EAT YOUR TATORS--AVOID HUNGER

According to the latest pole, potatoes and beans are the NEW trend in dieting.

According to AOL, "Potatoes get a bad rap as little more than a waist-thickening waste of calories. But amazing new research puts spuds squarely at the center of the latest weight loss buzz, along with other unfairly maligned carbs such as corn and rice. The reason: All these foods contain resistant starch, a unique kind of fiber you'll be hearing a lot more about. In fact, experts agree that it's one of the most exciting nutrition breakthroughs they've seen in years. "Resistant starch has the potential to become the next hot nutrition trend," says Leslie Bonci, RD, author of the American Dietetic Association's Guide to Better Digestion. Indeed, more than 160 studies have examined this little known nutrient's remarkable health and weight loss benefits".

For all of you in diet land, this is totally against what you may have been told. I didn't see any where that it says drizzle them with butter and mash them with whipping cream but it is interesting, and let me tell you why.

My mother weighed the same for decades. She had to have her potatoes once a day. There was no getting around it. Since sizes have changed over the years and a 16 is now a 6, it isn't relevant. Yet, without knowing this NEW break through, Mother knew that she was hungry if she didn't have her potatoes.

The article goes on to say, "It shuts down hunger hormones. Animal studies have found that resistant starch prompts the body to pump out more satiety-inducing hormones. A meal with resistant starch triggers a hormonal response to shut off hunger, so you eat less. Research shows that you don't reap this benefit from other sources of fiber."

Old Trunks realizes that some diagnosis do not allow carbs found in potatoes. She wonders if that will change too, or if diabetes, for example, plan their daily intake to include potatoes.

Interesting, isn't it?

Boil that tator!

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