Guest guest Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 I agree that some of the highest inulin-containing foods are unappealing. That explains their lack of prevalence in the modern food chain, and it also explains why so many people would rather simply add a tsp of inulin powder to an otherwise low-inulin diet instead of eating those plants. Duncan > > I have " Jerusalem Artichokes " in my yard for 50 years. Can't really get rid > > of em, so just let em have an area. They're of course a tall, mildowing > > looking very late blooming Sunflower that makes tuber-like roots, in the late Fall > > thru Winter. Ever dozen or so years, I'll yank up some of them and go thru > > the motions. Slice some to put in salads, etc. As we all of us know, the BIG > > claim to fame of these kooky weeds is...their root is mainly Inulin which is > > called a " reverse starch " . The bottom line is...the roots taste mostly like > > nothing but mildly like eating DIRT....and...you chew and you chew and you chew > > to finally be able to swallow any of it. I know you could lose weight ---all > > the way down to Zero-- if you tried to make a meal out of these things, > > cause it takes FAR more calories burned just to chew them, then they put back out. > > . > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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