Please send me the cheat sheet too Thanks!!!

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Anyone care to tell me about soups? I know if it's not on pages 120 and 121, DON'T EAT IT. But, let's think about New England clam chowder. Cream and clams (I NEVER eat the potatoes) and other spices, etc. With the exception of 1) if they add sugar and 2) if they add MSG, is there anything else that could make this a very bad choice? If I sound naive, I apologize. I do not cook that much, so I am not sure if I am missing something.

Thank you. Have a terrific CAD/CALP day!

Julie

I adore soup, and I make it at home as often as possible. That also allows me to control what ingredients go into it, and I always substitute LC veggies for HC veggies and omit other things that are high carb (like sugar or flour).

However, if you are purchasing it, say in a can, you will need to read the label to see how many carbs are in it. Unfortunately, canned soups tend to be high in carbs because of all the extra stuff they add in.

If you are ordering it in a restaurant, it's a little more difficult, but you can always ask the waitress to find out for you exactly what is in the soup. When in doubt, avoid it or eat it at RM only.

If there are potatoes in the soup, even though you do not eat them, there is potato "essence" in the part you are eating, so you are still getting some carbs from that.

Hope this helps.

It sure did. Thank you very much. Living in Florida, I seldom eat soup, but some homemade (by someone else of course!) chowder sounded great today!!!

Thanks again,
Julie

Just dotting my i's and crossing my t's. I see no problem with jalapenos. Is this correct? We are allowed sour pickles and olives (without pimientos), so jalapenos should be no problem.

I plan on devouring a taco salad for lunch with extra jalapenos.

Thanks in advance for responding to the ridiculous question. Slow day at work and trying to stay busy.

Julie

Julie,

The gram counter book doesn't specifically list jalapenos but it does list hot chili peppers which is probably comparable. Six peppers only have 4 carbs, so I'm sure you will be fine.

Sounds delicious! Enjoy!

(And I hope you get out of work early.)

Lisa

Can't see how this could be anything but RM, so enjoy it then!