I use this website to find out the carb count on foods when I'm thinking of
trying something new. They seem to have commerical items and fast food too.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

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Joe W
T2 Nov '05
30mg Actos, 3gr(1/2 tsp or 500mg pill) Cinnamon, Diet(>100 carbs) &
30 minute walk(everyday) & BowFlex 3x/week
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"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER> wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> Does anyone know the carb count of these? I've tried looking online and
>> all
>> I can find is that there isn't a lot of nutritional information on these.
>> Other legume sprouts seem to have 6-7 grams of total carb per cup with
>> about
>> 2 grams of fiber. I do know that a cup of lentil sprouts has about one
>> serving of protein.
>>
>> I just started pea, lentil and a spicy radish and other small seed
>> sprouts
>> and I can't wait to try them. The lentils already taste good. The peas
>> are
>> a bit bitter.
>>
>> I have a recipe for lentil sprouts that sounds yummy. You mix them with
>> fresh lemon juice, olive oil and chopped chives or green onions. I think
>> chopped tomato would go well with this too, and perhaps some parsley.
>> Can't
>> wait to try it!
>>
>> I am hoping that the sprouts are low enough in carbs that I can eat them
>> for
>> lunch. They seem like the perfect food, offering protein and a small
>> amount
>> of carbs. I am getting tired of having to skip lunch in order for my
>> numbers to be in range by dinner. And my breakfast is usually only a
>> Tablespoon of pumpkin seeds. So as you can imagine, I am very hungry by
>> dinner time. So far the only thing that isn't causing BG trouble between
>> meals is more pumpkin seeds or a little bit of coconut. Another other
>> nuts
>> or veggies I've tried have shot up my BG. Even a stalk of celery is out
>> of
>> the question for me now.
>>
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>> http://mysite.verizon.net/juliebove/index.htm
>>
>>
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> Julie,
>
> I looked at lentil on FitDay (PC version), and I found a number of
> entries. Here are a few of them:
>
> Lentils, sprouted, raw -- 1 cup -- 17g carbs
> Lentils, sprouted, cooked, stir-fried -- 1oz. (note the change in
> portion) -- 6g carbs
> Lentils, mature seeds, cooked (boiled) -- 1 cup -- 40g carbs
> Lentils, dry, cooked, fat *not* added -- 1 cup (yield after cooking) --
> 108g carbs
> Lentils, dry, cooked, fat added in cooking -- 1 cup (yield after
> cooking) -- 108g carbs
> Lentils, pink, raw -- 1 cup -- 114g carbs
>
> So, there's quite a variation, depending on how they are used (there are
> also some other listings in FitDay). You mentioned lentil *sprouts,* and
> that doesn't look bad at all. (And, of course, 1 cup is quite a lot.)
>
> MaryL
>
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