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Legumes - chick pea's, beans (kidney, black, great northern, bertolli etc), lentilsdrew.haynes said:What GOOD carbs can he eat? All I could really think of was brown rice and yams... pretty boring and not gonna appeal to him since he's not that hardcore about lifting.
drew.haynes said:My dad has Celiac Sprue... can't eat Wheat, Barley, Rye, or Oats. Makes his stomach burn and stuff.
What GOOD carbs can he eat? All I could really think of was brown rice and yams... pretty boring and not gonna appeal to him since he's not that hardcore about lifting.
Ok - you are going to have to convert into Australian language here...drew.haynes said:Hey, what about Grits? Would they be considered a slow burning carb? 29g carbs per 1/4 cup dry.
Emma-Leigh said:Ok - you are going to have to convert into Australian language here...
Grits?? What are these? I have a feeling that it has something to do with corn but I have no idea!
Yeah.... I THINK if I am thinking correctly, that it is a corn type thing...drew.haynes said:Lol. Yeah, I THINK so? I never eat them... my dad does... think it's a more Southern American thing. Says "Enriched White Hominy" on the box.
Emma-Leigh said:Yeah.... I THINK if I am thinking correctly, that it is a corn type thing...
The "Enriched" and "white" don't sound hopeful - that sounds like they might have stripped the corn of the outer husk, which will pull the GI up a little and it would remove vitamins/minerals and fibre (which is why they then go and enrich it).
But cornmeal/polenta is usually in the intermediate range - ~55-70....
I s'pose that if he combines it with some protein, fibre and healthy fats, then it should be ok... But I am sure there would be better options.
drew.haynes said:From dictionary.com (which is taken from other dictionaries)...
Cool thanks. Helpful as always Emma.Emma-Leigh said:LOL - thanks for that... So my 'guess' was about right.
In terms of yellow grits being lower GI - from this description it sounds like even yellow grits would be de-hulled, so I don't think it would make much difference.
I still stand by my comments. Corn does not really have a lot in it (besides carbs) so in terms of a healthy breakfast there are much better choices... But if it is all he would eat then it would be ok as long as he combined it with some other things.