Carbohydrates obtained from the “white food” sources such
as potatoes are believed to be a bad choice. According to the
misconceptions and mistaken beliefs of many health professionals,
carbohydrates are supposed to be no-no foods and every white food
including the white sugar and bread are considered to have high
glycemic index and bad for our bodies. Since these foods have earned
a reputation of responsible for weight gain and have high content of
calories, most of the fitness experts would advise you to stay away
from these foods. In fact they are encouraging to use brown bread,
brown sugar or brown rice but discourage only the white. On the
contrary, white foods should not be excluded from our diets entirely.
All types and colors of food have distinctive qualities and they are good
for the nutritional needs of our bodies. Foods in white color specifically
hold some of the exclusive nutrients that are very important for the
growth and development of our bodies. Unfortunately you cannot
bear the absence of these nutritional ingredients in your body and
therefore, resume health so white foods should not be dropped from
our diets entirely.
Boosting effects of garlic and onions
No one can deny that onions and garlic has amazing and powerful
effects on our bodies. Garlic heals whereas onion protects and both
are white. They are both pungent and contain protective yet natural
chemicals to keep our body system away from various diseases
such as coronary and infections etc. The unique nutrients have anti-
inflammatory properties.
The nutty tasty Cauliflower
This cruciferous vegetable has nutty taste and has many beneficial
properties for the sake of health and fitness. Cauliflower combats
abdominal fat and has the ability to fight against estrogenic
composites with help of thiocyanates and glucosinolates compounds.
It also rejuvenates the body with vitamin C, minerals and fiber.
Benefits of Mushrooms
Mushrooms are used for cooking as a food and an important ingredient
used in medicines. They are fungi and not an herb or vegetable. Many
people are simply unaware of the nutritional values and importance
of mushrooms. Out of thousands of other types of mushrooms,
only three thousand are edible loaded with antioxidants and other
important nutrients.
Starchy Potatoes
Potatoes are notorious for their bad carbohydrates or high glycemic
index level. The high level of sugar in blood is not necessarily due
to the intake of white foods and specifically potatoes have earned
this bad reputation due to the mistaken beliefs of some of the health
practitioners. Every person has a different body type and high or
low glycemic index has various types of affects for each body type.
Basically that depends upon various factors that contribute in gaining
or losing of the weight. Every individual will face a different reaction
due to the carbohydrate processes in the body. It might take a high
dose or intake of glycemic index to produce layers of fat in your body.
For example, if you have an adequate amount of watermelon or other
low glycemic index food it will not put on any extra weight or negative
effects on your body.
Many foods that have high glycemic index are found to be excellent
source of many of the important nutrients such as vitamins and
minerals. Avoiding them would simply be unfair to your health. Many
people prefer to eat junk foods, rich in calories or bakery items
like donuts etc., over vegetables like potatoes and fruits such as
watermelon. They actually leave all the good benefits and nutritional
value behind that could not be achieved with any other type of food.
In order to receive full benefits, nutrition and slowing down of the
process of carbohydrates and high glycemic index behavior in your
body system, form certain combinations of food. By combining various
food items together we neutralize the bad affects and get the best
nutrition out of that for us. For further detailed reading you can get
help from this famous book called “Truth about Six Pack Abs” that
explains all about various food combinations and their healthy affects
on human body.
Carbohydrates are good as long as you eat them cooked in the right
way such as potatoes should be eaten along with the skin. The skin
of the potato includes good nutritional ingredients. By removing
the skin you loose these important vitamins and minerals. Also by
frying the potatoes, cut them into the shape of finger fries and fried
in the hydrogenated oil, you destroy major nutrition and essential
ingredients that include vitamins, minerals and fiber good for health.
According to a study, people who consumed around seven to nine
potatoes daily and made potatoes a part of their regular diet plan
lost weight in same proportion and consistency as those who avoided
carbs. The number of calories a potato of average size has is 100-
120 and by eating a few potatoes a day the person feels his stomach
full. Which, in result, produces less urge to munch or nibble on to
something the whole day, and so, this helps in reducing weight.
In order to elaborate what you read above in this article we may
stress and focus on various food combinations. Combine fiber and
carbohydrates together like we did in the following recipes:
Potato Side Dish
There are many types of potatoes available at the vegetable store.
Select all the colors red, yellow, purple and white potatoes of small
size or also called baby potatoes. Make a colorful mixture of potatoes
by cutting them into small chunks and soften them with help of
steaming process. You can now add peppers, onions, thinly sliced in
shape of long strips, along with chopped garlic to a pan. Cook them
until they are tender, in the olive oil. Once they are ready combine
the steamed potatoes and this mixture together and stir fry. Season
with salt and pepper according to the taste, serve hot. This recipe is a
very simple procedure to show you how various food combinations can
be made to fulfill the nourishment requirements of our body without
harming various processes or accumulate layers of bad fats and
calories.
You can find many good food combinations and tasty mouthwatering
recipes that use some basic ingredients and sources of good
carbohydrates, fiber, proteins and vitamins to enhance the metabolism
of your bodies. These recipes can easily be found on the portal of
internet at various websites. It is mandatory to avoid frying the good
carbohydrates of potatoes in deep oil because it will ruin the purpose
and essential nutrition. Prefer to use olive oil or coconut oil. Many
people use commercial salt but you can switch to sea salt for getting
more nutrition and health along with the taste.
In order to conclude we can summarize the above article. Many
people lose much important vitamins and minerals along with other
essential nutrition ingredients found in various foods by preparing
them in a wrong way such as potatoes deep fried in oil. If the same
food was prepared by using some other method such as streaming
or stir frying it would have given more nutrition and health. Food in
combinations produces very good results by providing the essential
vitamins and minerals etc necessary for the body. Good carbohydrates
obtained from potatoes are good for health if combined and
processed with other fibrous vegetables like peppers and cabbage etc.
