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2007-01-09 03:29:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Diet & Fitness

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Root vegetables are a nutritionally diverse group. Celery root (also known as celeriac) and parsnips are good sources of soluble fiber, which lowers cholesterol, stabilizes blood sugar and helps control weight, while Jerusalem artichokes (also called sunchokes) are high in iron. Beets, potatoes, rutabagas, salsify and turnips are all good sources of potassium.

With some notable starchy exceptions (yep, the good old potato), root vegetables tend to be pretty low in calories. Beets, carrots, celery root, parsnips and turnips all have fewer than 50 calories per half cup. But in recent years, root vegetables have gotten a bad rap because they tend to rank high on the glycemic index (GI), a measure of how quickly food is converted to blood sugar.

While it’s true that potatoes and carrots rank above white bread on the glycemic index, it’s important to examine those numbers within a broader nutritional context. Root vegetables provide nutrients that are hard to get elsewhere. Parsnips are an excellent source of folate and contain beneficial, cancer-fighting phytochemicals. Beets are rich in potassium, choline, beta carotene and vitamin C. Sweet potatoes are one of the best sources of the six mixed carotenoids used by the body.

Cut sugary processed foods from your diet, rather than root vegetables! You shouldn’t worry about the sugars in root vegetables unless you’re insulin-resistant, have metabolic syndrome, or have diabetes or pre-diabetes.

You can also moderate the glycemic impact of root-vegetable sugars by combining them with other foods, like nuts, that contain a small amount of protein and fat. These additional macronutrients will slow the absorption of sugars into the blood stream.

2007-01-09 04:03:21 · answer #1 · answered by Placebo 3 · 0 0

Celery Glycemic Index

2016-10-22 06:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by kula 4 · 0 0

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2016-05-01 02:30:33 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

It is low. Substitute celeriac for potato. Although its really good on its own.

2007-01-09 06:01:38 · answer #4 · answered by linda b 2 · 1 0

I prefer both fruits and fruit and vegetables better, however they look and taste. You desire a little of both.

2017-03-11 17:54:57 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

In the event it's a fruit it includes seeds, otherwise it's a vegetable. And vegetables are usually grown in the ground while fruits are grown in trees.

2017-02-18 16:09:22 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

whats GI?

2016-05-22 22:50:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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2007-01-09 03:36:27 · answer #8 · answered by dream theatre 7 · 0 1

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