Chickpea pasta

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posted by Dearbecks
on 20 Aug 2017 at 23:50

Hi all

I have just bought some chickpea pasta in Sainsbury’s. Made from just ground chickpeas & water. It does say 45g carbs per 100g but I think I’ve read somewhere that chickpeas have little effect on BS??

Any advice would be great 😀
posted by Verano
on 21 Aug 2017 at 08:26

Yes chickpeas do have a low GI value at 28 which means they have a slower effect on blood sugars. BUT a low carb diet is usually based on less than maybe 50g of carbs a day. So to stay low carb, as in the BSD, you wouldn’t get too much chickpea pasta in your daily allowance. Maybe try courgetti spaghetti instead!