I like lentil soup, but I was thinking of only veggies and barley plus some
kind of meat.

MaryL


"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
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>I use barley but not in the quantities used in most recipes. I use a combo
>of lentils and barley. So far no ill effects bg-wise unless I overdo the
>barley. I use about 1/4 barley to about a cup of dried lentils in soups
>with lots of vegies including cabbage and celery leaves and some kind of
>meat (lamb shanks etc). I cook my soups in a slow cooker. 150 gr is about
>5 ozs and probably a dry weight.
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> MaryL wrote:
>> I have completely eliminated the "white stuff" since being diagnosed
>> T2 five years ago--no refined sugar, pasta, rice, potatoes, or flour
>> (except for the occasional input when eating in restaurants, which is
>> not often). I used to like barley but also have not tried that
>> during this time. It is also a good source of nutrition. So...can
>> any of you tell me your experiences with barley? Has it had a major
>> impact on your meters, or not. I am tempted to try making some
>> barley soup, based on some recipes that look good. I checked carbs
>> and the glycemic index and found some odd information. I used this
>> source: http://www.glycemicindex.com/. Click on Free GI Database,
>> then enter pearl barley in the search box. That location shows 31.7
>> carbs per serving for pearled barley (Canada). Then, the *same*
>> source shows 123.3 carbs for pearl barley, boiled 60 minutes! The
>> information appears to be for the same size (serving size of 150
>> grams, which frankly does not mean a lot to me because I am not used
>> to thinking in "grams").
>> MaryL
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