tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032512259809684735.post6841943302265244957..comments2023-10-30T05:07:33.080-07:00Comments on A(nother) Year on the French Diet: Antipasto PastaEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07729148663422292492noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032512259809684735.post-86689155530136313042010-10-18T13:12:48.349-07:002010-10-18T13:12:48.349-07:00I've been on the Montignac diet for a month an...I've been on the Montignac diet for a month and a half and BAM! 15 pounds in the first month! <br /><br />It's crazy to think that I've been eating about 15 pounds "worth" of sugar, white flour, etc... <br /><br />The basic idea is that the pancreas is "uncalibrated" after a life of eating foods that spike the sugar in the blood. Instead of releasing insulin to digest only the carbs, the pancreas releases too much insulin, therefore metabolizing the fat and the protein into fat. <br /><br />Eating carbs separately allows the pancreas to regulate its function.<br /><br />@Emily: you can eat 0% fat cheese (like 0% cottage cheese) with whole wheat pasta: they're both pure carbs.{PurpleD}https://www.blogger.com/profile/09855034019737753179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032512259809684735.post-48372224193703737422010-03-09T20:05:48.612-08:002010-03-09T20:05:48.612-08:00If you read the recipe you can see this is somethi...If you read the recipe you can see this is something I borrowed from someone else, it's a play on antipasto not claiming to be the real thing. And thanks for your idea about an alternative but a person has to eat some whole grain fiber every once in a while. As I said I'm cooking for the French Diet rules not for diabetics so this is what works for me.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729148663422292492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032512259809684735.post-84434430140671079412010-03-09T17:10:49.119-08:002010-03-09T17:10:49.119-08:00Just so you know, "Antipasto" (antipasti...Just so you know, "Antipasto" (antipasti) means "before the meal" and also means no pasta. Try the ingredients on a bed of spinach or romaine lettuce instead. Better carbs and you don't have to worry about the glycemic index with those. I'm diabetic and I know that even whole grain pastas can wreak havoc on one's blood sugar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032512259809684735.post-11979930343957285782010-02-21T14:35:35.267-08:002010-02-21T14:35:35.267-08:00It's just part of French Diet eating to not co...It's just part of French Diet eating to not combine fat and carbs. So cheese on pasta is a no no. I didn't make the rules I just talk about them. And if people can lose weight while eating cheese on pasta then more power to them. If you're not on this diet then go crazy and put cheese on everything.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729148663422292492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032512259809684735.post-68993979686966684742010-02-03T11:43:31.768-08:002010-02-03T11:43:31.768-08:00Hi I just had to comment on this: "give up th...Hi I just had to comment on this: "give up the idea of ever having cheese on your pasta"<br /><br />Why, oh why would you say such a thing? Although I'm not eating pasta for my extremely low carb diet, one of the things I eat the most is cheese. Cheese is one of the perfect low carb diet foods; it's high in protein, has no to extremely little amount of carbs, and the fat content is pretty low, specially if you're only using a small amount of shredded parmesan on your pasta!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032512259809684735.post-43929280640332891282009-07-03T19:56:11.762-07:002009-07-03T19:56:11.762-07:00That's pretty much what I figured seeing as we...That's pretty much what I figured seeing as we had been eating whatever noodles we wanted and losing weight like crazy. Thanks for confirming it though.<br /><br />Think the not eating much fat with carbs helps but a lot of the rules are silly and I'm going to keep ignoring them.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729148663422292492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1032512259809684735.post-67015776323616148942009-07-03T14:52:35.326-07:002009-07-03T14:52:35.326-07:00That bit about the angel hair pasta undergoing som...That bit about the angel hair pasta undergoing some pseudo-reaction by the act of making it skinny is TOTAL NONSENSE. If angel hair pasta is better for you on this diet (an idea of which I am immensely skeptical), its because it is digested sooner, instead of hanging around in the small intestine to get more absorbed. But I think the real secret to the carbs on this diet is that all of the rules keep you from eating a lot of them.<br /><br /><3 your scientist-y friend, SAJAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com