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The Skinny Carbs Diet Eat Pasta Potatoes and More Use the power of resistant starch to make your favorite foods fight fat an by Krizia MissK Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 12 Oct 2010 10:10pm sources of resistant starch—potatoes, bananas, breads, and more -complete instructions for cooking with resistant starch (cooling foods before serving is key) -150 recipes featuring... The Skinny Carbs Diet Eat Pasta Potatoes and More Use the power of resistant starch to make your favorite foods fight fat and beat cravings Read on »

Know Your Starches by culturedcook Posted Mon 01 Dec 2008 12:00am requiring a solid, still-shaped-like-a-potato cooked potato.) The opposite high-moisture, low-starch potatoes hold their form well and are wonderful used in baked gratins and soups... grains around your plate? Odds are, you picked the wrong type of starch for your dish. In the case of rice, short-grain and long-grain varieties both contain two kinds of starch Read on »

Starch Comfort by Amassey Posted Thu 22 Jul 2010 7:00am protein (meat or plant-based..doesn't matter.) vegetable (usually green!), and starch (rice, pasta, potatoes, corn..yes, corn is a starch- thats a whole other post to come.) I get..., stirring occasionally, about 50 minutes. While potatoes are roasting, toss peas in microwave safe bowl. Add about 1/4 cup water, cover and cook on HIGH for about 2 and a half Read on »

Ellen and corn starch by Dave Patient Expert

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There's Something About Starch by Matt M. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 2:39pm I wrote earlier this year about evidence that starch may have played a bigger role in Paleolithic diets than previously thought. A new paper adds to this discussion. Researches looked for starch granules on the dental calculus of ancient skeletons. For the skeletons they analyzed, almost every sample contained starch. While this type of analysis Read on »

What is "modified food starch"? by less sweet Patient Expert

Posted Tue 15 Dec 2009 5:02pm People come to this blog for lots of different reasons, but two searches that really seem to pull people in are pumpkin muffins and modified food starch. This next post has... the ingredient "modified food starch" - what is it and should it be avoided. Great question! Modified food starch is a very common ingredient, so let's find out a little about Read on »

Because you asked...modified food starch by less sweet Patient Expert

Posted Mon 04 May 2009 4:14pm A reader asked me a little while back about the ingredient "modified food starch" - what is it and should it be avoided. Great question! Modified food starch is a very common ingredient, so let's find out a little about it! Modified food starch can be made from many different grains - corn, wheat, tapioca, etc. - but for the purposes Read on »

Does Starch Make You Gain Weight? by Dr. Eben Davis Doctor of Chiropracty

Posted Tue 14 Dec 2010 12:00am San Francisco Chiropractor Comments: There are many misconceptions about starch foods....the primary misconception being starches are fattening. The truth of the matter is that populations around the world that eat primarily starches (potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, rice, corn) are some of the thinnest, healthiest people on earth. It's Read on »

Gluten Free Flour and the Difference between Tapioca Flour and Tapioca Starch by Jamie Patient Expert

Posted Tue 14 Dec 2010 5:55pm The quick answer is, there is no difference. If a recipe calls for Tapioca Starch or Tapioca Flour it is calling for the same thing! Tapioca is the starch derived from the root of the cassava, aipim... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read on »

You Ask, I Answer: Hydrogenated Starch by Andy B. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 07 Dec 2008 10:24pm I recently saw an ingredient called "hydrogenated starch." What is it? Is avoidance prudent? -- Corey Clark (Location withheld) Let me guess -- you saw hydrogenated starch as an ingredient in a sugar-free product? Althrough hydrogenation always conjures up thoughts of unhealthy fats, that same process is rather harmless when applied Read on »