“Negimen”Nutritionist Queenie Lam pointed out that in addition to rice noodles, there are 13 kinds of vegetables that are starchy. 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-mentioned starchy vegetables, which is helpful for those who lose weight.
Nutritionist Queenie at“Nutrition Health” facebook pageThe article stated that starchy vegetables will be regarded as a substitute for noodle rice, but they will wonder whether they need to reduce the amount of food following eating sweet potatoes or potatoes, or do not know how to estimate the portion size. Queenie’s serving of starchy vegetables in half a bowl of rice, the details are as follows:
Half a 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 a bowl of rice = half a bowl of Chinese yam
Half a bowl of rice = half a bowl of kudzu
Half a bowl of rice = half a bowl of dried beans
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 reminded that although similar portions can be replaced, and starchy vegetables have more micronutrients than rice noodles, she does not recommend completely replacing staple foods such as rice noodles. Because flour noodles contain more minerals and vitamins, as well as high fiber and resistant starch content, it is easy to cause gas or indigestion. In addition, she reminded everyone that chestnuts are a high-starch food. If calculated as a snack, the recommended serving size is regarding 5 capsules to avoid overeating.