Alice Faber > wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote:
> > "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message

> > > Today 5/20 FBG 84. Just before dinner 83. Had a 10.6 oz. frozen
> > > Glutino Penne Alfredo (61 gms net carbs) for dinner. One hour PP BG
> > > 158. Two hour 181. Three hour 142.
> > >
> > > Makes up for the previous days.
> > >
> > > 5/16 FBG 97 Before 83 1 hr 111 - bacon, eggs, 1/2 potato
> > > 5/17 FBG 85 no meal - A/C died, 105°F inside, stressed out
> > > 5/18 FBG 95 1 hr 118, 1 hr 86, 1 hr 105 - another hot day, just
> > > snacked 5/19 FBG 99 Before 89 1 hr 110 - bacon, eggs, cheesy
> > > mushrooms and potato
> >
> > I think most Alfredo sauce is pretty high in carbs. It's not something
> > I've been tempted to eat because I never liked it. When I did eat
> > dairy, I would usually just throw some cheese on the pasta instead of
> > making a sauce.
>
> A good alfredo sauce should be quite low carb. It's just butter, cream,
> and parmesan cheese, and seasonings. Now what you put it on...that's
> another story.

The penne was rice pasta (ground brown rice, rice bran). The Alfredo sauce
was milk, cheese, corn starch, maltodextrin, lipolyzed cream and guar gum.
Jun added a bunch of fresh shrimp, fried in butter, and fresh grated
Pecorino Romano cheese. My Alfredo sauce is more like what you describe.
She won't be buying this again.

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