PCOS and the Amylose Diet

I have been watching feeds on a couple of different sites and have seen information on a diet called the Low Amylose diet. So I decided to do some digging and find out what it is all about.

This is what I have found:

What is Amylose?
- Amylose is one of two chemicals that make up starchy foods.
- The other chemical is Amylopectin is the other chemical
- Amylopectin when it is entered into the body turns into glucose  

So the simple answer to what Amylose is that I understand  it is the chemical in starchy food that breaks down easier in your system and slowly increases your blood sugar levels. The amylopectin is harder to digest and floods your system with glucose. 

From what I have read with this women with PCOS would benefit from the Low Amylose diet because it helps regulate your blood sugar levels and helps with the Insulin Resistance. 

Wat are the rules of the Low Amylose diet?
1. Avoid all simple sugars such:
 - Candy
- soda
- Cakes
- Pies
- Ice Cream
- Juics
- Canned fruits
-Yougurt
-Condiments
-pretzels
- rice cakes
-rice crispies
- corn chex
-rice chex
- instant mashed potatoes
- corn flakes
-baked potato
- instant rice
- frozen tofu
- watermelon
- grapes
-dates
And the list can go on and on. These are the main foods to stay away from.

2. Avoid veggies that are grown under the grown, corn and bananas, as well as foods enriched with maltodectrins or corn syrup .

3. Avoid wheat, rice, rye, barley, and oats, including cereal,oatmeal, breads, pastas etc.

4. Eat a minimum of  3 servings each of above ground- veggies and fruits daily.

5. Eat at least 6 ounces of protein every day.

Ok reading all that information all I got out of it was you cant eat this or that and you have to stick to this and that. There are days that I read things like this and I want to scream, all I want to do is live my life and enjoy it. How can you enjoy it when you have so many rules and regulations that you have to follow. Here is my answer to that, if you truly want something out of life you have to make sacrifices. When you make sacrifices you have to find a fun way to make them work. Instead of looking at all the information and the rules and getting discouraged, get excited, you have new recipes to try.  There are new things out there for you to enjoy. So have fun with it and dont get so wound up in what you cant do.

On a positive note here is some things that I found that you can eat.
-artichoke
- asparagus
-avocado
-broccoli
-cauliflower
-celery
-cucumber
-eggplant
-green beans
-lettuce
-low fat yogurt
-and peanuts

There are so many websites out there have recipes that follow this diet. Try them out and enjoy!!!


If you have any questions or comments please feel free to let me know. 

www.ehow.com/way_5399798_low-amylose-diet-foods.html
Low Amylose diet foods

www.livestrong.com/article/236338-low-amylose-diet-foods/

www.babyallmine.blogspot.com/2012/low-amylose-diet.html

Thank you 
Tabitha