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 Looking at foods and determining which is better based on GI only is retarded.

Your insulin doesn't react to one food at a time, it responds the whole glob all mixed together.

Example: if you eat chicken and rice and veggies together, it doesn't really matter if you used brown or white rice. The chicken and veggies mixed it negates the small difference in GI - your insulin response will basically be the same.

So just eat whatever rice or carb you like best as a side