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A diet that does not feature grains leaves fruit and vegetables as our main sources of carbohydrate. You may actually quite like spinach and broccoli and the odd piece of fruit, but the thought of subsisting on these sorts of foods for long periods is unlikely to appeal much.

Don’t lose heart yet, though, as there are plenty of foods that we have not even touched on yet, because they contain little sugar or starch, and therefore cannot disrupt blood sugar levels to any significant degree. These foods, which are primarily composed of protein and/or fat, include meat, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds. So, if we were thinking of eating a diet with the express purpose of stabilizing blood sugar levels and keeping insulin levels in check too, then these foods, accompanied by some vegetables and perhaps some fruit, will fit the bill.

The final part of this chapter provides instruction on what this sort of diet looks like in terms of easily sourced and practical meals and snacks. However, it may have occurred to you that foods such as red meat and eggs may be fine from a blood sugar balance perspective, but will only lead us down a ruinous path to heart disease and premature death. In Part 2 of this chapter, we’re going to explore this idea, as well as how we might eat to optimize our health and wellbeing in the long term.