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a starchy and demanding teacher
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Fruits and Vegetables No fruits or vegetables are off-limits on the Mediterranean diet, and all can be eaten liberally.
Liberally:
All starchy vegetables (potatoes, corn, and root vegetables)
All non-starchy vegetables (i.e., artichokes, broccoli, cucumbers, etc.)
All fruits
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
They should be structured but not starchy, fatty but not oily.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Jan. 2025
Suffice to say, his mental mood board is not collaged with vintage images of men in starchy tennis whites.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
And telling people to avoid eggs led some to switch to sugary, starchy alternatives — pancakes, cereal, pastries and the like.
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
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Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 21 Jan. 2025
They should be structured but not starchy, fatty but not oily.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 16 Jan. 2025
Suffice to say, his mental mood board is not collaged with vintage images of men in starchy tennis whites.
—Maya Singer, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
And telling people to avoid eggs led some to switch to sugary, starchy alternatives — pancakes, cereal, pastries and the like.
—F.d. Flam, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2025
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“Starchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/starchy. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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starchy
adjective
starchier; starchiest
1
: containing, consisting of, or resembling starch
starchy foods
2
: consisting of or marked by formality or stiffness
starchiness
noun
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