2 Mission 6" corn tortillas are 17 carbs...enchiladas are usually made with
corn tortillas. Flour tortillas are higher. So I think he would probably
have done ok if he left the chips and rice and beans alone.
Jacquie
"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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> Nick Cramer wrote:
>
>>
>> I dunno. I had a total of four tortillas, 1/2 cup of refried beans and
>> 1/4
>> cup of rice.
>
> 4 tortillas is a whole day's worth of carbs for a lot of Diabetics. 1/2
> cup of beans isn't too bad as the beans have fiber to offset some of the
> carbs. The rice is something that should be avoided unless you are among
> the few Diabetics who can tolerate it. Most that I know find that rice is
> the worst carb as far as spiking goes. My DH among them. Even brown rice
> is bad for him.
>
> When we go out for Mexican, he asks for double beans and no rice. He
> rarely eats all the beans, but he can control for them with a bolus. Since
> you are not on insulin, you have to learn just how much beans you can
> tolerate and stay the heck away from high-carb tortillas and rice.
>
> A safe order in a Mexican restaurant is fajitas. Eat the meat and veggies
> and leave the tortillas and rice.
>
>
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