Hello 👋🏼 everyone! This MEXICAN CORN 🌽 SALAD with chipotle dressing was a great success at my home. So it will be a repeat for my weekly meal plans. #fuelyourbody#salads#summersalad#corn#enjoyyourfood#eatwellfeelwell#healthyeating#easyrecipes#mindfuleating
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When we talk about corn 🌽 there is a debate on how much to eat and if is a “bad” food to eat. But when I counsel my clients I like to go over all the scientific fact 🤓, myths and truths.
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Corn 🌽 has many health benefits. It consists primarily of INSOLUBLE FIBER, which makes it a LOW GLYCEMIC INDEX food. This means it is a good that is DIGESTED slowly and it doesn’t cause an unhealthy spike in blood sugar.
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For example: 1 medium cooked or boiled yellow corn 🌽 has:
Calories: 77
Water: 73% (this mean hydration)
Protein: 3g
Carbs: 17.1g
Sugar: 4.5g (not a problem, diabetic people can eat it, limit the amount of carbs per day, juts keep track of this)
Fiber: 2.5g
Fat: 1.1g (without anything)
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However, corn ge...