“Negimen”Nutritionist Queenie Lam pointed out that in addition to rice noodles, there are 13 types of starchy vegetables. Among them, eating 5 chestnuts is equivalent to the carbohydrate content of half a bowl of rice. She listed the carbon-water conversion table of these 13 starchy vegetables, using half a bowl of rice as the calculation unit to convert the serving size of the above starchy vegetables, which is helpful for those who lose weight.
Nutritionist Queenie aFacebook page “Health Nutrition”.The article stated that starchy vegetables would be considered a substitute for rice noodle, but they are wondering if they need to reduce their amount after eating sweet potatoes or young potatoes or don’t know how to estimate serving size. Queenie’s serving of starchy vegetables to half a bowl of rice, details are as follows:
1/2 bowl of rice = 2.5 egg-sized sweet potatoes
Half a bowl of rice = 2.5 egg-sized potatoes
Half a bowl of rice = 2.5 egg-sized pumpkins
Half bowl of rice = half bowl of Chinese yam
Half bowl of rice = half bowl of kudzu
Half a bowl of rice = half a bowl of dry beans
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Half a bowl of rice = 1.5 pieces of corn
Half a bowl of rice = 1.5 carrots
Half a bowl of rice = 1.5 onions
Half a bowl of rice = 1.5 heads of beets
Half a bowl of rice = 5 chestnuts
Queenie mentioned that while similar portions can be substituted, and starchy vegetables have more micronutrients than rice noodles, she doesn’t recommend completely substituting staple foods like rice noodles. Since flour noodles contain more minerals and vitamins, as well as a high fiber and resistant starch content, it is easy to cause gas or indigestion. Furthermore, she reminded everyone that chestnuts are a food rich in starch: if calculated as a snack, the recommended portion is about 5 capsules to avoid overeating.
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