Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 Hey y'all.... Anyone do the grits thing? I'm curious if they're allowed on the SBD at all. Although a variety of corn hominy has a GI of 40, I would think hominy simply wouldn't be alloed because it is processed essentially the same as white rice (who'd want it anyway, they use lye to get the hulls off -- yuck!). I cannot find any GI ratings on whole corn grits though so I'm curious if that would be allowed since they DO include the whole grain. For that matter, I'm curious to know if stone ground cornmeal is allowed as well. (It has some of the bran/germ still.) Maybe someone with access to the SBD site can ask the nutritionists this one for me? (BTW, for anyone who doesn't know, corn isn't a vegetable; it's a grain. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 I don't have access, but when I did the macrobiotic diet, I could only have whole grains and grits were not allowed, as they were considered a refined grain like white bread. Whole yellow cornmeal was allowed, tho. I used to make polenta all the time. ann > > Hey y'all.... > > Anyone do the grits thing? I'm curious if they're allowed on the SBD at > all. Although a variety of corn hominy has a GI of 40, I would think hominy > simply wouldn't be alloed because it is processed essentially the same as > white rice (who'd want it anyway, they use lye to get the hulls off -- > yuck!). I cannot find any GI ratings on whole corn grits though so I'm > curious if that would be allowed since they DO include the whole grain. > > For that matter, I'm curious to know if stone ground cornmeal is allowed as > well. (It has some of the bran/germ still.) > > Maybe someone with access to the SBD site can ask the nutritionists this one > for me? > > (BTW, for anyone who doesn't know, corn isn't a vegetable; it's a grain. > ) > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 > I don't have access, but when I did the macrobiotic diet, I could > only have whole grains and grits were not allowed, as they were > considered a refined grain like white bread. Whole yellow cornmeal > was allowed, tho. I used to make polenta all the time. Well, there are different kinds of grits. Grits made from hominy are refined (they actually soak the grains in lye to separate the hulls). There ARE whole corn grits though that include the bran and germ. So, are you saying whole yellow cornmeal is allowed on the SBD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 I've actually looked this up on the SBD site a couple of times. I just keep hoping they'll change their mind. They're considered P3 which baffles me. In the GF/GC guide I think it lists them as limited. Hmmm. I mail order mine from a granery in Georgia so I figure they're as close to whole grain as they're going to get. I don't eat them every day, but every now and then this Southern girl needs a grits fix. Betsy Hall, .. Grits! Hey y'all.... Anyone do the grits thing? I'm curious if they're allowed on the SBD at all. Although a variety of corn hominy has a GI of 40, I would think hominy simply wouldn't be alloed because it is processed essentially the same as white rice (who'd want it anyway, they use lye to get the hulls off -- yuck!). I cannot find any GI ratings on whole corn grits though so I'm curious if that would be allowed since they DO include the whole grain. For that matter, I'm curious to know if stone ground cornmeal is allowed as well. (It has some of the bran/germ still.) Maybe someone with access to the SBD site can ask the nutritionists this one for me? (BTW, for anyone who doesn't know, corn isn't a vegetable; it's a grain. ) Please send your recipes for inclusion in the Files to the Moderator at: South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right-owner Reminder: The South Beach Diet is not low-carb. Nor is it low-fat. The South Beach Diet teaches you to rely on the right carbs and the right fats-the good ones - and enables you to live quite happily without the bad carbs and bad fats. For more on this Way Of Eating please read " The South Beach Diet " by Arthur Agatston, MD. ISBN 1-57954-814-8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 > That may be. Possibly this is yet another example of them > playing it safe. I went back to the SBD site and re-read the > nutritionist's note. Here it is: > > < reintroduce corn. Please be aware the healthiest portion of > the corn kernel is removed when it is refined. Grits would be > best used as an occasional food in phase 3.>> > > Ok...now that pretty much describes the normal Quaker grits > that are widely available in the grocery store. However, > here is the description of the grits that I get via mail order: That's what I mean. Corn is like other grains -- they refine them for some products then come up with " unrefined " (for lack of a better term) versions. The SBD allows popcorn so the " no corn " rule obviously isn't quite that simple. Since most of what I've seen that goes beyond " no corn " tosses out the word " refined " I wonder if it isn't the same as other grains. I'd like to know for a recipe I'm working on. Hmmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2006 Report Share Posted February 8, 2006 You know...I'll attempt to ask this question to the nutritionists. Hopefully they'll give me something other than the party line. Wish me luck! After all, I'm about ready to sign off on the official sight and I haven't even had time to be a pain in the neck yet! Betsy Hall, RE: Grits! That's what I mean. Corn is like other grains -- they refine them for some products then come up with " unrefined " (for lack of a better term) versions. The SBD allows popcorn so the " no corn " rule obviously isn't quite that simple. Since most of what I've seen that goes beyond " no corn " tosses out the word " refined " I wonder if it isn't the same as other grains. I'd like to know for a recipe I'm working on. Hmmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 9, 2006 Report Share Posted February 9, 2006 Yes, I've always wondered what is up with that! ann --- In South-Beach-Diet-Getting-It-Right , " Noctaire " wrote > > True, but then again, popcorn IS allowed and it's a type of corn. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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