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Starch?

Postby sligg1 » Wed Apr 21, 2021 9:24 am

The Irish eat potatoes, the Italians eat pasta. Is pasta comparable to potatoes as the starch in the McDougall diet?

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Re: Starch?

Postby MINNIE » Thu Apr 22, 2021 8:30 am

Yes, it can be.

For Dr's McDougall's explanation, you can take a look at the Color Picture Book -with pasta mentioned right on the cover:).

https://www.drmcdougall.com/health/education/cpb/
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Re: Starch?

Postby michaelswarm » Thu Apr 22, 2021 9:35 am

Whole wheat pasta is today much easier to find than in the past. I can find whole wheat spaghetti, penne, rotini and vermicelli even here in Mexico. I enjoy pasta once or twice a week. Today, after shopping yesterday, I start cooking marinara sauce. Kids will probably eat spaghetti with sauce. I will add vegetables and lentil-rice-oat burger chunks to mine. I freeze any extra sauce.

We also enjoy potatoes, through. Mashed potatoes and gravy is a kids favorite, and I enjoy shepherd’s pie with more veggies.

Cultures ate what was locally available. Warmer locations can grow wheat. Cooler locations can grow potatoes. With the addition of small amount of fruit or vegetable, wheat is equivalent to potato. Calorie density is similar. (Unlike bread, which has higher calorie density.) Whole grain flours are more processed, but have been used for hundreds of years.

You can use the advanced search to find detailed discussions in Jeff Novick’s forum.

Whole Grain Pasta
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Whole Grain Pasta & Satiety
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Re: Starch?

Postby PJK » Thu Apr 22, 2021 3:31 pm

On 2 fronts at least, potatoes are a better choice than pasta.

They're more nutritious.

And less calorie-dense. 1 pound of boiled potatoes = 395 calories. 1 pound of cooked pasta = 594 cals. That's a difference of about 200 calories.

https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutr ... ta-(cooked)?portionid=48528&portionamount=1.000
http://www.slimkicker.com/foods/potatoe ... 72777/4875
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