Sentences with phrase «legumes as a first food»

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Unfortunately, while the suggestion of meat and eggs is a good one, the joint statement from Health Canada also inexplicably includes tofu and legumes which are both a terrible choice as a baby first food.

The first thing to do is to adopt a diet consisting of whole, natural foods, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and legumes, and the variable addition of nuts and seeds.

The first section will be filled with starchy foods such as whole grain foods, beans or legumes, oatmeal or cooked cereal, and even potatoes and corn.

Low glycemic index (GI) foods have been shown to improve glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).1, 2 Legumes, also known as pulses (dried beans, chick peas, and lentils), were the first class of foods recognized as having low GI values3 and have been recommended in many national DM guidelines.4 - 6 However, few studies have assessed the effect of legumes in DM, 7 even fewer have documented the quantity used to improve glycemic control, and none have reported their effect on cardiovascular risk.8 Not only are legumes good sources of slowly digested starch, but they are also relatively high in fiber and vegetable pLegumes, also known as pulses (dried beans, chick peas, and lentils), were the first class of foods recognized as having low GI values3 and have been recommended in many national DM guidelines.4 - 6 However, few studies have assessed the effect of legumes in DM, 7 even fewer have documented the quantity used to improve glycemic control, and none have reported their effect on cardiovascular risk.8 Not only are legumes good sources of slowly digested starch, but they are also relatively high in fiber and vegetable plegumes in DM, 7 even fewer have documented the quantity used to improve glycemic control, and none have reported their effect on cardiovascular risk.8 Not only are legumes good sources of slowly digested starch, but they are also relatively high in fiber and vegetable plegumes good sources of slowly digested starch, but they are also relatively high in fiber and vegetable protein.