What Are Starchy Vegetables and Should i AvoidThem?

What are starchy vegetables and why does your body need it.

There are two common types of vegetables: starchy and non-starchy. Both types are rich in nutrients, fiber, vitamins and minerals.

Unfortunately, thanks to the low carb / no-carb fad, starchy vegetables have been discriminated against. So what is starchy and why does your body need it?

It starts with carbohydrates

“Carbohydrates” is an umbrella term for any organic molecule (the molecules that make up an organism), which contains a series of carbons and hydrogens (hence: carbo- and -hydrates).

They cover everything from sugar to starch to fiber. Yes. You read that, fiber or cellulose is a carbohydrate. It is glucose, a type of simple carbohydrate that produces energy for your cells.

If you take glucose molecules and combine them, they make starch, a complex carbohydrate.

If you take starch and reverse each bond between glucose molecules, you get another complex carbohydrate, cellulose. So you see that carbohydrates are essential for both our cells and plant cells.

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Originally published at https://lifestyleug.com on May 4, 2020.