Re: guar gum - what is a serving?

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: I'm not sure we have answers for you. But if you're adding fruit

and yogurt, let your calorie limit be your guide.

Be sure to see the Recipes link for more guar gum lucious recipes.

I used to consume lots of guar concoctions such as yours below. Now though

I just use it to thicken stuff like home-made salad dressings for which it

works great!

on 6/30/2005 4:22 PM, Berkovitz at michelleberkovitz@...

wrote:

> Need advice from those knowledgeable about guar gum. Now that I've

> figured out how to make a tasty pudding and have grown rather fond of

> it, I'm wondering....

>

> 1. What constitutes a serving?

> 2. How many grams of soluble fiber am I actually consuming?

> 3. How much is too much, assuming I'm eating properly with meals and

> lots of water?

> 4. What am I actually eating when I add the cellulose?

>

> My current favorite concoction is made in my Vitamix, and has frozen

> raspberries, nonfat greek yogurt, water, sucralose, guar gum, and

> cellulose. It resembles raspberry mousse in taste and texture. In a 3

> to 3.5 cup mixture, I'm adding 2 tablespoons each of guar gum and

> cellulose. It takes me 3 or 4 days to eat it all.

>

> Thanks in advance for your help!

>

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