turners babe

Ooo no they're not free of carbs. Take a look at this:

http://www.annecollins.com/dietary-carbs/carbs-vegetables.htm

Hope that helps. Gives you a list of some veggies and their carb content. They're complex carbohydrates......

chris hogg

Most veggies contain carbs to some degree, however, it's usually
pretty low. For example, broccoli (boiled) has 1.1% carbs, cu***ber
1.5%, lettuce about 1.7%, cabbage (boiled) 2.2%, green beans about 3%,
carrots around 5%, peas, broad beans around 10%, onions between 4 and
22% depending on how cooked, and so on.

They're good for you in many respects. First, the glycemic index is
probably fairly low, although it's not measured on many veggies simply
because the testers would have to eat a very large quantity to get the
50g of carbohydrate which is the standard for the test. It's probably
related to their high water content, a factor which seems to slow down
the rate of digestion of many foods.

Second, they're high in fibre, both soluble and insoluble, which is
good for your digestive system and also help to carry away
cholesterol.

Third, they're full of goodies such as vitamins, anti-oxidants,
flavones etc. which help prevent cancer.

The downside is that they're low in calories (because of their low
carb / high water content) which means that you have to eat a large
amount if you're going to replace high-carb foods such as spuds.
You'll see many diabetics saying they eat large amounts of veggies
(especially on alt.support.diabetes). I eat lots and all sorts (my
wife occasionally moans at the amount we buy/eat each week), but I'm
T2 on d&e alone. They help avoid spikes in my bg, but it may be
different if you're on insulin.


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Chris

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