Re: almond flour - was Atkins and carb paranoia

[Guest guest]

is almond flour the same as ground almonds?

if it is, I've posted a few months ago some recipes for gluten free cakes

using ground almonds. guess they'll be in the archives.

Dedy

----- Original Message -----

From: " Coyle " <jafffaus@...>

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Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:59 PM

Subject: Re: Atkins and carb paranoia

> Liz,

>

> Where can I get some recipes for almond flour? And

> what is the consistency and taste like, compared to

> regular flour?

>

>

> --- Ecmillerreid@... wrote:

> >

> > In a message dated 8/11/02 12:08:32 PM,

> >

> > writes:

> >

> > >Most of the Atkins folks I know live off " Atkins

> > bars " and a lot of special

> > >

> > >processed foods. And they have a kind of " carb

> > paranoia " that I can't agree

> > >

> > >with. I can't agree that low-carb brownies made

> > with soy oil,

> > >methylcellulose and Splenda (or whatever goes into

> > them) is better for

> > >you

> > >than a bowl of strawberries or a potato with

> > butter. One lady I know brings

> > >

> > >special " low carb tortillas " to work for tacos. I

> > pointed out that her

> > > " low

> > >carb " tortillas have 12g of carb each, while the

> > regular ones have 11g.

> > >She

> > >pointed out that the regular ones have 2g of sugar,

> > which must be what

> > >

> > >makes them bad. Anyway, there is a religious fervor

> > to it that I dislike,

> > >

> > >not the diet itself.

> > >

> > >For myself, I know there is no way I'll GIVE UP

> > carbs,

> >

> > In the weight loss phase of a low carbohydrate diet

> > plan, it is important to

> > count carbs -- even in tiny amounts -- however, the

> > reason the low carb

> > tortilla is considered a low carb version is that

> > even though it contains 12

> > grams of carbs, 9 of them are fiber which is

> > subtracted from the total carb

> > amount -- so it's actually 3 grams against your 11

> > grams. It's a handy way to

> > get some significant fiber by the way. You are lucky

> > if you can eat carbs and

> > have no problems -- many of us are quite insulin

> > resistant and do poorly on

> > too many carbs -- not just weight gain, but skewed

> > lipid values, especially

> > high triglycerides and lower HDLs. BTW I too would

> > eat the bowl of

> > strawberries, rather than the low carb brownies .

> > The wonderful thing about

> > low carb living is that it leads one to healthy

> > carbs -- those with higher

> > nutrient values all around. I can eat mountains of

> > green leafy and other

> > colorful veggies, broccoli, cauliflower, etc.,

> > significant amounts of berries

> > and melons and still stay very low carb. Using

> > almond flour I can also enjoy

> > bakery type concoctions. Although I don't indulge

> > very much in the packaged

> > low carb stuff (bars, etc.), they are convenient for

> > people, and seem

> > somewhat more healthy (significant amount of

> > protein, vitamins and minerals)

> > than the normal cacophony of American snack food. If

> > I had my druthers

> > though, everyone would indulge themselves in

> > authentic home prepared meals

> > using real food.

> >

> > Namaste, Liz

> > <A

> >

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> >

> http://www.csun.edu/~ecm59556/Healthycarb/index.html</A>

> >

>

>

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