pure fiber zero calories pasta recipes
Instant konjac glucomannan pasta recipes:
1 lb Konjac glucomannan pasta
6 oz Marinated artichoke hearts
1/4 lb Mushrooms, sliced
1 c Halved cherry tomatoes
1 c Med pitted ripe olives
1 tb Parsley
1/2 ts Dry basil
Drain and rinse konjac pasta with cold water and drain again. Turn
into a large bowl. Add artichokes and their liquid, mushrooms, cherry
tomatoes, olives, parsley and basil; toss gently. Cover and refrig
for at least 4 hours. Before serving, season with salt and pepper to
taste.
Serving Size : 6
Beneficial Effects of High Dietary Fiber Intake in Patients with Type
2 Diabetes Mellitus
"A high intake of dietary fiber, particularly of the soluble type,
above the level recommended by the ADA, improves glycemic control,
decreases hyperinsulinemia, and lowers plasma lipid concentrations in
patients with type 2 diabetes"
…..The New England Journal of Medicine Volume 342:1392-1398 May 11,
2000
Dietary fiber and type 2 diabetes
"Water-soluble fiber appears to have a greater potential to reduce
postprandial blood glucose, insulin, and serum lipid levels than
insoluble fiber. Viscosity of the dietary fiber is important; the
greater the viscosity, the greater the effect. "
…Clin Excell Nurse Pract. 2000 Sep;4(5):272-6.
Glucomannan is nature’s most viscous soluble fiber, with the
highest water holding capacity, and largest molecular weight among
any dietary fiber.
Konjac glucomannan instant pasta was made by nature soluble fiber -
glucomannan and water, have zero net carb, none calories, is very low
glycemic nature food, which contain about 96% water and 4% soluble
fiber.
Soluble fiber and health
1. Acts like a sponge, absorbing fluid as it moves through system.
This results in softer, bigger stools (fewer hemorrhoids).
2. Slows release of sugar to the bloodstream (hypoglycemia,
diabetes).
3. Prevents hunger by filling the stomach and regulating blood
sugar.
4. Lowers cholesterol *** gel captures bile acids and cholesterol
in diet. If bile acids are not reabsorbed, body has to use
cholesterol in the blood to make more. 8-10 grams a day are
necessary to lower cholesterol.
5. Helps with weight loss (regulates blood sugar, makes you feel
full).
6. Fiber foods cause you to excrete more calories
September 15th, 2005 at 7:00 pm
Why do we keep getting this same recipe over and over?
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September 16th, 2005 at 3:17 am
There will only be calories in a product with mono or disaccharides
in it if your enzymes get to it first, and IF the sugar is absorbed
through the bowel lumen before the bowel bacteria, yeasts or fungi
get it.
Human enzymes can not break down polysaccharides; we don’t produce
the enzymes to do so. Certain bacteria can however, and they use the
sugar they pull off the molecule, producing, in the case of prebiotic
bacteria for example, short-chain fatty acids. There is no waste
sugar to escape to your system.
Cellulose is a polysaccharide, so is FOS, and so is Inulin. Like the
acemannans, they are indigestible by the human frame.
regards,
September 16th, 2005 at 1:46 pm
> Yes…true…of course we can’t digest the bark of a tree!
>
Polysaccharides are incredibly common; mushrooms are full of them, as
is aloe vera, and the inulin I referred to is the most common
carbohydrate after starch. All vegetables have some in them, and the
main source of commercial inulin is not tree bark, but chicory. This
nis what the good bowel bacteria use.
The bark of a tree is primarily cellulose, another type of
polysaccharide and one the good bowel bacteria can NOT digest, but
clostridia, one of the bad ones, can.
None of the above are digestible by humans.
September 17th, 2005 at 5:49 am
I am not following some of this thread,
but aren’t mushrooms good for us?
I eat them like crazy this time of year, and if I shouldn’t be, would someone
let me know…thanks.
I took 2 antibiotics this winter and my daughter got me a FLORA SOURCE by Golden
Health Products to take. Is that good? Thanks
Anna
September 17th, 2005 at 4:06 pm
The polysaccharide discussion revolved around whether they’re useful
as food. They are. Some increase white blood cell production, some
feed the probiotic bacteria in the bowel, some have a direct kill on
infection, some can feed bad bacteria and some do nothing, depending
on their structure.
For good bowel flora, about 12 grams daily of the type the bowel
bacteria can eat (inulin) is useful. The polysaccharides in mushrooms
do not increase good bowel bacteria.
Flora Source is a good blend provided you get live bacteria, but
although it improves the bacterial profile in the stool it does not
promote the fermentation of these organisms in the gut so they can
outcompete on the bowel lining where the battle is really fought.
This is why many people discover that probiotics only work as long as
you’re taking them; without feeding the probiotic blend it it can’t
do its job. Prebiotics like inulin are a cheap way to get things
normalized in the bowel.
regards,