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TaniO
 
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Default Carb Counting - Vegetables

On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 0:42:46 -0500, Ozgirl wrote
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>):

> 5 grams net vegetable carb:
>
> 1 cup cooked spinach
> 1/2 cup cooked Brussels sprouts
> 2/3 cup chopped red peppers
> 1/2 cup chopped onions
> 1 cup cooked yellow squash
> 1 medium tomato
> 12 medium asparagus spears
> 1 cup cooked broccoli
> 1/2 cup cooked spaghetti squash
> 2/3 cup cooked green beans
> 1/3 cup coleslaw (that would be dry)
> 5 ounces raw Portobello mushrooms
> 2/3 cup raw snow peas
>
> Most salad greens contain well below 5 gr net carbs per 1
> cup serving
>
> Higher carb vegetables - approximately 10 gr net carbs
>
> 3/4 cup cooked carrots
> 1/2 cup baked acorn squash
> 1/2 small sweet potato
> 1/3 cup steamed parsnips
> 1/2 small baked potato
> 1 cup cooked pumpkin
> 2/3 cup cooked peas
> 1/4 cup cooked green plantain
> 1 cup canned beets
> 3/4 cup mashed turnip
> 3/4 cup water chestnuts
>
>


Thanks a million for this series of carbvalues. I've
printed them out and will keep them for quick
reference. The range of foods is just what I needed.

TaniO