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    oatmeal nutrition

    Someone give me a brief explanation on why most ppl add oatmeal to their diet when it doesn't contain much protein. Is it because it is low-fat?

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    Oatmeal is a slow burning, complex carbohydrate with a low gly***ic value. In fact, most of us only eat about three foods when looking for complex carbs

    Oatmeal
    Yams/sweet potato
    Brown rice

    let me know ifyou don't understand the importance of a slow burning carb

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    Because it's a great source of complex carbs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Times Roman View Post
    Oatmeal is a slow burning, complex carbohydrate with a low gly***ic value. In fact, most of us only eat about three foods when looking for complex carbs

    Oatmeal
    Yams/sweet potato
    Brown rice

    let me know ifyou don't understand the importance of a slow burning carb
    Whats a good way to prepare yams? i've never had them before.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Awesome_Archy View Post
    Whats a good way to prepare yams? i've never had them before.
    the less processed the better. Processing, like mashing, increases the glyc emic value, which increases the rate at which it burns.

    for me, you can bake whole. there is also a recipe section in the nutrition section here you can check out....

    http://forums.steroid.com/forumdisplay.php?11-RECIPES

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    Mashing increases gly***ic value? I've been baking mine till they are soft enough to skin and stir with a fork, suppose I'll have to change that now.

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    Oatmeal also seems to be something we all can put up with eating for a long time. Been eating it for years and still actually like it.

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    Times -
    Do you think blending the oats - as in Slimmer's pancakes - increases the gly***ic value too, or are they still just as hard to break down - only smaller?

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    ^^ this

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    Quote Originally Posted by Times Roman View Post
    Oatmeal is a slow burning, complex carbohydrate with a low gly***ic value. In fact, most of us only eat about three foods when looking for complex carbs

    Oatmeal
    Yams/sweet potato
    Brown rice

    let me know ifyou don't understand the importance of a slow burning carb
    No wholemeal pasta? I notice that a lot of people don't eat it, any reasons why?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Times Roman View Post
    the less processed the better. Processing, like mashing, increases the glyc emic value, which increases the rate at which it burns.

    for me, you can bake whole. there is also a recipe section in the nutrition section here you can check out....

    http://forums.steroid.com/forumdisplay.php?11-RECIPES
    Thanks Roman

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    carbs important to build muscle

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    Quote Originally Posted by oatmeal69 View Post
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    Do you think blending the oats - as in Slimmer's pancakes - increases the gly***ic value too, or are they still just as hard to break down - only smaller?
    I can tell you that powdered oatmeal (aka oatmeal flour) has a slightly higher GI than regular oats.

    It makes sense since you are making them easier to digest and enter the blood stream when you process them into smaller particles...
    Last edited by Turkish Juicer; 04-09-2012 at 01:52 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Super-Chump View Post
    No wholemeal pasta? I notice that a lot of people don't eat it, any reasons why?
    Pasta is a processed food, regardless of being wholemeal or not.

    Diet and health conscious BBs try to stay away from processed food, this is also exactly why most of us here prefer oats over bread for breakfast.

    Purity comes first.

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    OK thanks for info.

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    YAMS!!(sweet potatoes too) Poke holes in one with a fork, wrap it in a paper towel and microwave it for 5 minutes. Take it out and peel off the skin, comes out perfect everytime!!!!

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