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Default Nopales and pennies?


"W. Baker" > wrote in message
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> bigwheel > wrote:
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> : Todd;1848910 Wrote:
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> : Not sure about the physics on the carbs. Have heard folks say beans have
> : a bunch. Everybody from Texas was raised on em and eat them at least
> : once a day and sometimes twice on Sunday. They claim if a person eats
> : them along with corn it makes a combo complex protein which neither
> : offers alone..and which is only slightly inferior to animal sources. Try
> : eating them with cornbread..pepper sauce and raw onions. That prob knock
> : them mean old carbs right in the head.
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> rice an beans also make a compete protein, but they are just not indicated
> for diabetics as the carb content is very high, too high to be used as a
> major part of a meal. As has been mentioned, a few sprinkled on a salad
> or in a soup are Ok, but as a full portion beans are a problem for
> diabetics. For non-diabetics like you, they are a good food, just not for
> us diabetics here.


You really can't paint with a broad brush. I eat not one portion of beans
but sometimes three. But I rarely eat beans and rice. I did have some last
night but it was Spanish rice that I made by adding lots of ground beef and
vegetables. I did not have a full portion leftover so I added some red
beans to it. But to eat just plain beans and rice? Not likely.