Most of the time, pasta is a disaster for your body, not only because of
excessively high carbohydrate content (that's only useful if you're an
extremely active athlete), but also because most pasta is loaded with
gluten, which as we've established in previous newsletters, may cause
chronic inflammation and digestive issues even for people that are not
officially celiac or "gluten sensitive".
The jury is still out
on long term health consequences of eating too much gluten, but many
researchers believe that excessive gluten over time can cause possible
digestive disorders, autoimmune diseases, and a huge list of other
possible health problems that are starting to be linked to gluten.
Personally, I don't get crazy trying to completely eliminate gluten
(since I don't seem to have immediate problems digesting it), but I've
made the effort to dramatically reduce my gluten intake, usually only on
1 cheat day per week or only when traveling.
With that said,
there still are some delicious pasta options available to you that are
gluten-free, and you can take your choice of low-carb, medium carb, or
high carb, depending on whether you're doing a carb cycling fat loss program like Shaun Hadsall's.
I'll
let Shaun take it away here and show you his favorite 3 pasta choices
that are gluten-free and can be used for different purposes...
3 Healthier Pasta Choices that Can Support Your Fat Burning Metabolism
By: Shaun Hadsall – CPT and Creator of 4 Cycle Fat-Loss
Gluten-Free Pasta #1: Shirataki Spaghetti (low carb)
I had this particular pasta last night because I’m going low carb this week as this is a light exercise week for me.
It
only has 4 grams of carbs per serving, it’s gluten-free and vegan…and
it tastes like real spaghetti, but with a lighter flavor. It's made
from mostly soluble fiber and water, so very low in calories and carbs.
My
wife cooked it up and than added some free range chicken breasts,
shiitake mushrooms, garlic, broccoli, bamboo shoots, ginger, red pepper
flakes…and then added some gluten-free low sodium soy sauce.
YUM!
*Use this on your carb down or deplete days when you follow my carb cycling program.
Gluten-Free Pasta #2: Gluten-Free Organic Black Bean Spaghetti (medium carb)
I
was pleasantly surprised at how good this was. My wife threw some
homemade red sauce on it and cooked up a grass fed burger with some
Swiss chard, garlic, and mushrooms on the side.
Man she can cook. :)
This
has 16 grams of healthy low glycemic carbs and 20 grams of protein. It
also only contains one ingredient. Well two really; black beans and
water.
*Use this on your baseline days when you carb cycle.
Gluten-Free Pasta #3: Gluten Free-Organic Brown Rice Pasta (higher carb)
This
pasta is still considered a starch, but if you’re a pasta freak give
this a try a few hours before or after a workout with a piece of wild
caught fish or a turkey burger.
Keep in mind that this pasta is
equally as high in carbs and calories as regular pasta, so it's only
good use is strategically before or after workouts to be utilized in
replenishing muscle glycogen. This is the one to be most careful with
and use only at the right times that your body won't deposit it as fat.
*Use this on your Carb Up days when you carb cycle.
So there you have it.
Three healthy pastas that can help you stimulate your fat-burning metabolism when used at the right times.
Just make sure to…
a.
Always combine these pastas with a complete protein source (you can
get away with eating the black bean spaghetti by itself, but I still
recommend adding a little more complete animal protein).
b. Time your intake of these pastas properly.
c. Don’t use them everyday.
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Here’s to staying lean through the holidays this year!
Good luck!
-Shaun Hadsall, CPT and creator of 4-Cycle Fat Loss