educate me on these two items. I saw both at the grocery store yesterday and they look like they are healthy and good for in a smoothie.
thanks in advance
thanks in advance
Almond flour and Cocunut flour?
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Oh, didn't know this. Thank you Pop Rivit
They are lower carb versions of wheat flower - and better for you. Wheat is a big appetite stimulant - that why you can eat so much bread before dinner and still pack in the main course. Carbs raise your blood sugar creating an insulin response to lower it. A negative side effect of insulin is the fact that it tells your body to store fat - thus carbs make you fat. Eat good fats and protein to lose weight. Read and listen to anything by Gary Taubes.
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They are lower carb versions of wheat flower - and better for you. Wheat is a big appetite stimulant - that why you can eat so much bread before dinner and still pack in the main course. Carbs raise your blood sugar creating an insulin response to lower it. A negative side effect of insulin is the fact that it tells your body to store fat - thus carbs make you fat. Eat good fats and protein to lose weight. Read and listen to anything by Gary Taubes.
I think Taubes gets some things right and is way off on others. He really says some wacky things like suggesting that exercise is not useful because it just makes you hungry. The metabolic advantage thing is also a bit nutty and the focus on ketosis is going to lead to a lot of premature deaths. Telling people to stop eating fruit (apart from berries) OS also nutty.
I know people who followed the Taubes diet only to see LDL cholesterol spike from normal to over 300. Ketosis is a survival state that elevates cortisol. No way that is good for you as a permanent state, though like stress in general, it can help temporarily in critical moments.
They are lower carb versions of wheat flower - and better for you. Wheat is a big appetite stimulant - that why you can eat so much bread before dinner and still pack in the main course. Carbs raise your blood sugar creating an insulin response to lower it. A negative side effect of insulin is the fact that it tells your body to store fat - thus carbs make you fat. Eat good fats and protein to lose weight. Read and listen to anything by Gary Taubes.
I think Taubes gets some things right and is way off on others. He really says some wacky things like suggesting that exercise is not useful because it just makes you hungry. The metabolic advantage thing is also a bit nutty and the focus on ketosis is going to lead to a lot of premature deaths. Telling people to stop eating fruit (apart from berries) OS also nutty.
I know people who followed the Taubes diet only to see LDL cholesterol spike from normal to over 300. Ketosis is a survival state that elevates cortisol. No way that is good for you as a permanent state, though like stress in general, it can help temporarily in critical moments.
I've done a lot of reading over the past 6 years on nutrition and never really heard those 2 come up as top choices. I generally avoid wheat based flour and grains if I can, especially plain old wheat flour pasta. Spelt and buckwheat are better choices, though maybe not for a smoothie. I'd rather have the raw almonds and coconut, which I usually eat daily with a snack along with dried figs. I've tried almond milk and found it generally tasteless and with little protein...they must not used many almonds in it...lol.
Flax meal is another ingredient that might work in a smoothie. I add pea protein to my breakfast cereal of cooked groats/flax meal/almonds. It's not perfect by any means. I prefer that to whey which often comes with all the negatives of cow's milk. For me pea protein replaced the wheat germ which I cut out. Avocado is another ingredient for a smoothie, though an odd one, and not that cheap. Once flours are pulverized and processed down to that level, a lot of the "goodness" is gone.
Buckwheat is technically a fruit seed, similar to how quinoa is also a fruit and not a grain. I liked to use both of those.
Flax meal is another ingredient that might work in a smoothie. I add pea protein to my breakfast cereal of cooked groats/flax meal/almonds. It's not perfect by any means. I prefer that to whey which often comes with all the negatives of cow's milk. For me pea protein replaced the wheat germ which I cut out. Avocado is another ingredient for a smoothie, though an odd one, and not that cheap. Once flours are pulverized and processed down to that level, a lot of the "goodness" is gone.
Buckwheat is technically a fruit seed, similar to how quinoa is also a fruit and not a grain. I liked to use both of those.
I use the Edammeme and milled flax seed daily. I have also put some chia seeds in a smoothie. I use lots of veggies and fruits too
Not sure you would want to put flour in a smoothie. They are often used in baking but are pretty expensive. You can used oat flour instead of white flour which is reasonably priced. If you have a food processor you can make your own by putting some instant rolled oats in there. I've been making some protein muffins for my parents when I go to visit them. They don't contain any white flour, oil or sugar but taste great.
I wouldn't mind trying boiled groats into a smoothie were you retain nearly all the benefit of the original grain. It would probably need something to give it a little "sweetness" like 60-100% cacao powder, cinnamon, banana, etc.
SatinSilver: I put a spoonful of coconut flour and half a spoonful of chia seed in with some fruit and kale and spinach and ice cubes. Very delicious
Sounds healthy. A local discount store has a bunch of items from this place:
http://www.bobsredmill.com/
I get the oat flour from them for $3 a bag. Plus a bunch of other stuff. Tastes good and healthy.
http://www.bobsredmill.com/
I get the oat flour from them for $3 a bag. Plus a bunch of other stuff. Tastes good and healthy.
I got a box that had almost 2lb for like $3~. I use that on my oatmeal every morning and some [censored] yogurt to boot
Milled flax seed that is****
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my wife is allergic to gluten, it is not all nonsense. Todays hybrid Wheat is high carb.
DITTO.
Still thank you the "gluten-free fad" for the increased availability of GF products....
my wife is allergic to gluten, it is not all nonsense. Todays hybrid Wheat is high carb.
DITTO.
Still thank you the "gluten-free fad" for the increased availability of GF products....
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I think that both cater to the latest trendy non-gluten or paleo nonsense diet fads.
actually i thank the diet fads because i have gluten allergies in the family.
also Celiac-Disease is no fun too.(and very un-diagnozed....)
so there are people needing them. and probably existed even when you where a wee little boy.
I think that both cater to the latest trendy non-gluten or paleo nonsense diet fads.
actually i thank the diet fads because i have gluten allergies in the family.
also Celiac-Disease is no fun too.(and very un-diagnozed....)
so there are people needing them. and probably existed even when you where a wee little boy.
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