Does anyone know the serving sizes of some of the more unusual seasonal foods and typical fall foods (not ones you are going to eat every day, but might partake a little of--I know they are not all favorable!) Examples: Persimmons Pomegranate seeds Pumpkin Butternut Squash Especially when the weather turns cool I am craving butternut squash, but I know that I can't have much. Thanks! Ronica

Hi Ronica! Ya know, I was just looking up pumpkin the other day.....it's just that time of year! Carb blocks: persimmons: 100g=33.5g CHO, no fiber listed....1 fruit, edible portion only, is approx 25g, so 8.4g CHO, or 1 C block. pomegranate:no listing for seeds separately. 100g=17.2gCHO and .6g fiber;16.6 net g CHO. 1 fuit approx 154g, so 25.6g CHO, or approx 3 C blocks. Since they have little fiber and are mostly sugar carbs, I would suspect they are unfavorable. pumpkin (cooked, boiled):100g=4.9gCHO minus 1.1g fiber; net carbs 3.8g. 1 cup=245g, so 9.3gCHO, or 1 C block. squash, butternut (cooked, boiled): 100g=10.5gCHO minus 2 g fiber; net carbs 8.5g. 1cup cubes=205g, so 17.4g CHO, or 2 C blocks. Again, not high in fiber, but since the nutrient levels are high, I personally wouldn't consider these unfavorable. I haven't had a chance yet to try and find the glycemic index values for these babies, but that would give you a better idea of their "favorability". Now if I can just tweak a pumpkin pie recipe that doesn't require tofu! :roll:

Hi, Butternut squash (along with acorn squash) appears on the unfavorable carb listing in "AWITZ". Sue

I thought I remembered that, Sue. Darn--it is really delicious. Well, I guess I can occasionally have a little. I am surprised by pumpkin's specs--I would have thought it would be similar to the squash--maybe because it's not as naturally sweet? Thanks for the help, both of you! :) Ronica

Thanks Sue! Good thing I don't like squash! :wink:

[quote:e36df61667="RBrownson"]I thought I remembered that, Sue. Darn--it is really delicious. Well, I guess I can occasionally have a little.Ronica[/quote:e36df61667] Spaghetti squash is a favourable carb and 1 cup = 1 block of carb.

[quote:6f5b5fc5f9="Cowlover2"]Thanks Sue! Good thing I don't like squash! :wink:[/quote:6f5b5fc5f9] You're welcome Lisa! Sue

[quote:3e5d4db138="Cowlover2"]Now if I can just tweak a pumpkin pie recipe that doesn't require tofu! :roll:[/quote:3e5d4db138] Good point. How about without artifical sweeteners too. (I'm tofu-phobetic and artifical sweetners give me migrianes)