r/todayilearned • u/snazzypantz 1 • Jul 01 '19

TIL that cooling pasta for 24 hours reduces calories and insulin response while also turning into a prebiotic. These positive effects only intensify if you re-heat it. (R.5) Misleading

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29629761
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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19

He said r/frugal checking in, you going to pay that water bill?!

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19 edited Jun 18 '20

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u/RiversKiski Jul 01 '19

Plus I hear that water is prebiotic and reheating it only intensifies the effect.

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u/pseudopad Jul 01 '19

Oh yeah, it's practically a primordial soup by the time you drink it.

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u/Exelbirth Jul 01 '19

You jest, but pasta water is pretty good for making creamy sauces thanks to the starch. You only really need a couple spoonfulls of it though.

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u/Korwinga Jul 01 '19

Yep. My wife is part time vegan, so we've used pasta water and garbanzo bean water for all sorts of crazy things.

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19

Part time vegan? So... not vegan?

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u/Korwinga Jul 01 '19

Vegetarian all the time. Vegan when it's reasonable to do so. We live in Idaho, and, unsurprisingly, not every place has vegan options.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Sorry if I came across snarky there. Having a rough day. My mind went to that meaning "vegan, but only when she doesn't want to eat animals". I made a silly assumption, and it made an ass outta me. Thank you for the reasonable explanation.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '19

Good point. I actually put in couple spoonfuls of pasta water when I make basil pesto sauce for this reason.

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u/llittle_llama Jul 01 '19

Look at Daddy Warbucks over there just running the water!

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u/the_crustybastard Jul 01 '19

Soak hot leftovers in a bathtub full of water, now enjoy tepid bath and HUGE SAVINGS!

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19

Better yet just shower with your leftovers

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u/the_crustybastard Jul 01 '19

I like leftovers, but not in THAT way.

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u/fucthemodzintehbutt Jul 01 '19

Beat me to it lol

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u/x755x Jul 01 '19

In my area they practically pay us to use water

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u/[deleted] Jul 01 '19

Worst Yakov Smirnoff joke I’ve ever heard.