Knowledge

This doctor is healthy and wears a constant blood glucose monitor daily, find out why and a whole lot more about blood sugar.

Chick-fil-A

StayLo takes on Chick-fil-A, the most purchased chicken sandwich in the world every day of the week except one, and takes down the blood sugar spike by an amount that would shock your mother. StayLo can help cut the sugar & carbs in everyday home cooked meals but we do love showing off what we can do with the biggest food names around and we do not disappoint with Chick-fil-A.

Shepherd’s Pie

Nothing is more old school than a meat pie, Shepherd’s Pie in all its lamb glory is the oldest and some might say best. There are still a decent amount of carbs and sugars though in the potatoes, carrots, green beans, onions, Worcestershire sauce & more to cause a spike and crash. In this case StayLo takes care of it easy as pie.

The King: PB, Banana, & Bacon Sandwich

The greatest sandwich of all time, full of fructose and fat goes against a next-gen sugar & carb blocker destined to lose. Can StayLo get a few hits in against the GOAT or is it lights out.

Gatorade Glacier Freeze

Gatorade is good at keeping high energy athletes from crashing but really isn't made for everyday consumption with the 52g of sugar in every 32oz bottle. The answer is clear that StayLo gets the gold or at least silver with a 35% drop in peak impact. All of the...

McDonalds 20ct Chicken McNuggets

McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets may look like nothing but protein but there are more carbs squeezed and layered into that nugget shape more than you might think. Crushing carbs and sugars is our strength and we can take the carbs of the golden arches down a notch.

Kellogg’s Chocolate Pop Tarts

When a fudge brownie becomes something that resembles a “breakfast item” Kellogg’s Chocolate pop tarts is the result. There isn’t a better product to test the blocking power of one single pill of StayLo than this chocolate puff pastry. This isn’t your standard test, if you look to the “Y” line of the graph you will see that the scale is from baseline of 0 to 3x baseline. Most every other test we do is only 2x baseline so the glycemic impact is on a whole other scale here well above 200 in the individual tested.

Starbucks Grande Franken Frappuccino

Starbucks has a massive number of different drinks to choose from and we chose to pick a test item off of the Starbucks secret menu from many years ago and test the Grande Franken Frappuccino (recipe below if you are interested). This is Green Tea mixed with white chocolate sauce, java chips, whipped cream and mocha. Basically, a dessert in cup form but so good. See StayLo turn this dessert into a much healthier delight.

Dairy Queen 3 Piece Chicken Lunch with Small Drumstick Blizzard

Dairy Queen is one of many fast food locations that offers a lunchtime meal deal. Just how much can a small blizzard, 3 piece chicken fingers, and a smattering of fries (sometimes even less, you are making it hard DQ for us to analyze when the fries portions vary so...

Mexican Tamale Dinner with Beans, Rice, Chips, Salsa & Margarita

Be ringside to StayLo taking on an entire Mexican dinner. Tamales, Beans, Rice, Guac, Chips, Salsa & a Margarita all in the name of delicious science. The results may knock your sombrero off!

Quaker Oats Old Fashioned Oatmeal

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, or so it was said for generations. Many of the modern day breakfast foods are high in carbs & sugars (don’t get us started on breakfast cereal). So the question is can StayLo help with oatmeal, one of the oldest staples of the breakfast table? Spoiler, the answer is absolutely.

Wonderbread & Black Coffee

StayLo takes on and tests the white bready poster child of sugar & carbs; Wonder Bread Classic White. Who will come out the victor and who will be toast? Coffee measured had no sweetner.

Ben & Jerry’s Punch Line Pint of Ice Cream

Heavy cream pint size ice creams are delicious, rich in variety, and high in sugar. As always we wanted to see how StayLo would do against a pint of the most popular nationwide brand, Ben & Jerry’s. Lets dig in.

Glycemic Index Least Wanted List

What are the foods you most want to avoid to keep low blood sugar? We have the top 8 and #7 is a shock!

The glycemic index of pasta

The glycemic index of pasta made from wheat (most pasta) depends on the way it is cooked and what it is cooked with. Pasta cooked "al dente" (somewhat firm) has the lowest glycemic index. The longer you cook it, the softer it is, and the higher the GI.

Does soda make me age faster?

The market is full of products designed to slow down the aging process, but some things you buy, like soda, may actually cause the aging in your cells to speed up. Hopefully this doesn’t burst your bubble, but soda is one of the primary sources of excess sugar in the...

Chocolate and your gut flora

You probably don’t think that chocolate and the bacteria living in your gut would be healthy, but new research has been going a long way towards proving that notion false. Chocolate, especially darker varieties, can play an important role in keeping your body healthy....

Metabolic Syndrome

A cluster of conditions that increase the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome includes high blood sugar, high blood pressure, excess body fat around the waist, and abnormal cholesterol levels. The syndrome increases the risk of heart...

Can muscular strength prevent the metabolic syndrome?

Muscular strength is an important part of your overall health. That’s overall health, mind you, not just running, jumping and having toned muscles. Maintaining the right amount of muscle in your body is important throughout your life for keeping all the inner workings...

Can coffee prevent diabetes?

We don’t always associate coffee with good health, but new evidence continues to point at various benefits we can have from a few cups each day. Scientists have released a study pointing at the relationship between coffee and type 2 diabetes. While the precise...

Being overweight, memory loss and a shrinking brain

Being overweight will obviously affect your heart and energy levels, but it can also be detrimental to other areas you may not expect. Numerous studies have shown that your body is a network of interconnected systems. Similar to how an ecosystem functions, changes to...

Are there toxic chemicals in my vegetable oil?

Are there toxic chemicals in my vegetable oil? Cooking oil has been connected to plenty of health problems and it’s well known that too much fried food can cause obesity, heart disease and more. However, switching from one type of polyunsaturated vegetable oil to...

Are Granny Smith apples the healthiest apples?

Are Granny Smith apples the healthiest apples? With tall tales of Johnny Appleseed, apple cider and the classic apple pie, Americans love their apples. Of course, apples are popular the world over. (Did you know apple pie was brought to the original 13 colonies by...

Glycemic Index & Glycemic Load

The Glycemic Index (GI) measures how carbohydrates & sugars affect your blood glucose levels, helping you choose foods to maximize your nutrition and health. Carbs & Proteins (which get broken down into sugars by your body) are the energy that run your brain,...