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Post workout, low-GI carb sources?

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Back in the gym after 6 months of being a *****
I apologize if this has been discussed before, but it's tough to search for GI information on a board search.

I'm switching my post-workout nutrition to low-GI carbs. I've been using one scoop of high-GI gatorade powder for almost a year now and I've seen no VAT reduction with an otherwise clean diet. I'm working too damn hard to feel bloated all the time. I want to see if the carbs may be the reason. Besides ground oats, what are some other low-GI carbs I can put into a shake? I follow the PW shake with a bowl of oatmeal and a whey shake about 1.5 hours later...
 
I only use skim milk and whey, no carb source other than the lactose in milk (which seems to be a mild GI and has arguably low lipogenicity. That, in combination with the small insulin spike from whey is convincing enough for me to not add another carb source.
 
Sweet potato/yams are fairly low GI. Just look at "good" carb sources you normally use. Also, barley, and other fiberous grains.
 
jweave23 said:
I only use skim milk and whey, no carb source other than the lactose in milk (which seems to be a mild GI and has arguably low lipogenicity. That, in combination with the small insulin spike from whey is convincing enough for me to not add another carb source.
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Wouldnt using milk completley slow down the insulin spike given by the whey either way?
 
Scottyo said:
Sweet potato/yams are fairly low GI. Just look at "good" carb sources you normally use. Also, barley, and other fiberous grains.
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I'm all about these during meals, but I'm talking in my post-workout shake. I hit the gym before work then I have a 40 min commute...so something to sip on while I listen to Howard Stern.

As far as oats, I put some in my food processor today, and then put them in a whey shake. Holy gritty. Did I just not ground them up enough? I'd imagine they'd never really dissolve into the whey+water but part of me was hoping they would. If I must, I'll stop being such a pussy and deal with it.

Anything else I can throw into a whey+water shake? I'd use milk but having just bought a house I'm cutting costs wherever I can until I get used to having $1500 less per month.

Thanks as usual guys.
 
I always grind 1/2 cup of oatmeal in a food processor and make my shake ahead of time. When I'm ready to drink it, the oatmeal has soaked up alot of the water and it goes down easy.
 
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