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>> Granted, using some sugar does enhance the flavour of canned fruit.
>> However, if one uses a very light syrup (10%) and uses moderation
>> when partaking of the product one should be able to avoid a huge
>> spike in BG.
>> Good luck.
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>> Ross
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>A dietitian/chef who has a daughter that's type 1 told me that he just
>rinsed off the syrup from canned fruit that was canned with sugar. Not
>being a big canned fruit eater, I haven't tried checking my blood
>sugars doing this (I guess the best indicator would be to have a small
>bowl of fruit as a snack, testing before and after). I much prefer the
>fresh stuff and berries are my absolute favorite and don't bother my
>blood sugars.
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>However, isn't a lot of the fiber in the skin? Can you can fruit with
>the skin on??
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Good question, but one I can't answer ;-(.
The only fruit we can with skin on is whole plums and they are
strictly for my wife. I'm not a big fan of plums to start with and I
can't stand the texture they end up with when canned.

Ross.
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