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Nutritionist Explains Why I’m a Celebrity Campmates Eat Rice and Beans

The pairing creates complete protein that slows carbohydrate absorption to aid satiety.

Overview

  • Nutritionist Jenny Tschiesche says combining rice with beans supplies complementary amino acids to make a complete protein.
  • She notes bean fibre and resistant starch slow the uptake of rice carbohydrates, with beans adding folate, iron, magnesium, potassium, zinc and B vitamins.
  • When trials are failed, campmates rely on basic rations of plain white rice and rehydrated haricot or navy-style beans.
  • Ant and Dec demonstrated the pre-packaged daily portions on TikTok, which reports estimate total roughly up to 800 calories.
  • Ration-only evenings have occurred this series, including during the Win City/Doomsville split, as the show heads toward a Friday double elimination and a Sunday, December 7 finale on ITV1 and ITVX.