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Ozgirl wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> And I know apples are not low carb. But one small apple or 2 or 3
>> slices won't have many carbs.

>
> And its all down to an individual's response to any carb food. I
> personally have been able to eat apples, pears, mandarins, watermelon
> and rockmelon without spiking from day one. Berries of course have
> always been fine. Other fruits I had to eat in tiny quantities with
> full fat cheese or not at all.


I regularly eat a small apple at lunchtime, either whole or chopped into
something. A 100 gram apple is supposed to have 15gms of carb.