The following high GL (glycemic load) foods should be restricted or eaten with low GL foods (which then reduces the GL level of the two foods eaten together to a lower level). The low GI diet recommends that if a food is higher in GL the less of the food that should be eaten.

The following foods are high in GL (over 20):

• Dates: GL = 42
• Lucozade: GL = 40
• Kraft Macaroni and cheese: GL = 32
• Raisins: GL = 28
• Spaghetti, white, boiled: GL = 27
• Baked russet potatoes: GL = 26
• Bagel, white, frozen: GL = 25
• Fruit roll-ups: GL = 24
• Cranberry juice cocktail (Ocean Spray): GL = 24
• White rice: GL = 23
• Quick white basmati: GL = 23
• Fanta, orange soft drink: GL = 23
• Couscous: GL = 23
• Pizza, cheese and tomato: GL = 22
• Cornflakes: GL = 21
• Coco Pops: GL = 20

For further information about other foods see the official Glycemic Index from the University of Sydney which has GI and GL values for many more foods from all around the world.