Blood Sugar vs. Snacks: I Ran the Tests [Dark Chocolate, Popcorn, Almonds, Eggs]
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- Опубліковано 17 кві 2023
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Snacks that keep your blood sugar low, limit the fat-storing hormone insulin and control hunger. I pitted four seemingly healthy snacks against each other and used this non-prescription CGM from Levels to see how each one impacted my blood sugar. This video shares the best and worst snack results and how Levels is making it possible for you to get this blood sugar monitoring tool for yourself.
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You're a most pleasant speaker with no trace of the horrid modern speech deformities i.e. "like" and "upspeak" and "voice fry" etc. An added bonus, you don't gesticulate wildly with each word as if you were explaining to a mentally deficient audience. Thank you for the info and for the pleasing delivery.
Totally concur!!
I agree!
Skipping or not pronouncing the “T” as in cotton or button…
Yes I came for the insulin information, stayed for her calming voice 😅
I would love another video like this: raw salad vs fish vs red meat vs cooked vegetables .
Proteins don’t raise BG. In a salad it’s the dressing that could have sugar and be the problem. If vegetables are low carb they’re fine snd the fiber is great.
Protein does increase your blood sugar, just not as fast and elevating as carb. Salad dressing is the biggest culprit for sure.
Thank you. I just threw out my microwave popcorn and won't be eating any more popcorn! (NO REGRETS!) I will start 'snacking' on hard-boiled eggs which I do enjoy. This has been one the most beneficial videos I've watched on UA-cam! Thank you again! 🙏🏼😊
Ok so now I am envisioning me sneaking in boiled eggs to the movie theater. 😅 Or better yet...get a contract to provide theaters with prepared boiled eggs and almond snacks.
@@skybox-101 😂
LOL. Let me know if you need an investor. I might be interested :).
Eggs are nature's super food
I'm going to have to quit eating popcorn while watching football. Can't see myself eating boiled eggs as a snack, tho.
I would love for you to do one of these with the chocolates made with erythritol or allulose or something like that. This was very enlightening. I knew the popcorn was going to spike your blood sugar. Thanks for doing this.
That would have been a better example. Most diabetics or people with insulin resistance know not to consume sugar
Yes, please. Monkfruit and stevia.
Thank you Dr. Becky . my conclusion: I love all those snacks...in one sitting. I think I need help and support.
You have been my fav no-nonsense influencer since 2017❤
Thank you, Kelly! I appreciate your comment!
Mine too. She's the best. I appreciate her tone of voice.
I make popcorn but I never eat more than a cup at a time and never a second cup on the same day. I manage this by "processing" the popcorn when it's popped into two cup bowls with tops. I almost measure the 1 cup out when I pull the first cup out of the storage bowl. I do not get a higher spike than pecans or almonds because I keep it to one cup. I usually use everything spice and a pat of melted butter. One cup does not add any weight (I weigh myself every morning). I find the fiber is important, and 1 cup is a slow rise for my sugar. (I text with a normal tester 30 minutes, 1 hour, and 90 minutes later). So popcorn gets a bad rap because people don't pay attention to how to incorporate it into your diet.
I have to add...to contrast...that just because your body processes carbs one way does NOT mean that everyone processes carbs the same way. Your spike is not everyone's spike.
I don't actually have a "horse in this race". My A1C was 4.1 in September, and the lowest it can be is 4.0...but I do know that I process carbs differently, even depending on the specific day or week.
Thank you for saying this. I never eat more than one cup of popcorn and only eat it once in awhile. I cannot imagine eating that much popcorn as a snack & I've never seen that amount as a recommended serving size. It seems unfair to poor popcorn 🍿🥰 Life is too short to eliminate fun snacks. Just need to be mindful of portions. Moderation really is the key to everything.
@@joannathesinger770 Congratulations on that A1C! That's stellar. That's my goal. Right now I'm 5.4, but I have about 40 pounds I want to lose over the next year and I'm finding the way my body is processing carbs is changing. It's always interesting when you're Type 2.
Actually we don't need fiber at all
How many cups of kernels is one cup of cooked? I have a microwave popcorn silicone bowl. Thanks.
Thank you for taking the time to do this every morning over 4 days and then explaining it in such detail. Very generous of your time. Valuable info. 👍
Thank you, Liz! I appreciate your comment!
What a great idea to check meals and snacks this way. I'm curious to try some of my favorites. One year our family was on a very low budget and we would have meals of popcorn (cheap), apples (from our own trees), and cheese (WIC help). It's actually still one of our family favorites 20 years later, and I'm in a financial place now that I could check this out to see how those things all balance out together. I appreciate Levels way of letting people do what is affordable.
This is fascinating. Don't think I can budget the cost of a CGM right now but appreciate you showing us this and your thoughtful approach to testing.
Please, consider using the traditional finger prick glucose monitor. I get 100 strips for $20 in my local pharmacy and I test my blood glucose several times a day. It really helps to not stray too far from a healthy diet (before I would just start slowly increasing portions and carbs but the glucose monitor keeps me on track)
Another thing to score the snacks on. Some snacks make you want to eat more of that snack, and some snacks leave you satisfied after one serving.
A good future experiment for popcorn would be to try a much smaller amount. How does 2 cups of popcorn--a much more reasonable amount spike glucose? I don't think you said how the popcorn was prepared. Microwave? Air popper? Stove top? What happens if you pop it yourself on the stove using a tbsp. of olive oil. More popcorn data, please!
Lily's dark chocolate with stevia for the win!
This is very interesting and good reminder for me. I'm throwing away the popcorn and going to stop justifying it as a good snack because it has fiber. Thanks again Dr. Becky!
I agree popcorn is such a favorite for most people but not good for us, it gives me too much gas, that's the reason that I stopped eating it altogether, but now there's other health reasons to stop consuming popcorn.... oh well
Yeah better ways to get fiber
That was fun. Loved the tests and solid info.
Thanks for the video!
My favorite snack IS popcorn (with butter). Frankly I was not shocked by the results of your testing. I rarely snack; but when I do, it’s buttered popcorn! This is how I justify its healthful effect on me:
1. So pleasurable & satisfying.
2. Does not give me cravings for other “bad” choices.
3. It’s a very infrequent small indulgence. Small in regards to portion, as well as it does not end my world, so to speak.
This video has given me that internal nudge to purchase a CGM & membership with Levels. My first test will be a Diet Pepsi or Coke Zero. These two are my kryptonite. 😢
don't feel bad about eating buttered popcorn. there are worse things you could do. like being a serial killer or a Vegan or something...
great information!!
Great information!!
Great information, thanks! Subscribed...
Thank you for doing this and sharing your results!
Chattanooga,TN Thank you for another excellent demo!
What a great video! You anticipated my questions on each food item! Thank you
Great video! Thanks❤
Informative, thank you
This was great, you should do more of these.
❤❤❤❤thank you for this!!!
Thank you. Very informative and useful.
THANKS Dr Becky, Great Topic... !
I'd like you to do this with kimchi, kalamata olives and Greek yogurt. Those are my go-to snacks.
Thats easy, kimchi & olives are very low in carbs + high fiber. Kimchi you can easily make yourself. Plain yogurt has carbs and absorbs quickly but ok in small amounts bc of fat. Fruited is Terrible
And blue cheese stuffed olives pls!❤❤❤
Kimchi spikes my blood. Has added sugar
@@svcaramia I'm healthy, so I don't have that issue.
Very cool video. Wow! Thank you!
Thank you so much dr Becky so informed ❤
So informative and interesting video. Thank you for sharing this.
Very clear and informative. Please test more foods!
Thank you so much Doc for sharing this information 🙏
Wow! Thank you for this eye opening video.
One of your best videos! Great information clearly presented. 😊
Love seeing these results thank you for your time and clear explanation of it
Very interesting, thank you for testing all these great snacks. You chose perfectly as the test results show, with that great variety of results.
Thanks for doing this valuable comparison.
Great info on the level system and glucose response to various snacks. I like your calm demeanor during the presentation.
Such a great video. Thank you Dr. Becky. I'm looking forward to getting my GCM.
Thank you Dr. Becky! I always enjoy the useful information you share.
Thanks dr. Becky; awesome video
Thank You Dr. Becky for keeping us updated and on the right low carb track
Wow! This was such a perfect study for me thank you for explaining things so clearly 😊
I really appreciate this experiment!
Great video, explains a lot in an easily digestible way. Thanks for the real information.
Thank you Dr. Becky! This was an informative, very educational, and Excellent video!
Great video, very informative. 👍
Thank you so very much Dr.
The snacks that you selected, were coincidentally my favorites.
Excellent work, many thanks.
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Great video 👍🏽👍🏽👏👏This provides us idea on what great snack should be.
Seeing is believing, great vid! Celery with peanut butter? Apple slices and cheese (and wine?)?? Cream cheese and ham rollups?
Good info.Thanks
This is a great video! You explained everything very thoroughly and logically so it made sense, just like you always do. Thanks for doing it!
Thank you for very useful video 👌
Thank you for doing a video on this. This really helps me understand how food causes a change to blood sugar. This video has helped me understand it better.
Thank you for this very informative video. ❤❤❤
this comparison is interesting…would love to see more!
So helpful especially with popcorn my fav snack and now a rethink
Very interesting video, thank you.
The price info for levels and CGM's was very helpful!
Thank you for the info on that glucose gadget. I have heard of them and you are first to show how to get them if not diabetic. But yeah ouch the cost! Seems so unfair. That is a chunk to work into a budget .
If budget is an issue, please consider just getting a finger prick glucose monitor. But the one that has cheap test strips. I buy 100 strips for $20 and test my glucose several times a day before a meal and at 1hr and 2 hrs after a meal. It helped me to eliminate supposedly healthy stuff that spiked my glucose a lot
Thank you.
You taught us so well that just looking at the results I knew what is what.
So, cool you did this, and thank you. I have had a love of gorging on popcorn forever. I cut it out, but then added it back in, non GMO, organic, etc....but had to cut it out again, and now know why! I have a huge food addiction reaction after indulging that can last 2-4 DAYS. From your comparisons I understand why. My body really likes low carb, decent fat and protein levels with tons of greens and low carb veggies! Great experiment.
Love these type of videos. I don't have a CGM so it's fun to see what these foods are doing that are unexpected.
Great info.
great insight!
Thanks I hope you do more of these....
Thank u doc, this helps a lot.. very informative..👍
Very informative
I love these videos to see the results of different foods.
I am grateful for your teaching! I am living strong and healthy as a result of your ministry!
Interesting, thank you. I'm glad the caveat of individual responses was added at the end. The concept of snacking has largely disappeared from my two-meal low-carb life, but occasionally I will eat a VERY small portion of popcorn, with melted butter, at the end of dinner when dinner has been light.
Fantastic video.
Thank you so much Dr Becky ❤👏
Great info! Thx will try the higher cacao dark chocolate bar.
Thank you, Doctor Becky! This is awesome. I wonder about quinoa and brown rice?
Excellent experiment and presentation! Please do more comparisons!
Great video thank you
Great video 👌
Very clear explanation.🙌
This has been a fantastic exercise thank you Dr. Becky! I would like to see it go further, for example~ comparing different nuts and different raw vegetables. Sometimes you just need a little snack and I’d love to feel very confident the snack choice I was making wasn’t going to spike my blood sugar significantly. 🙏🏻
Wow, what an interesting and informative video. Thanks for eating all that popcorn, and the chocolate, first thing in the morning. If you are up for it, more comparisons of different so called health snacks would be appreciated.
Thanks Becky for your impressive snacking…👏🏻
❣ My best to you and Keith ❣
Love these kinds of videos! Real facts 😊
Great video; we always promoted plain popcorn as one of the best snacks you can have, clearly not true.
Thanks, War Hammer!
You are spot on about how food affects different people differently. It even affects the same person differently. Before I went keto/IF my blood sugar spiked higher and longer on the same exact food.
Thank you for your time filming this. Will reevaluate the bowl of popcorn. In terms of healthy fats - wouldn’t testing that popcorn with some olive oil dribble on it been preferable? I keep a jar of olive oil mixed with nutritional yeast, roasted sesame seeds and a small amount of salt as a popcorn topping which tasted good. Also Japanese Furikake is a good seasoning
Would love to see future videos testing snacks - carrot sticks/rice cakes/potato chips etc thanks!
I wish she would have tried one of the chocolates sweetened with erythritol instead of sugar... i wonder if the results would have been more favorable...
Yeah, unless you're sensitive to that type of sweetener 😖
Doesn’t taste as good as the real chocolate. No matter how hard I tried to like it, just not the same! Healthy things are not tasty, tasty things are unhealthy, have to pick and choose 😢
I love your videos I watch your videos over and over
That's great to hear, Shelly!
Thank you for this video. Great information. I appreciate all you share here. You are my go to source for eating Keto.
I’m curious what would gain a rating of 10 if hard boiled eggs are a 9?
We don‘t sit down and snack on an amount of butter - Well, that‘s exactly what i‘m doing. Not a whole tablespoon, but about 5 to 10 grams a couple of times in a day. It keeps me satiated and energized, and it tastes hmmmmm…
No more sugar cravings, and it don‘t blew me out of the ketosis state.
Very interesting!
Great video. I am a diabetic, so I check my sugar at least 2 or more times a day. My go to snack is a hard boiled egg. I have learned to read the labels on any packaged snacks I buy. There is so much out there that we are buying and thinking they are a pretty healthy snack. I want to thank you for making us aware of what is best for us to reach our healthy goals.
Thank you so much for these tests and all the videos. I really enjoy your calm, no nonsense, honest way of delivering information. I have been eating ketogenically for 2 months and have seen a steady & struggle-free weight loss. I wore a CGM monitor in the beginning two weeks and noticed that I had nocturnal (non-diabetic) hypoglycemia, which surely contributed to me not sleeping very well. After just 4 days of following the diet, it completely went away. Since then, my blood sugar was in a healthy range 100% of the time. Seeing this motivates me to stay on track and I would encourage people to try wearing one at least for a while.
I have an egg allergy so they are out but appreciate knowing that almonds are ok.
WONDERFUL lesson for us...your viewers!!
This video was right on time!! I was just thinking of trying popcorn as a snack. (Maybe not now lol) And have been having 1oz of that same dark chocolate after dinner every night.. I have seen weightloss but now I can make some better choices and maybe see quicker results.
Such great information I was given a levels CGM for my birthday haven’t used it yet,a little nervous about what it’s going to tell.