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Default My favourite soup

On 03/18/2013 02:44 PM, W. Baker wrote:
> Todd > wrote:
> : On 03/17/2013 09:26 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> : > "Todd" > wrote in message
> : > ...
> : >> On 03/17/2013 07:36 PM, bigwheel wrote:
> : >>
> : >>>> Okay, I realize you said you had no vegi's, so recommending
> : >>>> swiss chard stems is beside the point, but they work like
> : >>>> celery without all the carbs. (Okay, you can use a celery
> : >>>> stem as a seasoning, but then the rest of the batch goes bad
> : >>>> waiting for the next seasoning incident. Chards don't
> : >>>> last a week.)
> : >>>>
> : >>>> I keep some frozen vegis around just in case I can not find any
> : >>>> fresh ones. Use about six frozen baby carrots in my chicken broth.
> : >>>> Someday, maybe I will look up broccoli cheese soup.
> : >>>>
> : >>>> -T
> : >>>
> : >>> Thanks for the heads up on Chard. I heard of it but never seen any up
> : >>> close. Course I was full grown before ever trying broccoli and
> : >>> calliflower so guess there aint much mystery to that one. Now this is
> : >>> the first I heard that celery is loaded up with carbs. Richard Simmons
> : >>> always say it burn off more calories to chew it than you get from it.
> : >>> This science changes fast..lol Or he wasn't worried about carbs maybe.
> : >>
> : >> Hi Big,
> : >>
> : >> Celery may taste a little better than chard so soup, but it is
> : >> pretty close.
> : >>
> : >> Celery Raw:
> : >>
> : >> http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2396/2
> : >>
> : >> One cup chopped: 3 grams carbs.
> : >>
> : >> Okay for seasoning, but you wouldn't want to munch on them.
> : >>
> : >> -T
> : >
> : > Why in the world wouldn't you want to munch on them? They're very low in
> : > carbs. If you think 3 grams is a lot of carbs for a cup, then I sure feel
> : > sorry for you!
>
> : Munch one? But, who stopped there? You are right, 3 grams per cups
> : is pretty low. I do munch radishes. So, maybe I will try some. But
> : more than half usually goes bad.
> Celery cn replace crckers for dipas, etc, or can be stuffed with spicy
> cheese mixtures of peanut butter if you like that. Also you can cut some
> into thin sticks and leave it in a glass of water in the fridge for a
> quick low carb snack when the munchies hit.
>
> Wendy


Thank you!