bamboo shoots legal?

[Guest guest]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_shoots

[Guest guest]

At 06:36 AM 3/24/2008, you wrote:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bamboo_shoots

Jodi,

You know, I've wondered about them myself occasionally. If things like

wheatgrass shoots can be legal, it seems reasonable that bamboo shoots,

since bamboo is also a grass, might be also.

The USDA look up shows 1.92 grams of carbohydrate per 100 grams of cooked

and boiled bamboo shoots. (Cooked without salt.)

Raw bamboo shoots show 5.2 grams of carbohydrate per 100 grams.

It does not differentiate between the different kinds of bamboo as

mentioned in the article you referenced, and I suspect there might be a

significant difference between types.

I also can't (looking quickly) find out what the carbohydrate

IS.

Standard rule of thumb on things like this can be less than one gram of

carbohydrate per 28 grams (1 ounce) may be OK.

My thought is that if you cook the bamboo shoots in water, toss the

cooking water (the way we do with lentils or beans), and then add the

pre-cooked bamboo shoots (as long as you're using the tender, upper

shoot) to whatever dish, you might be OK. But as with any new food, try a

small amount and then wait to see if it is something YOU can

tolerate.

<grin> I ought to go back through old emails. I can't remember

Asian food as a part of what Elaine talked about. I'd say I might have a

chance after I get out of the hospital, but I think there will be an

awful lot to catch up on.

—

Marilyn

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund