tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post234022808507527185..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Another Great Gift IdeaJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-2033925360446529892008-11-25T11:51:00.000-05:002008-11-25T11:51:00.000-05:00Bruce Fife has a coconut flour cookbook with a boo...Bruce Fife has a coconut flour cookbook with a book recipe. Most of the things I have made from it are pretty good (I didn't like the ginger cookies, though. I have a blog posts with my variation of his coconut butter cookies with some tips about sourcing coconut flour if you can't find it in your local stores. <BR/><BR/>I tweaked Fife's pumpkin muffin recipe a bit. I have not done a Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033443643442246531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-76156841796160036482008-11-25T09:27:00.000-05:002008-11-25T09:27:00.000-05:00Anna? Recipe, please?I've been making muffins wit...Anna? Recipe, please?<BR/><BR/>I've been making muffins with almond flour.<BR/>http://forum.lowcarber.org/archive/index.php/t-259348.htmlUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15727857476700090660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-68311520984651966382008-11-24T20:29:00.000-05:002008-11-24T20:29:00.000-05:00While I find their claims to be a little stridentl...While I find their claims to be a little stridently miraculous, the GI Database (http://www.glycemicindex.com/) is a useful source of carb content of commercial products. They list the Glycemic Index as well as the Glycemic Load, which is based on the actual number of carbs.<BR/><BR/>While it's of most use to we Aussies, many of the brands are global. <BR/><BR/>Some of the numbers surprised me, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-53704843732566773432008-11-24T16:53:00.000-05:002008-11-24T16:53:00.000-05:00Then again, I don't worry about carb counts on foo...Then again, I don't worry about carb counts on foods like muffins, because I just don't generally eat muffins anymore (unless I bake my own low carb coconut flour pumpkin muffins). <BR/><BR/>At home I mostly cook from scratch and don't bother with too many starchy grain foods, so that makes it much easier, with minimal to no counting.<BR/><BR/>Out of my own kitchen, it's infinitely easier to Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033443643442246531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-7804568337044665082008-11-24T15:47:00.000-05:002008-11-24T15:47:00.000-05:00Brenda,That's why I love LifeForm, it will do the ...Brenda,<BR/><BR/>That's why I love LifeForm, it will do the conversions for the foods in its database, including cups to grams.<BR/><BR/>Scott, <BR/><BR/>Can you point me to the USDA carb ratios database? It sounds like a wonderful resource.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-4640156282528240252008-11-24T14:18:00.000-05:002008-11-24T14:18:00.000-05:00Food scales also make carb counting infinitely eas...Food scales also make carb counting infinitely easier than the estimating methodology most patients are instructed to use. With a scale, you can simply use the USDA's carb ratios (a whole spreadsheet for thousands of different foods is available for no charge online) and then simply weigh the items to get very accurate carb counts for your servings. For those trying to manage weight, scales Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-68259989626796039342008-11-24T13:08:00.000-05:002008-11-24T13:08:00.000-05:00Digital scales are definitely a godsend... Most of...Digital scales are definitely a godsend... Most of us in the US learned to measure portions by volume (teaspoons, tablespoons, cups -- or the SI equivalent liters and milliliters). Compared with weight measurement, volume measurement is incredibly misleading (cereal box warning: "This package is sold by weight, not by volume... Contents may settle during shipping and handling.") <BR/><BR/>One Brenda Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687718956610704894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-47258452068211434562008-11-24T12:34:00.000-05:002008-11-24T12:34:00.000-05:00Jenny, you make an excellent point about the diffe...Jenny, you make an excellent point about the different portion sizes. <BR/><BR/>Ten years ago when I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes, the dietician sent me home with the ADA exchange plan to try. My BG results were worse on the ADA exchange plan than with my usual menus! That's because the ADA assumes 1 slice of bread is white bread, which is mostly air, not the dense whole grain Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17033443643442246531noreply@blogger.com