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Chief - 19 Mar 2006 02:45 GMT

After a day in the frig and microwaved to reheat the 'indigestability of
their pasta seems to have disappeared and for me, it's as carby as regular
pasta.

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Susan - 19 Mar 2006 02:54 GMT

> After a day in the frig and microwaved to reheat the 'indigestability of
> their pasta seems to have disappeared and for me, it's as carby as regular
> pasta.

Yes, a lot of folks report the same thing when using it for macaroni
salad or in baked pasta dishes where it's boiled first.

Susan

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Joe - 19 Mar 2006 03:07 GMT

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> Susan

It's dreamfields alright, more like carb-coma. Spikes the heck out of me
just like regular pasta.

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Loretta Eisenberg - 19 Mar 2006 21:27 GMT

I have never had dreamfields, and from the responses here, I will stick
with my barilla.

Loretta

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Priscilla Ballou - 20 Mar 2006 00:36 GMT

> x-no-archive: yes
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> Yes, a lot of folks report the same thing when using it for macaroni
> salad or in baked pasta dishes where it's boiled first.

I don't find that effect in macaroni salad, since it's cooked only once.
Reheated, yeah.

What I'm also finding is that if I eat it more than one day in a row, it
gives me the trots.

Priscilla

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Susan - 20 Mar 2006 00:44 GMT

> I don't find that effect in macaroni salad, since it's cooked only once.
> Reheated, yeah.

Some folks speculated that the acid in the dressing may've broken it down.

> What I'm also finding is that if I eat it more than one day in a row, it
> gives me the trots.

That's never happened here, but we've each had one instance of terrible
cramps and gas.

Susan

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Priscilla Ballou - 20 Mar 2006 16:47 GMT

> x-no-archive: yes
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> > I don't find that effect in macaroni salad, since it's cooked only once.
> > Reheated, yeah.
>
> Some folks speculated that the acid in the dressing may've broken it down.

Ah! My macaroni salad is dressed with mayonaise. :-) No such problemo.

> > What I'm also finding is that if I eat it more than one day in a row, it
> > gives me the trots.
>
> That's never happened here, but we've each had one instance of terrible
> cramps and gas.

Priscilla

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Susan - 20 Mar 2006 16:55 GMT

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> Ah! My macaroni salad is dressed with mayonaise. :-) No such problemo.

No vinegar or lemon juice? Maybe just a little? Maybe yours was more
al dente, too?

WTFK? :-)

Susan

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Priscilla Ballou - 20 Mar 2006 20:14 GMT

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> No vinegar or lemon juice? Maybe just a little? Maybe yours was more
> al dente, too?

Nothing besides what's in the mayo. And a little al dente. I like it
chewy, not mushy.

> WTFK? :-)

Not me! I'll just enjoy my nice cold Dreamfields macaroni salad with
tuna and lots of cucumber chunks once the hot weather gets here. :-)

Priscilla

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W. Baker - 19 Mar 2006 19:33 GMT

: After a day in the frig and microwaved to reheat the 'indigestability of
: their pasta seems to have disappeared and for me, it's as carby as regular
: pasta.

Apparantly, it must be cooked fresh and only to the degree the box tells
you for it to work.

Wendy

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Joe - 19 Mar 2006 20:16 GMT

> : After a day in the frig and microwaved to reheat the 'indigestability of
> : their pasta seems to have disappeared and for me, it's as carby as
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> Apparantly, it must be cooked fresh and only to the degree the box tells
> you for it to work.

How does the amount of doneness change it ????

> Wendy

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Susan - 19 Mar 2006 22:40 GMT

>>: After a day in the frig and microwaved to reheat the 'indigestability of
>>: their pasta seems to have disappeared and for me, it's as carby as
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> How does the amount of doneness change it ????

Overcooking will release the starch. All pasta becomes higher GI the
longer it's cooked.

Susan

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Joe - 20 Mar 2006 06:37 GMT

Ahhhhhhhh, makes sense I guess. Thx

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T2 Nov '05
30mg Actos, 3gr(1/2 tsp or 500mg pill) Cinnamon, Diet(>100 carbs) &
30 minute walk(everyday) & BowFlex 3x/week
*****Diabetes, be proactive, not reactive.*****

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Chris J. - 20 Mar 2006 07:58 GMT

>After a day in the frig and microwaved to reheat the 'indigestability of
>their pasta seems to have disappeared and for me, it's as carby as regular
>pasta.

I only tried Dreimfeilds once, and it gave me a spike a few hours
later. It's the only food that has ever done that to me.

I use low-carb pasta, but soy based, not driemfeilds, with no trouble
at all.

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