How to remove calories from your carbs !
@Auntylou (4264)
Oxford, England
January 14, 2016 10:11am CST
The great BBC programme "Trust Me I'm a Doctor" recently ran a test where volunteers ate three identical bowls of pasta and sauce on different days.
On one day they ate hot, freshly cooked pasta .
On another day they ate the same pasta which had been cooled overnight, cold.
On the third day they ate reheated cooked pasta .
They had their blood sugar levels tested every 15 minutes for 2 hours and the results analysed. As expected the freshly cooked hot pasta produced a big spike in blood sugar levels with a quick falling off while the cold cooked pasta produced much less of a spike. However the star of the show was the reheated pasta which produced even less of a blood sugar rise.
Scientists have known for some time that cooking in water and then cooling starchy food produces a type of starch which resists digestion and passes into the large bowel as fibre.
So if you want to lose weight without giving up your favourite pasta or potatoes, cook them one day and reheat them the next! All the pleasure and less unhealthiness!
Easy
The incredible tip that makes starchy carbohydrate foods healthier.
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36 responses
@Morleyhunt (21744)
• Canada
14 Jan 16
Good to know. From now on Lasgna can always be a meal for the next day.
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@Marilynda1225 (82691)
• United States
14 Jan 16
I love pasta and have eaten it the next day but didn't know it had benefits for the reheating
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@just4him (317040)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
16 Jan 16
@ivyparkgirl Meatloaf is great on sandwiches the next day - if it lasts that long.
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@GardenGerty (160612)
• United States
14 Jan 16
I have read this several places. I am hoping that it is effective with my warm rice pudding with raisins that I am eating right now. We do almost no pasta, hubby dislikes it, except for my homemade lasagna, which is not boiled. Most of the foods I make I have to chill or freeze a large portion because I cook large portions.
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@softbabe44 (5816)
• Vancouver, Washington
15 Jan 16
That information was much appreciated
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
14 Jan 16
The chemistry should be about the same for both.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
14 Jan 16
That's truly fascinating. I would be interested in reading the study and see how big the difference really was.
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@JudyEv (339464)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 16
@Auntylou My nephew lost a lot of weight this way and I have been trying the same thing the last week or two - except he goes about 16 hours without eating. Basically skips breakfast. I have lost some weight but have trouble missing completely sometimes simply because we have guests or whatever. Luckily I rarely feel hungry so it isn't too hard to miss breakfast. I'm happy with the results so far so will keep on a bit longer.
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
15 Jan 16
Looks like it is going to be leftovers. LOL I don't eat much pasta, but this information might come in handy. LOL Truth be told most pasta dishes do taste better reheated because the pasta absorbs the sauce. If you like your tastes separately then setting in a fridge overnight and reheating might not be to your taste.
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@BelleStarr (61102)
• United States
15 Jan 16
Wow, that is amazing and something I plan to do in the future.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
14 Jan 16
Very interesting. We don't have pasta very often, but i know it sorta looses something in the fridge leftover....not my favorite food anyway.
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