Tue, May-28-13, 08:04
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Plan: Mostly Fung/IDM
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Progress: 89%
Location: Washington state
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I did not say leafy green vegetables contain starch, I said they contain carbohydrates, and that carbohydrates are composed of sugars or starches. If they do not contain starch, they contain sugar. My point is that starch and sugar are not that different because starch is just long chains of simple sugars which are broken upon digestion. They both have the same effect on blood sugar, though starch may take slightly longer to be digested.
Though leafy greens may not contain starch, and only small amounts of sugar, other induction-approved vegetables and fruits such as radishes, red pepper, onions, turnips, tomatoes do contain significant amounts of sugars and/or starches.
Rice and pasta are not "simple carbohydrates".They are starches which are, by definition, complex carbohydrates. They may be stripped of fiber and vitamins, but they are still starches, aka complex carbohydrates.
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedi...e+carbohydrates
http://medical-dictionary.thefreedi...x+carbohydrates
Last edited by Liz53 : Tue, May-28-13 at 08:21.
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