{"id":500,"date":"2011-12-02T06:21:03","date_gmt":"2011-12-02T14:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/new\/?p=500"},"modified":"2012-07-11T12:48:36","modified_gmt":"2012-07-11T19:48:36","slug":"fresh-friday-scrumptious-spaghetti-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/fresh-friday-scrumptious-spaghetti-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh Friday: Scrumptious Spaghetti Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_521\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/spaghettinoodles12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-521\" title=\"SpaghettiNoodles12\" src=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/spaghettinoodles12.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Warning! This photo may trigger ghrelin!<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Who doesn&#8217;t <em>love <\/em>spaghetti? I remember eating plain noodles straight from the colander as a kid. Plain noodles are pasty and tasteless. Why did I nibble them anyway? Ghrelin,\u00a0also known as the hunger hormone,\u00a0is produced upon sight or even <em>description<\/em> of high glycemic goodies like pizza, pasta, cake, cookies, etc.<\/h2>\n<h2>So when you eat plain pasta with marinara sauce it&#8217;s carbs on carbs without the balance of fat and protein to regulate ghrelin and satisfy you before you go overboard. \u00a0Here&#8217;s a spaghetti recipe to feel great about. A perfectly balanced meal of low glycemic carbs, fat, and protein. Sprinkle on the <em>parmigiano reggiano<\/em>\u00a0and you won&#8217;t miss a thing.<\/h2>\n<h2>Let&#8217;s compare: 4 cups of whole wheat spaghetti with tomato sauce, ground beef, onions, and garlic:<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/spaghetti-with-meat-sauce.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-501\" title=\"spaghetti-with-meat-sauce\" src=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/spaghetti-with-meat-sauce.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spaghetti: 694 kcals<\/li>\n<li>Tomato Sauce: 90 kcals<\/li>\n<li>3 0z ground beef: 148 kcals<\/li>\n<li>onion: 12 kcals<\/li>\n<li>garlic: 9 kcals<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total: 987 kcals &amp; 178 grams of high glycemic carbohydrates laying in your belly like a brick!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/img_04801.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-507\" title=\"IMG_0480\" src=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/img_04801.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><strong>Double Eagle Fitness Spaghetti:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 cups spaghetti squash strands: 200 calories<\/li>\n<li>Tomato sauce: 90 kcals<\/li>\n<li>3 0z ground beef: 148 kcals<\/li>\n<li>onion: 12 kcals<\/li>\n<li>garlic: 9 kcals<\/li>\n<li>Kale: 34 kcals<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total: 415 kcals &amp; 61 grams of carbs &amp; 23 grams of fiber!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>This is not only a giant plate of food but one that&#8217;s properly balanced of low glycemic carbs (squash &amp; kale), protein (100% grass-fed ground beef), and fat (the natural saturated fat \u00a0from the beef).<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_503\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/img_0477.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-503\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-503\" title=\"IMG_0477\" src=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/img_0477.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cut the squash lengthwise. Scoop out seeds. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>According to one of my favorite websites\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.whfoods.com\/\">http:\/\/www.whfoods.com<\/a>, winter squash is an important source\u00a0carotenoids, only recently have research studies documented just how fantastic winter squash is when it comes to these key antioxidants.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_504\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/img_0476.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-504\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-504\" title=\"IMG_0476\" src=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/img_0476.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brown meat with 1 onion, 3 cloves garlic, chopped greens or mushrooms, and a can of tomato sauce<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>For lutein, zeaxanthin, and beta-cryptoxanthin (three other health-supportive carotenoids) winter squash also comes out among the top three food sources in several studies. It&#8217;s also sky-high in vitamin A, vitamin C, folate, potassium, manganese, Omega 3 essential fatty acids, B vitamins, and copper.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_505\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/img_0479.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-505\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-505\" title=\"IMG_0479\" src=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/img_0479.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-505\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Use a fork to scoop out spaghetti strands of squash<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>When it comes to the high glycemic carbohydrates&#8211;rice, pasta, white bread, cookies, cakes, pies, pizza&#8211;we gorge and gorge without getting full. Why is that? These high glycemic carbs make us hungry for more because they aren&#8217;t satisfying. High fiber and high protein foods full us up faster with a more nutritious load. With a good source of fat you feel full and sated without that bloated what-have-I-just-done sensation.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_506\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/spaghetti.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-506\" title=\"spaghetti\" src=\"http:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/11\/spaghetti.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You can eat all this for 500 kcals!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who doesn&#8217;t love spaghetti? I remember eating plain noodles straight from the colander as a kid. Plain noodles are pasty and tasteless. Why did I nibble them anyway? Ghrelin,\u00a0also known as the hunger hormone,\u00a0is produced upon sight or even description of high glycemic goodies like pizza, pasta, cake, cookies, etc. So when you eat plain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80,77],"tags":[171,172,173,542,442,174,443,175,444,176,177,178],"class_list":["post-500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fresh-friday","category-nutrition","tag-beef-mince","tag-carbohydrate","tag-dietary-fiber","tag-fresh-friday","tag-ghrelin","tag-glycemic-index","tag-hunger-hormone","tag-spaghetti","tag-spaghetti-makeover","tag-spaghetti-squash","tag-tomato-sauce","tag-winter-squash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=500"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1919,"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/500\/revisions\/1919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doubleeaglefitness.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}