"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> "sf" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 19 Oct 2014 08:36:12 -0700 (PDT), Bryan-TGWWW
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Saturday, October 18, 2014 7:59:55 PM UTC-5, jmcquown wrote:
>>>> > On 10/18/2014 3:47 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > On Saturday, October 18, 2014 11:39:26 AM UTC-7, sf wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > >> On Sat, 18 Oct 2014 11:19:45 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
>>>> >
>>>> > >>
>>>> >
>>>> > >> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > >>
>>>> >
>>>> > >>> by using canned beans instead of dry beans
>>>> >
>>>> > >>
>>>> >
>>>> > >> Huh. I'm not finding support for that. SFgate says: Sugar, high
>>>> >
>>>> > >> fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners produce a sweeter beans
>>>> > >> that
>>>> >
>>>> > >> are significantly higher in calories. A 3.5-ounce serving of plain
>>>> >
>>>> > >> boiled adzuki beans, for example, has 128 calories and less than
>>>> > >> 25
>>>> >
>>>> > >> grams of carbohydrates, while an equivalent amount of sweetened
>>>> > >> canned
>>>> >
>>>> > >> adzuki beans supplies 237 calories and 55 grams of carbohydrates.
>>>> >
>>>> > >> http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/drie...lues-3026.html
>>>> >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> > > going by the nutrition label on the can of beans, the whole can of
>>>> > > beans is 53 net carbs.
>>>> >
>>>> > > there is no sugar listed on the ingredients.
>>>> >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> > > when you add up ALL the carbs in the TOTAL of a 6.5 quart pot of
>>>> > > chili, trust me I did the math, it came out to 9 carbs per cup
>>>> >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>> > Why would she bellyache over your carb counts? Honest to gawd. You
>>>> >
>>>> > made a pot of chili. (I still have no idea where I could find
>>>> > friggin
>>>> >
>>>> > adzuki beans, canned or otherwise.)
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > The carb police don't need to swoop in to question your dinner.
>>>> > What's
>>>> >
>>>> > next, you didn't make gluten free cornbread? OMG.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> > What happened to the days when people just cooked, ate, enjoyed and
>>>> >
>>>> > posted about it? NO quantifying, qualifying and turning everything
>>>> > into
>>>> >
>>>> > the latest diet ledger?
>>>> >
>>>> Some of us would like to get laid, and not being a fat-**** helps in
>>>> that
>>>> department. You're content to be a sexless old maid. Not everyone
>>>> feels
>>>> that way.
>>>> >
>>>
>>> I've been on rfc since the '90s and it has never been the way Jill
>>> seems to remember. Sheldon talked about weenies (alluding to penis's)
>>> back then - but it's basically the same ole same ole.
>>>
>>> In any case, I asked an honest question. Sitara said she was lowering
>>> the carb count and I asked how she was doing it. She said she was
>>> using canned beans, which is something people don't usually use when
>>> they are trying to lower their carb count but I didn't know why - so I
>>> looked it up. The nutritional value of canned vs dry beans was the
>>> point of that article and the name of the bean was purely
>>> incidental... + "for example" is clearly stated, so I have no idea
>>> what Jill's problem was. Nor do I care.
>>
>> To be fair, I couldn't understand why canned beans would be lower carb
>> than dried ... when cooked of course.
>
> They're not and I am confused. I thought this was someone else who posted
> this. Not Sitara?

Goodness only knows. I certainly don't ... nor do I care very much.


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