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> The researchers measured HALF the amount of glucose in the blood of the students after they had eaten warmed up pasta compared with after they'd eaten freshly cooked pasta.

leaving your pasta / rice / potatoes to cool then eating them cold or reheated vastly reduces the glycemeric load.

http://www.ergo-log.com/cook-potatoes-and-pasta-a-day-ahead.html

> By cooling down and warming up carbs not only does your body absorb less glucose from these foods, but the uptake is also slower. At the same time you also stimulate your gut flora. In addition, resistant starch also has a positive effect on body composition, probably via the short chain fatty acids.

conclusion: for your post workout meal eat freshly cooked potatoes/pasta/rice - as you want fast acting carbs. For ANYTHING else you should leave your rice/pasta to cool and eat it cold or - better still - reheated