Choose Healthy Carbohydrates

Already we know that the Indonesian experience "dependence" with carbohydrates, especially rice. If they've been eating rice, it was not eaten.

However, we also know that carbohydrates are made of flour, which is converted by the body into sugar when digested. Rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and other starchy vegetables are some of them. Even so, does not mean we have to eliminate carbs from our daily intake. More wisely if we choose a more healthy type of carbohydrate. EHow give some tips to choose healthy carbohydrates:

1. Replace carbohydrates made from white flour with whole wheat flour, for example, bread made from whole wheat. Whole wheat contains higher fiber, and reduced carbohydrate reserves in the body.

2. Replace pasta usually with a paste of whole wheat or spinach, to get a healthy intake. Pasta of this type can also be really tasty when mixed with your favorite sauce.

3. Replace the potatoes with other vegetables if possible. Choose healthy carbohydrates such as cauliflower, turnip (turnip), jicama, and celery root. Boil vegetables, soften, and season, so it felt good. Even so, no need to stop the consumption of potatoes at all, because the potato is also a good carbohydrate when consumed in moderation.

4. Eat fresh fruit as part of a healthy diet. Select fresh fruit in season, to enjoy the best taste. Fresh fruit contains vitamins essential for health, besides containing a high fiber content. If not available fresh fruit, frozen fruit that is not processed with sugar (like sweets) can also be an option.

5. Add fresh vegetables in your diet. Vegetables are also a healthy carbohydrate, because it contains fiber and vitamins. Vegetables can provide more vitamins if consumed in a raw state, or steamed.

6. Add beans, because these foods are an important source of protein that the body needs. Nuts are also high in healthy carbohydrates that contain fiber, which is necessary for digestive health. Most of the vegetaian use nuts as a main source of protein.

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Complex Carbohydrates Keep Blood Sugar Levels

For years people with diabetes are encouraged to avoid sweets, cakes and other sugary foods because it is assumed to be more quickly elevate blood sugar levels. However, research shows that it is not true. All carbohydrates, including sugar kitchen, affect blood glucose with almost the same way.

The most important of carbohydrates is not dependent on the type that is eaten, but rather on the portion diasup. If you consume more carbohydrates than usual, there is a chance you do not have enough insulin to carry the excess supply of sugar into the cells, which could result in increased blood sugar levels.

One way to help control blood sugar is to eat the same amount of carbohydrates at specific times each day. It's best to eat a mixture of complex and simple carbohydrates.

The benefits of complex carbohydrates (flour) is that the body takes longer to decompose it into sugar. Thus, the sugar enters the bloodstream at a rate of speed that is more stable. Include carbohydrate foods in a high-fiber mixture. The more fibers that contained food, the slow process of digestion and the slower the increase in blood sugar levels.

Sources of complex carbohydrates include whole grains (rice, corn, wheat), tubers, sago, and so on. Simple carbohydrates are the product itself or the sugar that is easily digested into sugar, such as honey, syrup, cake, and jam, is faster to use the body as an energy so quickly lead to hunger.

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Red Rice Keep Blood Sugar

Diabetes mellitus or diabetes has become a global health problem. The number of patients with this disease continues to increase dramatically, including in Indonesia. One of the prevention efforts that can be done is setting a good diet.

From this strategy, various studies have shown, changing the type of food consumed effectively to control blood sugar levels. One way is to replace white rice with brown rice or bread from Cereal intact.

Latest publications from Harvard researchers published in the Archives of Internal Medicine states, red rice and food from Whole Cereal is a healthier choice for diabetics because it raised blood sugar slowly.

Knowledge about the benefits of brown rice for diabetes is not new, but until now the white rice is still the favorite of many people. In a study of 200,000 people known to Americans, those who ate white rice has diabetes risk 17 percent higher than that seldom eat rice.

Conversely, people who eat red rice risk for developing diabetes fell by 11 percent. A similar benefit was found if we replace white rice with Cereal intact, including bread or pasta.

Consumption of food high in fiber succeeded in reducing the risk of diabetes because it can lower blood sugar and insulin levels and reduce the risk of progression of poor glucose tolerance in type 2 diabetes.

As with intact Cereal, brown rice is also rich in fiber and energy production in stages or also known as having a low glycemic index. Therefore, experts are calling for 70 percent met the needs of our carbohydrates from brown rice or whole Cereal.

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Marrow Rice Fragrant Red Rice The Sower

Explore Banten not feel complete if not yet felt the rice marrow. There are some sellers marrow rice in West Java province this fraction. One of them, Castle marrow. Store is well known in Banten has been around since 1941.

Castle Name marrow taken from the name of the owner who was called Mang Castle. Currently the store is still operated and managed for generations by his son Ari.

The rice in the shop marrow marrow Castle made from brown rice and seasonings are made from natural spices and mixed with the marrow, then wrapped in banana leaves and grilled over charcoal.

The process presents a simple enough rice marrow. Ari just warm rice pack for a few moments. Before heating, the rice had been baked together with the wrapper as it appeared from the black color on some packs that burn up in flames.

After that, the package was opened and banana leaf wrapped rice which was originally used as placemats. Aroma rice typical marrow was immediately exit. Ari then add a few pieces of sliced ​​tomatoes and cucumbers. A piece of lime that has been cleaved also put there.

Marrow rice is sold at quite affordable and does not drain the contents of the bag. Enough with the Rp 10,000, visitors have to get one serving of rice marrow. Marrow rice will taste more delicious when accompanied by buffalo satay, which of course is available at this shop.

Looks spicy flavor of the rice color reddish due to the influence of chili in the spice mixture. What is clear, the tongue did not want to refuse bribes and send messages to the brain that has never been as good taste rice and segurih this before.

Secret taste and kekenyalannya there on how to manufacture. According to Ari, both rice and steamed bone marrow first. Only then both mixed and stirred until uniform. After that, a mixture of rice and the marrow was wrapped with banana leaves. Do not forget diselipi one piece lemon grass stem on each wrapper.

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More Excellence from Red Rice White Rice

Although both rice, our society is more than 30 years of leaving the brown rice and just eat rice from white rice. New two-three years of white rice consumption began to re-popularized as part of a healthy lifestyle.

Brown rice is healthier because it is generally crushed or broken skin, so the epidermis, commonly called the bran still attached. Well, the epidermis is rich in fiber and natural oils.

Fat contained in the epidermis is essential fats that are important for brain development. Natural fiber also give full effect and cleanses the digestive tract. By doing so, become better nutrition for the body.

Carbohydrate content of brown rice of about 77.6 grams per 100 grams of material. While brown rice protein content of about 7.5 grams per 100 grams of material, slightly higher than white rice, 6.8 grams per 100 grams of material.

Instead of white rice, brown rice is superior to vitamin and mineral content. Brown rice contains vitamin B1 (thiamin) is higher than white rice, respectively 0.21 and 0.12 milligrams per 100 grams of material.

The most prominent mineral content in brown rice is the calcium and phosphorus. Levels of calcium in the brown rice 16 mg per 100 grams of material. Other minerals found in red rice is selenium because it contains 39 micrograms per 100 grams of brown rice.

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