Budget-Friendly Foods

1570 foods in this category

This page lists 1570 foods related to Budget-Friendly Foods, each with its glycemic load (GL), glycemic index (GI), and a color-coded verdict. Of these, 1164 fall in the low-GL range (≤10), 226 are moderate (11–19), and 180 are high (≥20). The average GL per 100g across the group is about 9. GL combines the speed of carbohydrate absorption with the amount you actually eat, which is why it is the more practical number for meal planning than GI alone.

🟢 Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Mustard greens, frozen, unprepared Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), raw Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Broccoli raab, raw Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Cheese, Mexican blend Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Cheese, goat, semisoft type Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA Organic Nasoya, Soft Tofu Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA Azumaya, Silken Tofu Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Tofu, extra firm, prepared with nigari Low GL · GL 0.1/100g
🟢 Endive, raw Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Escarole, cooked, boiled, drained, no salt added Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Kale, raw Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Asparagus, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Mustard greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Dock, raw Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Dock, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Broccoli raab, cooked Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Butterbur, canned Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Mustard greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Cheese, gruyere Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Cheese, limburger Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Cheese, brie Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Cheese, camembert Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Egg, quail, whole, fresh, raw Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Tofu, raw, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA Azumaya, Extra Firm Tofu Low GL · GL 0.2/100g
🟢 Cheese, monterey, low fat Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Bamboo shoots, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Cheese, monterey Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Cheese, port de salut Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, raw, fresh Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Egg, white, raw, fresh Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, cooked, omelet Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, cooked, poached Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA, Nasoya Lite Firm Tofu Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Egg, yolk, dried Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA Organic Nasoya, Tofu Plus Extra Firm Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA, Organic Nasoya Super Firm Cubed Tofu Low GL · GL 0.3/100g
🟢 Imitation cheese, american or cheddar, low cholesterol Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Pumpkin leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Cabbage, chinese (pe-tsai), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Malabar spinach, cooked Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Cabbage, chinese (pe-tsai), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Chicory greens, raw Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Pumpkin leaves, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Spinach, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Beet greens, raw Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Turnip greens, canned, solids and liquids Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, raw, frozen, pasteurized (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Tofu, soft, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, lite firm Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, lite extra firm Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, pasteurized Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, cooked, fried Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA, Organic Nasoya Silken Tofu Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA Organic Nasoya, Tofu Plus Firm Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA Organic Nasoya Sprouted, Tofu Plus Super Firm Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA Azumaya, Firm Tofu Low GL · GL 0.4/100g
🟢 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 New Zealand spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Asparagus, canned, drained solids Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Watercress, raw Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Cabbage, kimchi Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 New zealand spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Cheese, muenster Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, dried Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Egg, turkey, whole, fresh, raw Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Egg, white, raw, frozen, pasteurized Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, cooked, hard-boiled Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA, Organic Nasoya Extra Firm Tofu Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 HOUSE FOODS Premium Soft Tofu Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Soymilk (all flavors), unsweetened, with added calcium, vitamins A and D Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 SILK Unsweetened, soymilk Low GL · GL 0.5/100g
🟢 Balsam-pear (bitter gourd), pods, raw Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 New Zealand spinach, raw Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Bamboo shoots, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Spinach, canned, regular pack, drained solids Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Water convolvulus,raw Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Cauliflower, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Chicory, witloof, raw Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, unprepared Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Cheese, swiss Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Egg, goose, whole, fresh, raw Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Tofu, raw, regular, prepared with calcium sulfate Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Cheese, edam Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Cheese, parmesan, dry grated, reduced fat Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Vitasoy USA, Organic Nasoya Firm Tofu Low GL · GL 0.6/100g
🟢 Seaweed, Canadian Cultivated EMI-TSUNOMATA, rehydrated Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Cheese, pasteurized process, cheddar or American, low sodium Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Lettuce, butterhead (includes boston and bibb types), raw Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Mustard spinach, (tendergreen), raw Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Pickles, cucumber, sour, low sodium Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Nopales, raw Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Cheese, mozzarella, nonfat Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Lettuce, cos or romaine, raw Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Pickles, cucumber, sour Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Turnips, frozen, unprepared Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), raw Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Turnip greens, frozen, unprepared Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Cheese, fontina Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Cheese, pasteurized process, pimento Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, cooked, scrambled Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, extra firm Low GL · GL 0.7/100g
🟢 Lettuce, red leaf, raw Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Kale, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Spinach, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, unprepared (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Nopales, cooked, without salt Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Broccoli, chinese, cooked Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Celery, raw Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Beans, mung, mature seeds, sprouted, canned, drained solids Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Radishes, white icicle, raw Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Cheese, tilsit Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Tofu, firm, prepared with calcium sulfate and magnesium chloride (nigari) Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Egg, yolk, raw, frozen, salted, pasteurized Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Cheese, low fat, cheddar or colby Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Cheese, low-sodium, cheddar or colby Low GL · GL 0.8/100g
🟢 Turnip greens, canned, no salt added Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Spinach, raw Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Pickles, cucumber, dill or kosher dill Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Pickles, cucumber, dill, reduced sodium Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Asparagus, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Cucumber, peeled, raw Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Mustard greens, raw Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Sauerkraut, canned, solids and liquids Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Squash, summer, scallop, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Asparagus, canned, no salt added, solids and liquids Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Collards, raw Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Squash, summer, scallop, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Waxgourd, (chinese preserving melon), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Cheese, provolone Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Cheese, pasteurized process, swiss Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Cheese, cheddar, sharp, sliced Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Cheese, roquefort Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Cheese, dry white, queso seco Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 MORI-NU, Tofu, silken, firm Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Egg substitute, liquid or frozen, fat free Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Soybeans, mature seeds, cooked, boiled, with salt Low GL · GL 0.9/100g
🟢 Squash, summer, crookneck and straightneck, canned, drained, solid, without salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Lettuce, green leaf, raw Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Beans, liquid from stewed kidney beans Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice, no salt added Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Collards, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Pokeberry shoots, (poke), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Pokeberry shoots, (poke), cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Squash, summer, zucchini, includes skin, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Cheese, gouda Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Cheese, blue Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Cheese, goat, hard type Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Egg, whole, dried, stabilized, glucose reduced Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Soy protein isolate, potassium type Low GL · GL 1/100g
🟢 Cheese, cottage, lowfat, 1% milkfat, lactose reduced Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Asparagus, raw Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Vegetarian fillets Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Beans, snap, green, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Bamboo shoots, canned, drained solids Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Lettuce, iceberg (includes crisphead types), raw Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Radishes, raw Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Water convolvulus, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Grape leaves, canned Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Broccoli, frozen, chopped, unprepared Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Chives, raw Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Turnip greens and turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Radishes, oriental, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Water convolvulus, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Cauliflower, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Turnips, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Cheese, mozzarella, whole milk, low moisture Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Yogurt, Greek, whole, plain, CHOBANI Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Cheese, white, queso blanco Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Bacon, meatless Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Tofu, dried-frozen (koyadofu) Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 Cheese, colby Low GL · GL 1.1/100g
🟢 SILK Light Plain, soymilk Low GL · GL 1.1/100g