Newbie with a question

For my diet, my fruits of choice are pears and apples. I know both
are higher in carbs than other fruit but I like them for the fiber and
they're easier to digest. I usually eat them peeled so does peeling
them lower my carb and fiber intake?


Thanks,
Jaqui

Jaqui wrote:
For my diet, my fruits of choice are pears and apples. I know both
are higher in carbs than other fruit but I like them for the fiber and
they're easier to digest. I usually eat them peeled so does peeling
them lower my carb and fiber intake?

Peeling would lower the fiber, but probably not make a dent in the
sugar carbs.


--
jamie )

"There's a seeker born every minute."

I usually eat them peeled so does peeling
them lower my carb and fiber intake?


I don't know for sure, but my instinct tells me that if you remove the
peels, you are removing most of the fiber. The fiber would *lower* the
carb count, so you'd be better off leaving the peels (skin) on the apples
and pears.

Someone else will address this with more authority than I can, I'm sure.

- Anne

"Anne" wrote in message
...
I usually eat them peeled so does peeling
them lower my carb and fiber intake?


I don't know for sure, but my instinct tells me that if you remove
the
peels, you are removing most of the fiber.

A good portion of it, anyway. There's still some in the meat.

The fiber would *lower* the
carb count,

Ah, no. Fiber is a carb too. Removing fiber would lower the count,
but raise the glycemic level because there's nothing slowing down the
absorption of fructose. Different kind of trade off there. Fiber
never 'cancels out' carbs. It can slow the absorption down (but it
doesn't stop it).


so you'd be better off leaving the peels (skin) on the apples
and pears.

Definately.

Someone else will address this with more authority than I can, I'm
sure.

You just need more practice at projecting to the back of the room.

revek (someone remind me to tell that story sometime)

revek wrote:

"Anne" wrote:

Someone else will address this with more authority than I can, I'm
sure.

You just need more practice at projecting to the back of the room.

revek (someone remind me to tell that story sometime)

hey revek! tell us that story!

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
. ..
revek wrote:

"Anne" wrote:

Someone else will address this with more authority than I can,
I'm
sure.

You just need more practice at projecting to the back of the room.


revek (someone remind me to tell that story sometime)

hey revek! tell us that story!

Welllllll, since you asked , I was in WalMart a few months ago with
my daughter, buying groceries. I had my trusty little pda (a visor
deluxe, which means it was barely useful) which I casually tossed in
the basket and walked away from-- about 20 feet. Contrary to
appearances, I'm not completely stupid-- I had my eye on it the whole
time. Up strolls a man in his 40's, nice looking fellow, wouldn't
suspect a thing, and he picks it up quick as you please and keeps
going, smooth as silk. It took me a full second to register exactly
what had happened right before my eyes and then my instinct was to
bark at the man in my motherly command voice HEY! (you know, the one
you use on your kid when she's just about to bonk her sister on the
head with a hammer). Apparently his mom trained him to respond
without thinking because he whipped around with a particularly
startled look on his face, saw me heading for him all crazy mad, and
booked it around the fruit stand. And imediately came back and threw
it in my basket with a seriously peeved expression. I had the whole
bakery/veggie/fruit/deli section eyeballing him and he knew it.
Caught red handed, he left the place like lightning and I never did
take more than four steps in his direction before I lost him, it all
happened that quick.

My daughter tells me the whole place jumped two feet straight up in
the air when I barked. I will never be nervous in public again.
Hehe.

revek (who keeps her possessions in hand or under lock at all times
now)

revek wrote:

Welllllll, since you asked , I was in WalMart a few months ago with
my daughter, buying groceries. I had my trusty little pda (a visor
deluxe, which means it was barely useful) which I casually tossed in
the basket and walked away from-- about 20 feet. Contrary to
appearances, I'm not completely stupid-- I had my eye on it the whole
time. Up strolls a man in his 40's, nice looking fellow, wouldn't
suspect a thing, and he picks it up quick as you please and keeps
going, smooth as silk. It took me a full second to register exactly
what had happened right before my eyes and then my instinct was to
bark at the man in my motherly command voice HEY! (you know, the one
you use on your kid when she's just about to bonk her sister on the
head with a hammer). Apparently his mom trained him to respond
without thinking because he whipped around with a particularly
startled look on his face, saw me heading for him all crazy mad, and
booked it around the fruit stand. And imediately came back and threw
it in my basket with a seriously peeved expression. I had the whole
bakery/veggie/fruit/deli section eyeballing him and he knew it.
Caught red handed, he left the place like lightning and I never did
take more than four steps in his direction before I lost him, it all
happened that quick.

My daughter tells me the whole place jumped two feet straight up in
the air when I barked. I will never be nervous in public again.
Hehe.

revek (who keeps her possessions in hand or under lock at all times
now)

Would that we all had such a commanding presence, revek! Nicely
done!
--
Jean B.

revek at talked on ....

Ah, no. Fiber is a carb too. Removing fiber would lower the count,
{snip}
Fiber never 'cancels out' carbs. It can slow the absorption down (but it
doesn't stop it).

???

Okay .. Why do we subtract dietary fibre from the carb count then?

I understood that the fibre has no impact on your calories - all the food I
eat has no calories associated with the fibre

Now I'm confused again

--
Kitty =^..^=
1 oz nuts MAX .. NO MORE KITTY!!!!!
168/160/130 * November Goal 155
September 17 2003

revek wrote:

"The Queen of Cans and Jars" wrote in message
. ..
revek wrote:

"Anne" wrote:

Someone else will address this with more authority than I can,
I'm
sure.

You just need more practice at projecting to the back of the room.


revek (someone remind me to tell that story sometime)

hey revek! tell us that story!

Welllllll, since you asked , I was in WalMart a few months ago with
my daughter, buying groceries. I had my trusty little pda (a visor
deluxe, which means it was barely useful) which I casually tossed in
the basket and walked away from-- about 20 feet. Contrary to
appearances, I'm not completely stupid-- I had my eye on it the whole
time. Up strolls a man in his 40's, nice looking fellow, wouldn't
suspect a thing, and he picks it up quick as you please and keeps
going, smooth as silk. It took me a full second to register exactly
what had happened right before my eyes and then my instinct was to
bark at the man in my motherly command voice HEY! (you know, the one
you use on your kid when she's just about to bonk her sister on the
head with a hammer). Apparently his mom trained him to respond
without thinking because he whipped around with a particularly
startled look on his face, saw me heading for him all crazy mad, and
booked it around the fruit stand. And imediately came back and threw
it in my basket with a seriously peeved expression. I had the whole
bakery/veggie/fruit/deli section eyeballing him and he knew it.
Caught red handed, he left the place like lightning and I never did
take more than four steps in his direction before I lost him, it all
happened that quick.

My daughter tells me the whole place jumped two feet straight up in
the air when I barked. I will never be nervous in public again.
Hehe.

mheh heh heh. great story. thanks for sharing

"Qilt Kitty" wrote in message
...
revek at talked on ....

Ah, no. Fiber is a carb too. Removing fiber would lower the
count,
{snip}
Fiber never 'cancels out' carbs. It can slow the absorption down
(but it
doesn't stop it).

???

It's not one we use. It takes a loooooong time to digest fiber. That
is why ruminants chew the cud and cows inparticular (I have had no
occasion to examine others) have another stomach.

Okay .. Why do we subtract dietary fibre from the carb count then?

To find out the amount that *does* have an impact on our blood sugar.

I understood that the fibre has no impact on your calories - all the
food I
eat has no calories associated with the fibre

Pretty much. Well, the calories are there, but as I said, we don't
use them. and therefore some food producers presubtract out the fiber
calories to make their products look 'diet' when they're not really.
But that's not than what I said above though. Carbohydrate is a
'type' of calorie. Fiber is such a slow digesting version of
carbohydrate that we pass it before we get anything out of it, which
makes it excellent for scrubbing the intestines clean.

Now I'm confused again

You'll get there.

revek