Buckwheat variations (jinenjo soba, lotus root soba, mugwort soba):
These soba noodles contain a mixture of wheat and buckwheat flour plus the ingredient for which they are named.
Hi Sandra, quick question, can you use guar gum instead of agar - agar because it's so expensive and I noticed with
soba noodles all the ones I found have a little sugar in them, would it set me back if i ate some that
contained less than 1 gram?
Beans, peas and lentils 1/2 cup (150 g) baked beans in tomato sauce (GI 49) provides an average of 7 g protein 1/2 cup (130 g) canned, drained cannellini beans (GI 31) provides an average of 8 g protein 2/3 cup (125 g) cooked red lentils (GI 26) provides an average of 12 g protein 1 cup (180 g) cooked split peas (GI 25) provides an average of 12 g protein 1 cup (170 g) cooked soy beans (GI 18) provides around 23 g protein 100 g (3 1/2 oz) tofu provides around 10 g protein (GI not relevant as tofu
contain no carbohydrate) 1 cup (250 ml) light soy milk (GI 44) provides around 7 g protein Grains and grain foods 3/4 cup (30 g) Kellogg Special K original (GI 56) provides around 6 g protein 3/4 cup (45 g) Kellogg All - Bran (GI 44) provides around 7 g protein 1/4 cup (30 g) uncooked traditional rolled oats (GI 57) provides around 3 g protein 1 slice (35 g) Tip Top 9 - grain Original bread (GI 53) provides around 4 g protein 1 slice (40 g) Burgen Soy - Lin bread (GI 52) provides around 6g protein 1 cup (170 g) cooked brown rice (GI 59 — 86, so check the tables and choose a low GI one) provides around 5 g protein 1 cup (170 g) cooked basmati rice (GI 58) provides around 4 g protein 1 cup (180 g) cooked pasta (GI 35 — 54) provides around 6 — 7 g protein 1 cup (180 g) cooked fresh rice
noodles (GI 40) provides around 2 — 3 g protein 1 cup (180 g) cooked
soba / buckwheat
noodles (GI 46) provides around 7 g protein 1 cup (190 g) cooked pearl barley (GI 25) provides around 4 — 5 g protein 1/2 cup (90 g) cooked quinoa (GI 53) provides around 4.5 g protein Nuts and seeds A small handful (30g / 1oz) of most nuts or seeds will deliver around 5 g protein (GI not relevant as most nuts and seeds
contain almost no carbohydrate, they are rich in good fats) Stock your pantry with legumes, wholegrains (such as grainy breads, muesli, quinoa, amaranth, brown rice, pearl barley and rolled oats), nuts (particularly almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews and peanuts), and seeds (sesame seeds, tahini paste, and pumpkin seeds).