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DesertHare wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
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>> percy wrote:
>>> Prickly pear fruit are on special next week three for a buck. Anybody
>>> have tips and/or recipes they want to share?
>>>
>>> Vicki

>> Prickly pear fruit are "tunas" Nopales are the peeled and sliced leaves.
>> IIRC, the nopales are low in carbs, but the fruit is sweet. I can't find a
>> carb count for prickly pears on USDA, but I'd treat one like an apple.
>>
>> JMHO.
>>
>> Nopales are great cooked in your scrambled eggs.
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>> Janet Wilder
>> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
>> Good Friends. Good Life

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> Try he 1 cup is 14 carbs and 5.4 fiber
> http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
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Even better than an apple!
Thanks.
J

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Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
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