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Priscilla H. Ballou

In article >,
Nick Cramer > wrote:

> wrote:
> > Nick Cramer wrote:
> > > FBG 93. Had four rashers of bacon and three Carbquik™ pancakes. Agave
> > > nectar hasn't arrived yet, so I made a 'syrup' by melting some butter
> > > and adding enough Splenda™ to make it sweet enough. One hour PP BG 112.
> > > Two hour 116. Adequate. ;-)
>
> > Uh, nope.
> >
> > You really must know the one hour number to know if it was a disaster or
> > not.
>
> One hour number, shown above, was 112.
>
> > If you want REALLY good syrup, buy a sugar free one from the
> > supermarket, and order some natural maple extract from online if you
> > can't find it in the store. Adding some maple extract to sf maple syrup
> > makes it taste much more like the real thing.
> >
> > I don't think agave is going to give you good results, it's loaded with
> > carbs.
>
> 1 Tbs of agave contains 16 gms of carbs. GI 32.

IIRC, 1 Tbs of genuine maple syrup is 13 grams of carb. Why not have
the real thing if you're willing to ingest that many carbs?

Priscilla