Pastry Chef Gale Gand Makes Fiber Delicious

Renowned pastry chef Gale Gand creates irresistible desserts with a fiber boost from natural resistant starch at the "Making Fiber Irresistible: Resistant Starch is a Natural" Conference in Chicago, September 27, 2005. The day-long scientific and culinary conference, hosted by Oldways Preservation Trust and Hi-maize. 5-in-1 Fiber, gathered together over 100 leading food manufacturers and health professionals to address how a naturally occurring class of fiber - resistant starch - is addressing America's growing fiber gap and solving related technical challenges. One of three classes of fiber, natural resistant starch escapes digestion in the small intestine and is digested in the lower intestine; where it is strongly associated with a number of health and wellness benefits. Resistant starch is found naturally in cooked and cooled potatoes, rice and pasta, under-ripe bananas, beans, and also in staples like bread, cereal and pasta via a natural ingredient called Hi-maize 5-in-1 Fiber. Ms. Gand is executive pastry chef/partner at Tru in Chicago and host of Food Network's "Sweet Dreams."