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missgive
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Kim
Blairsville
Georgia
USA
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 Posted - Jan 17 2010 : 2:33:41 PM
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Hi Mary Jane and other ladies,
I love to cook. As a diabetic, however, I am having to be more aware of the carbohydrate count of foods and servings. You see it is not the sugar that is the problem - it is the CARBS that turn into sugar that are the problems. If it is complex carbohydrate that gets into the blood-stream slowly, it is not as bad as the simple ones that spike our blood sugar and then drop it. So is there some way we could get the carb counts? I know farmers never cared about these things, however, modern farmgirls living in these times need to know to take care of their health and the health of her loved ones.
Thanks for thinking about this,
Kim (aka missgive)
Proud Farmgirl Sister #927
A Farmgirl Sister headed for my mountain home and farm in 2010. |
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janiee
True Blue Farmgirl
820 Posts
Janie
Shawnee
Oklahoma
USA
820 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2010 : 06:42:51 AM
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kim,
Thanks for bringing this up! All of the recipes in MJ's forum and magazines look sooo good but as a diabetic, I cannot just cook all of that without knowing carbs either. Isn't it funny how sugar doesn't really bother (some of us)our blood sugar but bread and similar type items do? My doctor has told me from day one of being diagnosed this mantra "bread is dessert!". But also if we switched to whole grains that it helps to keep the blood sugar down. Anwy, I am rambling now....I just agree that carb counts would help a lot!
janiee
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GailMN
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Gail
Hutchinson
Minnesota
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - Jan 19 2010 : 08:43:37 AM
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I agree - carb counts would be very beneficial.
Farmgirl Sister #506
Aim high; shoot for the moon and if you miss it, grab a star. |
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Sheep Mom 2
True Blue Farmgirl
1534 Posts
Sheri
Elk
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 19 2010 : 09:21:04 AM
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This was posted on another thread. This might solve your problem. You put in the recipe with the number of servings and it gives you back the nutritional info.
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp
Blessings, Sheri
"Work is Love made visible" -Kahlil Gibran |
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missgive
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
Kim
Blairsville
Georgia
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jan 20 2010 : 2:55:57 PM
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Sheep Mom 2,
I could hug you! Thanks for the information, I will definitely try this out!
Kim (missgive)
Proud Farmgirl Sister #927
A Farmgirl Sister headed for my mountain home and farm in 2010. |
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Mary Jane, carb count for recipes would be helpful
