Nutrionist built me a diet....

[Daisy_Girl]

In pasta vs. potatoes....

I think the problem also is that pasta is more processed than potatoes. WHen dieting, you want to eat the LEAST processed foods. Processed foods often have more calories, more chemicals, more crap that the body cannot use. "Natural state" foods are more useful to the body....can be digested and used faster. JMHO.

 

[beachdog]

In my 5 years of college studying ex. sci., I've never heard that pasta is better than potatoes (in this case for cutting).

 

[obiwan9962]

In my 5 years of college studying ex. sci., I've never heard that pasta is better than potatoes (in this case for cutting).

neither is that great
but rather take real food than processed food
if you must have pasta go whole wheat or brown rice or sunchoke pasta
well there are others
anything but plain white pasta garbage

as for potatoes
sweet potatoes are bette but oh well
gotta get peeps used to not having what they have been consuming for years

 

[Daisy_Girl]

I like Yams the best. I think their GI is a little higher than sweet potato, but wow, they are yummy. 'Specially with a little splenda and cinnamon....YUM...it's like dessert.

 

[JKurz1]

a lot of proteins are incomplete... egg whites for example... does that make them useless?

and pasta still has a lower GI and a lower GL too I believe.

now that is an absolute horrible analogy......prob. need to do some reading.....too compare the protein in egg whites and pasta, is, well ignorant.....

 

[JKurz1]

I like Yams the best. I think their GI is a little higher than sweet potato, but wow, they are yummy. 'Specially with a little splenda and cinnamon....YUM...it's like dessert.

Bingo! and sweet potatoes...........aside from greens, yams, sweet pots., and steel cuts are my only sources............

 

[Aerojaxx]

Diet is going very well...of course I am also three weeks into a cycle..

I went two weeks into the cycle before starting the diet...gained 14 pounds...

I started the diet a week ago tomorrow and I initially lost a couple of pounds but have put it back on...

I am looking much better...

The diet is close to 3,000 calories...

I wish I liked yams or sweet potatoes...think I am going to buy some and try blending them up...

I am 6' and currently 235 lbs.

I plan to post progress pictures...

 

[wnt2bBeast]

a lot of proteins are incomplete... egg whites for example... does that make them useless?

and pasta still has a lower GI and a lower GL too I believe.

egg white are not incomplete protein sources..you really shouldnt count the protein that comes from carb sources..you want your protein from animal sources since they contain all 8 essential aminos and thus are complete proteins!

 

[ProtienFiend]

egg white are not incomplete protein sources..you really shouldnt count the protein that comes from carb sources..you want your protein from animal sources since they contain all 8 essential aminos and thus are complete proteins!

omg, some people on this board (jkruz) are idiots... the only reason i brought up pasta is because i feel its a better carb (especially al dente) than potatoes... which it is.

and FYI: egg whites are incomplete.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

omg, some people on this board (jkruz) are idiots... the only reason i brought up pasta is because i feel its a better carb (especially al dente) than potatoes... which it is.

and FYI: egg whites are incomplete.

then could you enlighten us please???