Resistant Starch (RE) is a miracle food! eating RE foods (like the “Shirataki” Noodles I wrote a blog about) make you feel very satisfied. Sometimes it tastes sweet, but it will NOT raise blood sugar – great news for many of insulin-resistant / pre-diabetes people, or those who would like either lose weight or simply maintain their weight.
Cooled or room temperature cooked white rice, cooled cooked (boiled) white potatoes (for example potato salad), sautéed plantain are other examples of resistant starch. Why do the Japanese not gain weight? Probably they eat sushi rolls (cooled rice)!
I recommend my patents to buy the greenest bananas at the market and chop into 6 pieces and freeze in a zip top bag so it’s ready to make Tamie’s Smoothie in the morning. Make sure to take enough Protein at breakfast to SUSTAIN your blood sugar level. I recommend my patients add “Collagen Based Protein Powder” which has many benefits and is easy on digestion. I carry Design for Health Collagen Based Protein Powder (Chocolate and Vanilla Flavor) in my clinic – my patient’s favorite choice!
The Typical American Sunday Morning Breakfast like pancakes or french toast with a glass of orange juice is a good example of why Blood Sugar is going to have a roller coaster ride – UP and DOWN all day long. No wonder you get sleepy after meals (when blood sugar DROPS), and wake up at the middle of the night (again, it happens when blood sugar DROPS).
Here are good articles about Resistant Starch.
- Do not resist this starch
- What Fills You Up Don’t Let Hunger Sabotage Your Diet
- Definitive Guide to Resistant Starch
- Resistant Starch for Healthy Gut
- Resistant Starch- Gut’s Superfood
- Potato Starch
- Lentils – 65% is Resistant Starch
- Mung Beans is Resistant Starch
- Research Update – Resistant Starch
- 3 Kinds of Fiber Change Your Life
