Starchy
adjective
Relating to or containing a lot of starch.
Rice, potatoes, and bread are starchy foods.
Often appears as...
- starchy vegetables
- starchy foods
adjective
Relating to behavior or style that is stiff and formal.
He has a very starchy manner of speaking.
Often appears as...
- starchy attitude
- starchy manners
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Relating to or containing a lot of starch.
Rice, potatoes, and bread are starchy foods.
Often appears as...
- starchy vegetables
- starchy foods
adjective
Relating to behavior or style that is stiff and formal.
He has a very starchy manner of speaking.
Often appears as...
- starchy attitude
- starchy manners
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Diet Vocabulary
Understand 'starchy' to discuss diets and nutrition, especially carbs.
Less starchy foods may benefit weight loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Food Texture
'Starchy' can imply the food feels thick or heavy in your mouth.
I prefer less starchy potatoes in my salad.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
'Starchy' is often used in cooking to describe an ingredient's role in a dish.
Add a starchy component like rice to balance the meal.
Pro Tip 1/3Diet Vocabulary
Understand 'starchy' to discuss diets and nutrition, especially carbs.
Less starchy foods may benefit weight loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Food Texture
'Starchy' can imply the food feels thick or heavy in your mouth.
I prefer less starchy potatoes in my salad.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
'Starchy' is often used in cooking to describe an ingredient's role in a dish.
Add a starchy component like rice to balance the meal.
Pro Tip 1/3Diet Vocabulary
Understand 'starchy' to discuss diets and nutrition, especially carbs.
Less starchy foods may benefit weight loss.
Pro Tip 2/3Food Texture
'Starchy' can imply the food feels thick or heavy in your mouth.
I prefer less starchy potatoes in my salad.
Pro Tip 3/3Culinary Context
'Starchy' is often used in cooking to describe an ingredient's role in a dish.
Add a starchy component like rice to balance the meal.
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Video examples
A Crash Course in...
household is gonna use this every day to hottia root vegetables one of which forms this starchy basis for much of the country's cuisine cassava this right here is the the essence of what gann is all about it serves like a root vegetable it's a root vegetable we got
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How to spot a...
forming a new compound that leaves a dark mark on the paper. However, in the absence of starch, there is no chemical reaction and the mark will look light yellow. So if the fake isn't printed on starchy paper, iodine solutions can't help you.
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Amy Smith: Simple...
under the name of "manioc." In fact, it's grown all over the world -- yucca, tapioca, manioc, cassava, it's all the same thing -- a very starchy root vegetable. And you can make a very thick, sticky porridge out of it,
Video examples
A Crash Course in...
household is gonna use this every day to hottia root vegetables one of which forms this starchy basis for much of the country's cuisine cassava this right here is the the essence of what gann is all about it serves like a root vegetable it's a root vegetable we got
Video examples
How to spot a...
forming a new compound that leaves a dark mark on the paper. However, in the absence of starch, there is no chemical reaction and the mark will look light yellow. So if the fake isn't printed on starchy paper, iodine solutions can't help you.
Video examples
Amy Smith: Simple...
under the name of "manioc." In fact, it's grown all over the world -- yucca, tapioca, manioc, cassava, it's all the same thing -- a very starchy root vegetable. And you can make a very thick, sticky porridge out of it,
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Quote examples
Adam Richman
American Actor
If you do a quantity challenge, the problem you'd face would be a starchy challenge. If it has a lot of potatoes, a lot of bread or fried elements, that's difficult. With heat challenges, challenges that use the whole pepper are much, much easier than ones that use pepper extract. That's concentrated, and also devoid of flavour. It's just heat.
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Rashad Evans
American Athlete
Working at the hospital, there was a lot of starchy food. I was in good with the lunch lady, so she would hook me up with all kinds of macaroni and cheese and potatoes and that kind of food. I would eat it all night to the part where I hated food. I got pretty big.
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Alison Sweeney
American Actress
I have encouraged my kids to eat well from day one. I add flavor - herbs and spices - to everything because I don't want them getting used to starchy, bland food. I also want them to experiment - they don't have to love everything, but they do have to try it.
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
I don't discriminate when it comes to dumplings. Give me a generous plate of pretty much anything wrapped in a starchy, doughy casing and I will dive in with pleasure. But one star in the dumpling universe shines brighter than the others: the humble pierogi.
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Lisa Edelstein
American Actress
If you eat a lot of starchy foods, introduce a vegetable once a week, then twice a week, and then three times a week. Slowly fill your diet with new flavors. By the time you're ready to let go of whatever it is you want to let go of, you've got a full menu.
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Chloe Madeley
English Celebrity
If you are looking to gain muscle, you should still eat clean and healthy. Protein and vegetables should still be your staples, but starchy carbs can also play a frequent role in your meals. You must also be in a calorie surplus.
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David Perlmutter
American Scientist
Carbohydrates, whether derived from gluten-containing foods or other sources, including fruit, sweetened beverages, and starchy vegetables, are dangerous as they relate to brain health in and of themselves.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.
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Eddie Hall
English Athlete
Coffee... The caffeine in your morning coffee stops an enzyme called amylase from working correctly, which is located in your mouth and gut, and breaks down starchy carbs.
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Andre Drummond
American Athlete
I like to eat a lot of fruit and starchy things to give myself more energy before games.
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Adam Richman
American Actor
If you do a quantity challenge, the problem you'd face would be a starchy challenge. If it has a lot of potatoes, a lot of bread or fried elements, that's difficult. With heat challenges, challenges that use the whole pepper are much, much easier than ones that use pepper extract. That's concentrated, and also devoid of flavour. It's just heat.
Quote examples
Rashad Evans
American Athlete
Working at the hospital, there was a lot of starchy food. I was in good with the lunch lady, so she would hook me up with all kinds of macaroni and cheese and potatoes and that kind of food. I would eat it all night to the part where I hated food. I got pretty big.
Quote examples
Alison Sweeney
American Actress
I have encouraged my kids to eat well from day one. I add flavor - herbs and spices - to everything because I don't want them getting used to starchy, bland food. I also want them to experiment - they don't have to love everything, but they do have to try it.
Quote examples
Claire Saffitz
American Editor
I don't discriminate when it comes to dumplings. Give me a generous plate of pretty much anything wrapped in a starchy, doughy casing and I will dive in with pleasure. But one star in the dumpling universe shines brighter than the others: the humble pierogi.
Quote examples
Lisa Edelstein
American Actress
If you eat a lot of starchy foods, introduce a vegetable once a week, then twice a week, and then three times a week. Slowly fill your diet with new flavors. By the time you're ready to let go of whatever it is you want to let go of, you've got a full menu.
Quote examples
Chloe Madeley
English Celebrity
If you are looking to gain muscle, you should still eat clean and healthy. Protein and vegetables should still be your staples, but starchy carbs can also play a frequent role in your meals. You must also be in a calorie surplus.
Quote examples
David Perlmutter
American Scientist
Carbohydrates, whether derived from gluten-containing foods or other sources, including fruit, sweetened beverages, and starchy vegetables, are dangerous as they relate to brain health in and of themselves.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
As with lemon juice, the more sorrel you use, the more it has to be balanced with something sweet, starchy or creamy - it's a yin-yang approach to cooking that I find rather calming.
Quote examples
Eddie Hall
English Athlete
Coffee... The caffeine in your morning coffee stops an enzyme called amylase from working correctly, which is located in your mouth and gut, and breaks down starchy carbs.
Quote examples
Andre Drummond
American Athlete
I like to eat a lot of fruit and starchy things to give myself more energy before games.
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