Comments on: suggestions for a low-starch, vegetarian diet? http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/ All About Shopping Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:10:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Wonderment http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/#comment-1689 Wonderment Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:02:30 +0000 http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/#comment-1689 No, they are not considered starches for your first question. The second question...WHOLE grains. WHOLE wheat nothing refined, where they strip an orginally healthy food to make it appear white, they do this purely for the look and it takes all the nutrional value away, so good idea to eliminate this junk from your diet. Where you would normally order things like paste (i.e.) switch it out for the whole wheat pasta, you stay fuller longer and dump the starches which is ultimately what you wanna do smarty!!! :) Hope this helps. No, they are not considered starches for your first question. The second question…WHOLE grains. WHOLE wheat nothing refined, where they strip an orginally healthy food to make it appear white, they do this purely for the look and it takes all the nutrional value away, so good idea to eliminate this junk from your diet.

Where you would normally order things like paste (i.e.) switch it out for the whole wheat pasta, you stay fuller longer and dump the starches which is ultimately what you wanna do smarty!!! :) Hope this helps.

]]> By: Scocasso ! http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/#comment-1688 Scocasso ! Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:15:05 +0000 http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/#comment-1688 Well, look to potatoes (yes, they have starch, but they are not processed as flour is), taro, and there are lots of interesting grains out there. Try millet -- it's really tasty and nutritious. It's what they used to eat in Japan and China before they started on that non-nutritious rice crap. Rice, especially white rice, has been the biggest detriment to Asia. > mycoproteins? Never heard of them. Well, look to potatoes (yes, they have starch, but they are not processed as flour is), taro, and there are lots of interesting grains out there. Try millet — it’s really tasty and nutritious. It’s what they used to eat in Japan and China before they started on that non-nutritious rice crap. Rice, especially white rice, has been the biggest detriment to Asia.

> mycoproteins?
Never heard of them.

]]> By: sandstorms_brother http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/#comment-1687 sandstorms_brother Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:34:38 +0000 http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/#comment-1687 No. Soy and mycoproteins are not starches. Other legumes (except soy) have both starch and protein but not as much starch as grains. If you are completely avoiding grains and sugars, you should include non-soy legumes in your diet since it is bad to live on a totally carbohydrate-free diet. It's not good for the kidneys, in the long run. Whole grains are good too. They do contain starch but it is digested relatively slowly. No. Soy and mycoproteins are not starches.

Other legumes (except soy) have both starch and protein but not as much starch as grains. If you are completely avoiding grains and sugars, you should include non-soy legumes in your diet since it is bad to live on a totally carbohydrate-free diet. It’s not good for the kidneys, in the long run.

Whole grains are good too. They do contain starch but it is digested relatively slowly.

]]> By: bluepotato2 http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/#comment-1686 bluepotato2 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 22:59:53 +0000 http://youthinside.org/2008/03/28/suggestions-for-a-low-starch-vegetarian-diet/#comment-1686 Ok...One thing that would be important for you is to choose complex carbohydrates. All foods fall into the categories fats, proteins and carbohydrates. "Starches" are carbohydrates. Carbohydrate foods include everything from leafy vegetables to fruit, grains and potatoes. What you should concentrate on getting are complex carbohydrates rather than simple starches and sugars. When you do have breads, make them whole grain. Have brown rice, not white. Use potatoes sparingly. All pulses (beans, peas and lentils) have some carbohydrate content and varying degrees of protein. Soy products are among those highest in proteins. Mycoporteins are derived from fungi grown on carbohydrate. Tempeh includes mycoproteins. I don't think you'd go wrong with Morningstar Farms products or similar brands for entrees. Here's a link that provides good info about different soy-based products: Ok…One thing that would be important for you is to choose complex carbohydrates. All foods fall into the categories fats, proteins and carbohydrates. “Starches” are carbohydrates. Carbohydrate foods include everything from leafy vegetables to fruit, grains and potatoes. What you should concentrate on getting are complex carbohydrates rather than simple starches and sugars. When you do have breads, make them whole grain. Have brown rice, not white. Use potatoes sparingly. All pulses (beans, peas and lentils) have some carbohydrate content and varying degrees of protein. Soy products are among those highest in proteins. Mycoporteins are derived from fungi grown on carbohydrate. Tempeh includes mycoproteins. I don’t think you’d go wrong with Morningstar Farms products or similar brands for entrees. Here’s a link that provides good info about different soy-based products:

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