This doesn't make sense to me because the carb count is about the same as
with other meals I eat, but when I eat this salad, my numbers are lower. I
get it at the salad bar. I take a very small amount (1 cup or less total)
of assorted leave such as mesclun, romaine and spinach. Then I top it with
a good layer of carrots, grape tomatoes, black olives and green onions. I
add a couple of large spoonfuls of kidney beans, garbanzo beans and four
ears of baby corn. In addition, I have a small container of tabouli. I
will often eat a handful of walnuts with this meal. Just salt and pepper on
it. No dressing.

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
> This doesn't make sense to me because the carb count is about the same as
> with other meals I eat, but when I eat this salad, my numbers are lower.
> I get it at the salad bar. I take a very small amount (1 cup or less
> total) of assorted leave such as mesclun, romaine and spinach. Then I top
> it with a good layer of carrots, grape tomatoes, black olives and green
> onions. I add a couple of large spoonfuls of kidney beans, garbanzo beans
> and four ears of baby corn. In addition, I have a small container of
> tabouli. I will often eat a handful of walnuts with this meal. Just salt
> and pepper on it. No dressing.
>


Julie:

I'm no expert at this, but based on the diabetic class I just participated
in last week, I think the reason you find the above meal doesn't spike you
is because it is RAW veggies, which digest radically different than cooked.

in fact, in the class they mentioned that many people spike on cooked
carrots, but most people had no issues with raw.

Willy

Every person digests things different.

It could be those fruits shes adding to salad are spiking her fast then by
time she tests she down..maybe not...cant say.

But the salad has alot of fiber and the nuts are healthy fat and protien...

Bottom line is if it works for her thats great!

Me i cant eat carrots raw or cooked because they spike me bad..but pinapple
and strawberries i can eat pints of em and not budge my bg at all.

KROM

"Willy" > wrote
> I'm no expert at this, but based on the diabetic class I just participated
> in last week, I think the reason you find the above meal doesn't spike you
> is because it is RAW veggies, which digest radically different than
> cooked.
>
> in fact, in the class they mentioned that many people spike on cooked
> carrots, but most people had no issues with raw.
>
> Willy
>
>

krom, what fruits?

krom wrote:
> Every person digests things different.
>
> It could be those fruits shes adding to salad are spiking her fast
> then by time she tests she down..maybe not...cant say.

"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
...
> krom, what fruits?

Tomatoes.

Lol..i thought ya added grapes and somthing else i know i cant eat cause it
sends me thru the roof....but tomatoes are fruit..lol..dont spike me tho.

Speakin of im growing my own this year and the wait is driving me
mad..lol..i keep passing the 5 plants expecting baseball sized
tomatos..hehe

Not even a bud of one yet :-(

KROM

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ozgirl" > wrote in message
> ...
>> krom, what fruits?
>
> Tomatoes.
>

Didi i missread?..i coulda swore she said she added some starchy things like
corn and orange slices to it..but i could be wrong.

Might have confused her meal with angelas in her mcdonolads and what they
can eat post.

KROM

"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
...
> krom, what fruits?
>
> krom wrote:
>> Every person digests things different.
>>
>> It could be those fruits shes adding to salad are spiking her fast
>> then by time she tests she down..maybe not...cant say.
>
>

"krom" > wrote in message
...
> Didi i missread?..i coulda swore she said she added some starchy things
> like corn and orange slices to it..but i could be wrong.

I NEVER eat oranges. Yuck! I said I added kidney beans, garbanzo beans
and baby corn. None of which are fruits.
>
> Might have confused her meal with angelas in her mcdonolads and what they
> can eat post.

I think so.

Oh i resaw the post...i missread grape tomatoes as grapes and the baby corn
and the carrots would spike me bad.

I tried a bite of apple again a less sweet variety and i went from 83 to 115
and felt like crap..lol..was a fast rise my body was not used to.

Took 3 hours to drop back down which really mad me the madest.

Silly disease..

KROM

"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
...
> krom, what fruits?
>
> krom wrote:
>> Every person digests things different.
>>
>> It could be those fruits shes adding to salad are spiking her fast
>> then by time she tests she down..maybe not...cant say.
>
>

"krom" > wrote in message
...
> Oh i resaw the post...i missread grape tomatoes as grapes and the baby
> corn and the carrots would spike me bad.
>
> I tried a bite of apple again a less sweet variety and i went from 83 to
> 115 and felt like crap..lol..was a fast rise my body was not used to.
>
> Took 3 hours to drop back down which really mad me the madest.
>
> Silly disease..

I eat carrots all the time with no problem.

"krom" > wrote in message
...
> Every person digests things different.
>
> It could be those fruits shes adding to salad are spiking her fast then by
> time she tests she down..maybe not...cant say.

No.

> But the salad has alot of fiber and the nuts are healthy fat and
> protien...
>
> Bottom line is if it works for her thats great!
>
> Me i cant eat carrots raw or cooked because they spike me bad..but
> pinapple and strawberries i can eat pints of em and not budge my bg at
> all.

Raw pineapple kills my mouth. I can eat strawberries with no problem, but I
rarely do. Just don't like them very much unless they are fresh from my
garden. Or were. Husband destroyed the entire strawberry patch.

I wanted to grow some strawberries in a jar dealie poeple keep on thier
decks but i dont have a good spot that the rabbit cant get to..dang thing is
HUGE now..lol...hate that rabbit..it bites the heads of my flowers and
doesnt even eat them..then nibbles the leaves a bit making those ugly too.

KROM

"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>
> "krom" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Every person digests things different.
>>
>> It could be those fruits shes adding to salad are spiking her fast then
>> by time she tests she down..maybe not...cant say.
>
> No.
>
>> But the salad has alot of fiber and the nuts are healthy fat and
>> protien...
>>
>> Bottom line is if it works for her thats great!
>>
>> Me i cant eat carrots raw or cooked because they spike me bad..but
>> pinapple and strawberries i can eat pints of em and not budge my bg at
>> all.
>
> Raw pineapple kills my mouth. I can eat strawberries with no problem, but
> I rarely do. Just don't like them very much unless they are fresh from my
> garden. Or were. Husband destroyed the entire strawberry patch.
>

Looks like you might want an outdoor dog, if you can persuade it to
prefer chasing the rabbit to investigating your strawberries.

"krom" > wrote in message
...
>I wanted to grow some strawberries in a jar dealie poeple keep on thier
>decks but i dont have a good spot that the rabbit cant get to..dang thing
>is HUGE now..lol...hate that rabbit..it bites the heads of my flowers and
>doesnt even eat them..then nibbles the leaves a bit making those ugly too.
>
> KROM
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "krom" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Every person digests things different.
>>>
>>> It could be those fruits shes adding to salad are spiking her fast then
>>> by time she tests she down..maybe not...cant say.
>>
>> No.
>>
>>> But the salad has alot of fiber and the nuts are healthy fat and
>>> protien...
>>>
>>> Bottom line is if it works for her thats great!
>>>
>>> Me i cant eat carrots raw or cooked because they spike me bad..but
>>> pinapple and strawberries i can eat pints of em and not budge my bg at
>>> all.
>>
>> Raw pineapple kills my mouth. I can eat strawberries with no problem,
>> but I rarely do. Just don't like them very much unless they are fresh
>> from my garden. Or were. Husband destroyed the entire strawberry patch.
>>
>
>

"krom" > wrote:
> I wanted to grow some strawberries in a jar dealie poeple keep on thier
> decks but i dont have a good spot that the rabbit cant get to..dang thing
> is HUGE now..lol...hate that rabbit..it bites the heads of my flowers and
> doesnt even eat them..then nibbles the leaves a bit making those ugly
> too.

Mmmm. Hasenpfeffer! <slurp>

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krom presented the following explanation :
> I wanted to grow some strawberries in a jar dealie poeple keep on thier decks
> but i dont have a good spot that the rabbit cant get to..dang thing is HUGE
> now..lol...hate that rabbit..it bites the heads of my flowers and doesnt even
> eat them..then nibbles the leaves a bit making those ugly too.
>
> KROM

Years ago we had a neighbor that had the prettiest vegetable garden. I
noticed several gallon mason jars half full of water placed throughout
the garden. She told me it kept the rabbits out of her garden, and the
field was full of rabbits just barely past the garden. She planted
marigolds and zinnias in an outer row to keep out some pests.

She was not young and I am sure had learned many solutions to problems
such as that since people were raised having to produce their own meals
or go to bed hungry.


Judi

How about hanging your strawberry planter....

"krom" > wrote in message
...
>I wanted to grow some strawberries in a jar dealie poeple keep on thier
>decks but i dont have a good spot that the rabbit cant get to..dang thing
>is HUGE now..lol...hate that rabbit..it bites the heads of my flowers and
>doesnt even eat them..then nibbles the leaves a bit making those ugly too.
>
> KROM
>
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "krom" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Every person digests things different.
>>>
>>> It could be those fruits shes adding to salad are spiking her fast then
>>> by time she tests she down..maybe not...cant say.
>>
>> No.
>>
>>> But the salad has alot of fiber and the nuts are healthy fat and
>>> protien...
>>>
>>> Bottom line is if it works for her thats great!
>>>
>>> Me i cant eat carrots raw or cooked because they spike me bad..but
>>> pinapple and strawberries i can eat pints of em and not budge my bg at
>>> all.
>>
>> Raw pineapple kills my mouth. I can eat strawberries with no problem,
>> but I rarely do. Just don't like them very much unless they are fresh
>> from my garden. Or were. Husband destroyed the entire strawberry patch.
>>
>
>

"Willy" > wrote in message
...
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This doesn't make sense to me because the carb count is about the same as
>> with other meals I eat, but when I eat this salad, my numbers are lower.
>> I get it at the salad bar. I take a very small amount (1 cup or less
>> total) of assorted leave such as mesclun, romaine and spinach. Then I
>> top it with a good layer of carrots, grape tomatoes, black olives and
>> green onions. I add a couple of large spoonfuls of kidney beans,
>> garbanzo beans and four ears of baby corn. In addition, I have a small
>> container of tabouli. I will often eat a handful of walnuts with this
>> meal. Just salt and pepper on it. No dressing.
>>
>
>
> Julie:
>
> I'm no expert at this, but based on the diabetic class I just participated
> in last week, I think the reason you find the above meal doesn't spike you
> is because it is RAW veggies, which digest radically different than
> cooked.
>
> in fact, in the class they mentioned that many people spike on cooked
> carrots, but most people had no issues with raw.

I eat most of my veggies raw.

Julie Bove wrote:
> This doesn't make sense to me because the carb count is about the
> same as with other meals I eat, but when I eat this salad, my numbers
> are lower. I get it at the salad bar. I take a very small amount (1
> cup or less total) of assorted leave such as mesclun, romaine and
> spinach. Then I top it with a good layer of carrots, grape tomatoes,
> black olives and green onions. I add a couple of large spoonfuls of
> kidney beans, garbanzo beans and four ears of baby corn. In
> addition, I have a small container of tabouli. I will often eat a
> handful of walnuts with this meal. Just salt and pepper on it. No
> dressing.

High fibre meal.

"Ozgirl" > wrote in message
...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>> This doesn't make sense to me because the carb count is about the
>> same as with other meals I eat, but when I eat this salad, my numbers
>> are lower. I get it at the salad bar. I take a very small amount (1
>> cup or less total) of assorted leave such as mesclun, romaine and
>> spinach. Then I top it with a good layer of carrots, grape tomatoes,
>> black olives and green onions. I add a couple of large spoonfuls of
>> kidney beans, garbanzo beans and four ears of baby corn. In
>> addition, I have a small container of tabouli. I will often eat a
>> handful of walnuts with this meal. Just salt and pepper on it. No
>> dressing.
>
> High fibre meal.

I always eat high fiber meals.