I've heard that Sweet Potatos and Yams and are better and that they have a lower GI, but why. How are they different than normal potatos that makes them lower GI. Is the chemical makeup different or whatever?
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Thread: Sweet Potato GI?
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04-19-2005, 04:14 PM #1
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04-19-2005, 04:36 PM #2
It depends on the starches (complex carbs) that make up the foods, some are slower to digest than others. Different foods have differing amounts and types of starches.
You can find the GI of any carb containing food by going to the GI database at
www.glycemicindex.com
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04-19-2005, 05:05 PM #3
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GI is stupid. sweet potatos are good for you. i posted a sweet potato recipe heat up sweet potato, peel skin, mash it, (butter optional, depending when eating it) add some choco protein poweder and some whey. stir and eat.
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04-19-2005, 05:53 PM #4
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04-19-2005, 10:01 PM #5
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04-20-2005, 12:24 AM #6Originally Posted by Diab0licCutting - 6' 3" - 28 yrs
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04-20-2005, 12:57 AM #7Originally Posted by Liquid
You can try it without the butter and just use the cinnamon alone. You can get the cinnamon mill in the spice section in case you've never seen that.
Tastes a lot better than your standard powdered cinnamon.
I almost forgot that I poke it with a fork before cooking a few times so they don't explode in the microwave.
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04-20-2005, 05:25 AM #8Originally Posted by Liquid
You wont really wana do this if youre mixing it with whey though, this is for sweet potatoes alone.Last edited by Diab0lic; 04-20-2005 at 05:28 AM.
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04-20-2005, 05:25 AM #9
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Originally Posted by Liquid
sounds like a good idea diabolic :\ never did it with water, cause they were always so easy to mash anyway. they are kind of dry. thanks for the tipGOAL: BUILD LEAN MASS
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04-20-2005, 06:47 AM #10
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04-20-2005, 09:07 AM #11
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04-20-2005, 10:50 AM #12Originally Posted by MattMI hate Quitters
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04-20-2005, 10:59 AM #13
IMO, structuring your nutrional plan around GI is not rational. If you eat good nutritional whole foods with a mix of lean meats, fiberous vegatables, and starch and eat meals often you will not need to concern yourself with GI. The combonation of the foods will balance out the overal GI, not to mention the higher frequency of eating will lower overall effective GI of foods
Eat good and eat often and don't concern yourself with GI, unless you are doing if for medial purposes.
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04-20-2005, 11:07 AM #14Originally Posted by Diab0licUnaffiliated.
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04-20-2005, 11:29 AM #15
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