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Chalk up one more for resistant starches: Plantain Chips

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Posted 9/15/2013 1:50 PM (GMT 0)
After being someone who previously didn't eat a lot of starches, I do consider same of them safe now and somewhat essential for keeping my metabolism up. In the paleo community, there is some controversy on starches because many people have terrible symptoms cutting out the carbs. Some paleo doctors have their patients do very well after adding in safe starches like potatoes, rice, taro root, etc.

I've had great results with plantain chips. Since they are low in insoluble fiber, I'd assume that people here would have little difficulty in processing these. These are classified as retrograde resistant starches since they are cooked and then cooled.

I saw considerable stool formation after adding these in and I just wanted to pass the word.
Posted 9/15/2013 2:44 PM (GMT 0)
Very interesting. I am not usually a big believer in particular named diets as I believe that everyone needs their own particular diet, not a brand name. However, I have been very intrigued by this Resistant Starch thing. Where is the best place to buy plantain chips? Thanks for passing this info along.
Posted 9/15/2013 11:39 PM (GMT 0)
I get the one from whole foods, but this is more or less the same: http://www.amazon.com/Inka-Crops-Roasted-Plantains-4-Ounce/dp/B000FK8HJQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1379288313&sr=8-1&keywords=plantain+chips
Posted 9/16/2013 12:24 AM (GMT 0)
Plantain chips are super easy and cheap to make. And much healthier if you bake them or just dehydrate them. Store bought will typically be fried in some commercial hydrogenated oil and contain ingredients you may not like, so just be sure to check labels if you go store bought, although I'm sure you do already.

If you dehydrate them yourself, you get a very high amount of RS out of them.
Posted 9/17/2013 1:21 PM (GMT 0)
I eat these all the time in my lunches instead of potatoe chips. My wife buys me at least 2 small bags of these a week from Trader Joes. Not to mention I eat alot of bananas with my smoothies. I am as close to remission as I have been in a while. The trader joes brand is fried in sunflower seed oil also which I like and only has salt as the other ingredient.
Posted 9/17/2013 2:34 PM (GMT 0)
Excellent, thanks. After work I will borrow a canoe and paddle into boulder's Whole Foods and get a bunch.

If I want to have a 6-pack and be on RS diet it seems most of my carbs need to be from RS and not all the other junk I eat.

I was going to go online today in search of the green banana flour that almost was but this is better, no prep time.
Posted 9/17/2013 2:45 PM (GMT 0)
Ooh, very jealous of you North American folks ... I adore plantain chips and they do not exist in Eastern Europe :-( Enjoy !!
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