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T2 Nov' 06
Actos 30mg
Low-carb diet
Exercise
"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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:I was in the local Asian grocery store today to get some dried mushrooms
: and they had a packet of water chestnut flour. It was imported so it
: didn't have any nutritional information.
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: Does anyone here know anything about water chestnut flour? How does one
: use it? What's the carb info?
:
: TIA,
: J
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: Janet Wilder
: Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
: Good Friends. Good Life

This was all I could find.

Nutritional Information:
Nutritionally, water chestnuts are a good source of potassium and fiber.
They are low in sodium, and fat is virtually non-existent. Caloriewise, one
cup of water chestnut slices contains about one hundred-thirty calories. Low
carb dieters, bewa water chestnuts are high in carbohydrates. You may try
replacing them with low carb bamboo shoots. For a half cup, you get about 9g
of carbs.
http://www.wegmans.com/kitchen/ingre...erchestnut.asp
http://www.jtcwd.com/vegie/nutrition/waterchestnut.html