Are platanos okay to eat if somebody wants to lose weight? What about yuca? I heard yuca is very bad for you and its even worse for people with diabetes. Is it okay to eat mangos, pineapple, bananas, and watermelon?
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Do platanos make you fat?
fried platano...........
i was eating fried platano and fried chicken for about 5 days in a row and thought i was going to "blow out".but was quite surprised when i dident.
i thought? platanos were/are a carbohydrate just like potato etc.
i dident put on eight eating them but maybe someone else knows different?
the rest of the food you mention are all fruits arent they?
so i dont think you would have any probs there.
i was eating fried platano and fried chicken for about 5 days in a row and thought i was going to "blow out".but was quite surprised when i dident.
i thought? platanos were/are a carbohydrate just like potato etc.
i dident put on eight eating them but maybe someone else knows different?
the rest of the food you mention are all fruits arent they?
so i dont think you would have any probs there.
Any food in moderation is good.
Plantains are a good source of fibers and have zero fat. It is rich in carbohydrates and other nutrients.
Cassava (yuca) is rich in carbohydrates, but if you are not a diabetic (then you do as your doctor say) it can also be part of your diet consumed in moderation.
You can read this: Eating well with diabetes - The Dominican diet - Dominican Cooking
And this: The truth about the much-maligned plantain - Dominican Cooking
Plantains are a good source of fibers and have zero fat. It is rich in carbohydrates and other nutrients.
Cassava (yuca) is rich in carbohydrates, but if you are not a diabetic (then you do as your doctor say) it can also be part of your diet consumed in moderation.
You can read this: Eating well with diabetes - The Dominican diet - Dominican Cooking
And this: The truth about the much-maligned plantain - Dominican Cooking
Problem Is.......................
When a Dominican eats a "Platano", it is usually fried,with fried salami on the side! Orr..."Mangu",mashed with lots of butter,with a fried egg on top! It's like eating a potato,the potato is great,about 100 calories,but the butter,or gravy is what does you in!
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When a Dominican eats a "Platano", it is usually fried,with fried salami on the side! Orr..."Mangu",mashed with lots of butter,with a fried egg on top! It's like eating a potato,the potato is great,about 100 calories,but the butter,or gravy is what does you in!
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Pineapple, mango, watermelon are high in sugar which is a carbohydrate and bananas are high in starch another carbohydrate. The weight loss diet that my doctor put me on did not allow these 4 foods.
I had a "pl?tano makes you stupid" comment from a nice gentleman yesterday who complimented me on my son's intelligence (some might say 'brattish precocity'). He asked me "what do you give him for breakfast?" I said (mischievously) "mang?!" and he said, in all seriousness, that I shouldn't, because... Pl?tanos Make You Stupid.
Plantains are a good food is taken in moderation. (Something that I tend to forget!)
There are trace amounts of iron, good fiber, and vitamins. As a cousin of the Banana, it ranks up there in nutritional values.
Problem with the DR. diet is, as CCCCCCCCCCC, has so eloquently said, all the frying.
If you notice Dominicans eating a normal meal, they will only take one or two
"fritos verdes" to go with the rest of the meal. Gringos eat them like fried potatoes, and therein is the problem.
Try this: Boiled green plantains, hard boiled eggs and avocado for breakfast.
Just with salt. No oil!!
HB, plantain fan....................
There are trace amounts of iron, good fiber, and vitamins. As a cousin of the Banana, it ranks up there in nutritional values.
Problem with the DR. diet is, as CCCCCCCCCCC, has so eloquently said, all the frying.
If you notice Dominicans eating a normal meal, they will only take one or two
"fritos verdes" to go with the rest of the meal. Gringos eat them like fried potatoes, and therein is the problem.
Try this: Boiled green plantains, hard boiled eggs and avocado for breakfast.
Just with salt. No oil!!
HB, plantain fan....................
OK, for starters, the brute?na in plantain is an urban myth. However, a plantain is nutritionally most valuable if eaten ripened on the tree, something most Dominicans shy away from, since they love their plantains green, and fried to boot.
Ninnies? (I had to look that one up: n. pl. nin?nies
A fool; a simpleton. ...;-)
In my book, (If I ever get to write it ...;-), I will surely stress that platanos and yucca are much more nutritional than the white rice most Dominicans stuff themselves with.
The answer depends on may factors. Is it a green or ripened platano? How is it cooked? (boiled or fried)
The nutritional value of a food product can vary according to how it is cooked, as temperature changes the molecular alignment of certain carbohydrates, which has an effect on the rate at which they are absorbed into the human bloodstream. Platanos happen to be a food that can be either good or bad. Yuca on the other hand can only be classified as bad or worse.
The nutritional value of a food product can vary according to how it is cooked, as temperature changes the molecular alignment of certain carbohydrates, which has an effect on the rate at which they are absorbed into the human bloodstream. Platanos happen to be a food that can be either good or bad. Yuca on the other hand can only be classified as bad or worse.
Mangos, while delicious, are VERY fattening as they have a high fat content.
As do avocados, however a small amount of avocado provides a healthy essential fat.
Imagine our surprise since we weren't aware of this the first year we were in the DR for the start of mango season! I never knew you could gain 20 lbs in two weeks!!!!!
Now I do know!
As do avocados, however a small amount of avocado provides a healthy essential fat.
Imagine our surprise since we weren't aware of this the first year we were in the DR for the start of mango season! I never knew you could gain 20 lbs in two weeks!!!!!
Now I do know
!Ok, there is a chemical in green plantnos that retards the brain function proven fact. Ask any Cuban research doctor. However, when the plantain is ripe it loses this chemical. Just like yucca under cooked yucca or raw yucca will give you a belly ache.
In the final analysis, it is not what we eat but what we don't eat that is the issue. We are an omnivorous species, which mean that our organism needs something from everything for healthy functioning. In the etiology of most diseases, nutritional deficiencies play a very important part. There are micronutrients and trace elements necessary for good health that are found only in animal sources, others in vegetable sources, and still others in mineral sources.
By the way, we are also a predatory species, but you all know that...;-)
By the way, we are also a predatory species, but you all know that...;-)
Sorry for going off topic
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I beg to differ.
(Excerpts from How humans are not physically created to eat meat )
Although some historians and anthropologists say that man is historically omnivorous, our anatomical equipment teeth, jaws, and digestive system favors a fleshless diet. The American Dietetic Association notes that "most of mankind for most of human history has lived on vegetarian or near-vegetarian diets.
Meat-eaters: have claws
Herbivores: no claws
Humans: no claws
Meat-eaters: have no skin pores and perspire through the tongue
Herbivores: perspire through skin pores
Humans: perspire through skin pores
Meat-eaters: have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat molar teeth for grinding
Herbivores: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
Humans: no sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding
Meat-eaters: have intestinal tract that is only 3 times their body length so that rapidly decaying meat can pass through quickly
Herbivores: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
Humans: have intestinal tract 10-12 times their body length.
Meat-eaters: have strong hydrochloric acid in stomach to digest meat
Herbivores: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater
Humans: have stomach acid that is 20 times weaker than that of a meat-eater </TT>
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