Janet Wilder > wrote:
> Nick Cramer wrote:
> > wrote:
> >> Nick Cramer wrote:
> >>> Before dinner BG 82. I made a CarbQuik pancake. Supposed to only have
> >>> 6 gms of net carbs.
> >>>
> >>> 1/2 cup CarbQuik™
> >>> 1 Tsp Splenda™ bulk or 1 packet (I used one packet)
> >>> 1 tsp baking powder
> >>> 1 egg, very well beaten or whipped (I didn't beat or whip it)
> >>> 1/4 stick (2 Tbs) butter (melted, not hot)
> >>> 3 Oz half-and-half (maybe I should have used heavy cream and water?)
> >>>
> >>> One hour PP BG 143! Two hour 105. I used twice as much half & half as
> >>> in the scaled down original recipe, which also didn't call for baking
> >>> powder. I made a syrup by mixing Splenda with butter until it was
> >>> slightly sweet. Damn, I can't do anything right!
> >
> >> It may be the wheat base of the Carbquik; some of us are extremely
> >> sensitive to it.
> >
> > I've had it before with no such problem, Susan. I'll just try 1/4 cup
> > next time. Problem is I've been losing one or two pounds a week. Now
> > down to 154. I'll never get up to 168 at this rate! Flour tortillas
> > have 18 grams of net carbs. Gotta check corn. I also like pumpernickel
> > and dark rye breads, which don't seem to hurt me. All with Limburger
> > and liverwurst, plus, of course.
> Nick,
>
> Have you tried the Mission brand Carb Balance tortillas. They taste
> pretty much like a regular flour tortilla. 5 net grams of carbs. The
> ingredients read like a chemistry lab, but they taste pretty good. I
> make a casadilla out of them with some Oaxaca cheese for brunch out of
> them. I fry it in butter.
I don't shop much. My daughter buys the tortillas for her family. I cadge
one every now and then.
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