Friday, 29 November 2024

Is rice or pasta healthier? There’s 1 major nutrition difference

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We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Can you believe November is coming to a close?

Tune into the 9am hour on Monday December 2nd to watch fitness contributor, Stephanie Mansour, announce the December fitness challenge.

Here's a sneak peek: you'll only need 5-minutes a day to complete this challenge!

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November Challenge

Today's workout is resistance bands.

Bridget Cacciatore couldn't understand why she was gaining weight. "I've always eaten low carb, low sugar and low alcohol. I don't smoke. I don't drink soda. Working out has always been a staple in my life, from running the Chicago Marathon in 2009 to running half marathons to focusing on my cardio workouts," she tells TODAY.com.

For most of her life, she had been able to maintain her weight: "I never struggled with my weight, ever. I was not even a person who put on a lot of weight during pregnancies." But over time, her weight reached 175 pounds.

Cacciatore swapped running for strength training and made some diet changes to lose 45 lbs. Read her story!

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Breakfast: Morning Glory Overnight Oats

Lunch: Buffalo Chicken Salad

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Is rice or pasta healthier? There's 1 major nutrition difference, dietitians say

No matter how you like to eat rice or pasta, they're both famously high in carbs and are considered the starch portion of a meal. This provides quick energy for the body, but can also raise blood sugar, especially white rice and pasta made with white flour.

The key is to add fat and protein to that carb-heavy meal to bring down the glycemic index — the measure of how quickly food makes blood sugar rise.

So which is healthier--rice or pasta?

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