Re: Re: which food fills you up faster- pasta, meat, or veggies?

Hello, mo.

Pasta is a complex carbohydrate, giving you 4 calories a gram.  The 
word "complex" means that it's not a simple sugar.  These types take 
longer to digest and are more filling than vegetables.  That's part of the 
reason why one feels hungry shortly after eating at a Chinese restaurant, 
assuming you're loading up on veggies.  Protein is more filling than 
carbohydrates are, probably due to the extra work the body does in 
breaking the protein down.  Proteins also supply 4 calories a gram.  
Protein is usually found combined with fat - as in meat.  Fat provides the 
greatest amount of satiety.  So clearly meat is the winner over pasta or 
veggies, because it contains lots of protein and fat.  That's why 
that "hot off the bone rib steak" is so filling.  Fat also provides you 
with the most calories, at 9 calories per gram.
Hope that helps,
Peter Bosani.

For more info - go online to:  
www.madsci.org and type in "Why do some foods make you more full than 
others?", which I recently answered.