | 70 | 1 slice (30g) | 14 | 10 |
| Watermelon | 72 | 1 cup (154g) | 11 | 8 |
| Popcorn | 72 | 2 cups (16g) | 10 | 7 |
| Baked potato | 85 | 1 medium (173g) | 33 | 28 |
| Glucose | 100 | (50g) | 50 | 50 |
| Fruit | Glycemic Load | Serving Size (grams) |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | 6 | 120g |
| Apricot | 3 | 120g |
| Banana | 11 | 120g |
| Blueberries | 5 | 120g |
| Cantaloupe | 4 | 120g |
| Cherries | 9 | 120g |
| Dates | 18 | 60g |
| Figs | 16 | 60g |
| Grapefruit | 3 | 120g |
| Grapes | 11 | 120g |
| Guava | 4 | 120g |
| Kiwi | 7 | 120g |
| Lemon | 3 | 120g |
| Lime | 1 | 120g |
| Mango | 8 | 120g |
| Nectarines | 4 | 120g |
| Oranges | 4 | 120g |
| Peach | 5 | 120g |
| Pear | 4 | 120g |
| Pineapple | 6 | 120g |
| Plum | 5 | 120g |
| Prunes | 10 | 60g |
| Raisins | 28 | 60g |
| Strawberry | 1 | 120g |
| Watermelon | 4 | 120g |
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