Comments on: Roast pumpkin, sage, chicken and lentil pasta http://lowgicooking.com/roast-pumpkin-sage-chicken-lentil-pasta/ Recipes for healthy, slower-carb eating. Eat till you're full, feel satisfied and lose weight at the same time! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:19:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: jill http://lowgicooking.com/roast-pumpkin-sage-chicken-lentil-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-94 jill Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:47:57 +0000 http://lowgicooking.com/?p=115#comment-94 You have a lot of reciepes that use pumkin. I thought that pumkin was a high GI food? You have a lot of reciepes that use pumkin. I thought that pumkin was a high GI food?

]]> By: libby http://lowgicooking.com/roast-pumpkin-sage-chicken-lentil-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-95 libby Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:49:54 +0000 http://lowgicooking.com/?p=115#comment-95 Hi Jill, thanks for bringing this up. According to the GI website butternut pumpkin has a GI of 51 and a GL of 3. Another recording of 'pumpkin' with no type specified, cooked in salted water was GI 75 and GL of 3. So while it has a medium to high GI... (and baked I would guess the answer would definitely be high as the starches get broken down by the baking process); there is actually very little carbohydrate in pumpkin overall, and lots of fibre and nutrients. (GL 3 means a very low load on your pancreas per serve - so the starches/ sugars get absorbed and hit your blood stream quickly (GI) but there is less sugar/ starch overall to absorb(GL)). For comparison, baked potato has a GI of between 70-100 depending on the type of potato and the length of cooking, but has a GL (glycemic load) of 19. Another good comparison to think about is cadbury chocolate: a GI of 49 and a GL of 14 - so low GI, but high GL -- so more sugar, more slowly absorbed - eventually your pancreas still has to process it. On their Frequently asked Questions part of the site at <a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/</a>" target="_blank">http://www.glycemicindex.com/</a></a> the Sydney University GI team suggest: "Some vegetables like pumpkin and parsnips appear to have a high GI. Does this mean a person with diabetes should avoid eating them? Definitely not, because, unlike potatoes and cereal products, these vegetables are very low in carbohydrate. So, despite their high GI, their glycemic load (GI x carb per serve divided by 100) is low. Vegetables contain only small amounts of carbohydrate but loads of micronutrients and should be considered as "free foods". Eat them all you like!" We decided we would follow this advice, but always add in a very low GI food with it - like beans or lentils, to fill us up before we eat too much! I hope this helps! Hi Jill, thanks for bringing this up. According to the GI website butternut pumpkin has a GI of 51 and a GL of 3. Another recording of 'pumpkin' with no type specified, cooked in salted water was GI 75 and GL of 3. So while it has a medium to high GI… (and baked I would guess the answer would definitely be high as the starches get broken down by the baking process); there is actually very little carbohydrate in pumpkin overall, and lots of fibre and nutrients. (GL 3 means a very low load on your pancreas per serve – so the starches/ sugars get absorbed and hit your blood stream quickly (GI) but there is less sugar/ starch overall to absorb(GL)). For comparison, baked potato has a GI of between 70-100 depending on the type of potato and the length of cooking, but has a GL (glycemic load) of 19. Another good comparison to think about is cadbury chocolate: a GI of 49 and a GL of 14 – so low GI, but high GL — so more sugar, more slowly absorbed – eventually your pancreas still has to process it.

On their Frequently asked Questions part of the site at <a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/” target=”_blank”>http://www.glycemicindex.com/ the Sydney University GI team suggest:

"Some vegetables like pumpkin and parsnips appear to have a high GI. Does this mean a person with diabetes should avoid eating them? Definitely not, because, unlike potatoes and cereal products, these vegetables are very low in carbohydrate. So, despite their high GI, their glycemic load (GI x carb per serve divided by 100) is low. Vegetables contain only small amounts of carbohydrate but loads of micronutrients and should be considered as "free foods". Eat them all you like!"

We decided we would follow this advice, but always add in a very low GI food with it – like beans or lentils, to fill us up before we eat too much!

I hope this helps!

]]> By: libbywarne http://lowgicooking.com/roast-pumpkin-sage-chicken-lentil-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-190 libbywarne Sat, 11 Jul 2009 07:56:05 +0000 http://lowgicooking.com/?p=115#comment-190 Thanks Mia, I'm very glad you like the recipes! I didn't realise that <br />kids would be reading my site too but I'm very happy about that! You <br />have given me a great idea, maybe soon I will add a section especially <br />for kids with an interest in cooking who want to learn more about <br />making delicious food. Because this is a new website, and lots of hard <br />work to set up, I've taken down the website with the gardening <br />pictures on it temporarily because I don't have time to do both, but <br />maybe I'll post some photos of home cooked vegetables here soon too! <br />Happy cooking! Thanks Mia, I'm very glad you like the recipes! I didn't realise that
kids would be reading my site too but I'm very happy about that! You
have given me a great idea, maybe soon I will add a section especially
for kids with an interest in cooking who want to learn more about
making delicious food. Because this is a new website, and lots of hard
work to set up, I've taken down the website with the gardening
pictures on it temporarily because I don't have time to do both, but
maybe I'll post some photos of home cooked vegetables here soon too!
Happy cooking!

]]> By: Mia http://lowgicooking.com/roast-pumpkin-sage-chicken-lentil-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Mia Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:01:46 +0000 http://lowgicooking.com/?p=115#comment-191 I like your website. I would like to see your gardening venture photos, too. (Mia: 4 years) I like your website. I would like to see your gardening venture photos, too. (Mia: 4 years)

]]> By: libbywarne http://lowgicooking.com/roast-pumpkin-sage-chicken-lentil-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-183 libbywarne Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:27:40 +0000 http://lowgicooking.com/?p=115#comment-183 Well I'm glad you asked that Ellie, because I actually hadn't thought of wine as potentially high GI. Of course it does contain calories and people talk about alcohol causing weight gain (what with all the low carb beers coming out its very confusing). So I looked it up and found out at the official GI site here: <a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/faqprint.htm" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/faqprint.htm</a>" target="_blank">http://www.glycemicindex.com/faqprint.htm</a></a> In fact, wine has very little carbohydrate at all, though beers do have some. Even beer only contains 3-4 g per 100g, so their recommendation is not to drink lots of it!! So wine in cooking would be absolutely fine in terms of the GI effect. The link also has the answers to other common questions about GI, so check it out! Well I'm glad you asked that Ellie, because I actually hadn't thought of wine as potentially high GI. Of course it does contain calories and people talk about alcohol causing weight gain (what with all the low carb beers coming out its very confusing). So I looked it up and found out at the official GI site here: http://www.glycemicindex.com/faqprint.htm In fact, wine has very little carbohydrate at all, though beers do have some. Even beer only contains 3-4 g per 100g, so their recommendation is not to drink lots of it!! So wine in cooking would be absolutely fine in terms of the GI effect. The link also has the answers to other common questions about GI, so check it out!

]]> By: Eliie http://lowgicooking.com/roast-pumpkin-sage-chicken-lentil-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Eliie Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:23:17 +0000 http://lowgicooking.com/?p=115#comment-182 I've always wanted to know whether wine adds to the GI in a recipe or is it ok? I've always wanted to know whether wine adds to the GI in a recipe or is it ok?

]]> By: The first pea! | Libby Warne's blog http://lowgicooking.com/roast-pumpkin-sage-chicken-lentil-pasta/comment-page-1/#comment-9 The first pea! | Libby Warne's blog Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:13:05 +0000 http://lowgicooking.com/?p=115#comment-9 [...] basil was particularly prolific, and makes a great topping for this pumpkin and sage pasta recipe I just posted on my recipe pages! Basil (foreground left), garlic Shoots (foreground right), parsley [...] [...] basil was particularly prolific, and makes a great topping for this pumpkin and sage pasta recipe I just posted on my recipe pages! Basil (foreground left), garlic Shoots (foreground right), parsley [...]

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