Den32 wrote:I am trying to replace white rice with other unprocessed and whole starches that could digest best for me due to my digestive problems. I found that pearl millet digests quite good when correctly prepared: soaked for 24h then boiled for 15 minutes.
However after 700 calorie millet meal with some vegetables I found myself unstable a bit and was hungry 2h after a meal again. Could it be due to high glycemic index of millet which is 71, white basmati rice 58? Do you know any trusted sources that could confirm the glycemic index of boiled pearl millet?
So, would it be safe to base my daily meals on millet notwithstanding its high GI?
Any advice welcome.
The glycemic load of the whole meal might be more important than the glycemic index of one its components. There's some info on that at the first link here:
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/f ... /gigl.html http://www.glycemicindex.com/You can find and compare foods at the second link. It appears that millet carries a bit higher glycemic load than does white basmati (or at least than Uncle Ben's white basmati, which has 23 listed as its glycemic load). The glycemic load listed for boiled millet is 26. The GI for that Uncle Ben's basmati is listed at 60. The GI of other white basmatis found listed here varies between 43 and 69. Their glycemic loads vary between 15 and 28.
I don't pay much attention to the glycemic index because the numbers don't reflect how people eat in real life. Food combinations, cooking methods and such. Real life has so many variables. Science experiments in the lab are more precise. Finding the foods that fit or work for each of us can be a chore and an adventure.
As for being hungry after 2 hours, I think many people find they become grazers when they switch to McDougall or plant-based. While the starch is certainly filling, I think foods just digest quicker and more easily without the meat, dairy and fat. Maybe a little more fiber from vegetables and beans or a mix of grains would make your millet meal stay with you longer? I don't know. (I read somewhere that millet takes 3 or 3.5 hours to digest. I don't know if that's true, and if it is I would think there have to be variables for individuals.) Technically, millet is a seed, though we eat it like a grain. The fiber content is lower than some grains; it has less than 3g fiber per cup. Maybe you can add a snack when you're feeling unstable (I'm not sure what "unstable" means, but it sounds like you mean low blood sugar).
White basmati is our favorite rice in Agnesville. It's the only one everyone will eat.
Sorry if I rambled. I do that. I hope you find your answers.