onions have carbs

[Guest guest]

A cup of chopped onions has 16 grams of carbs, hardly what I'd call a lot of

carbs. 100 grams of onions have 10 grams of carbs.

All vegetables have carbs. I count every carb in my daily figurings,

including the garlic in my homemade salad dressing (generally a clove or less),

the

three cherry tomatoes in my lunch salad, the cream in my coffee, etc.

I even eat onion soup (sans the bread), and I eat fried onions (not breaded),

shooting for the carbs in the amount I'm eating, more or less.

Yes, onions have more carbs than, say, cauliflower, but they're not a high

carb item in the amounts that most of us would use them. Even if I use two full

cups of chopped onions in my stuffing, that would be enough to feed 8 people

plus leftovers for 8. Sixteen servings into 32 grams of carbs is 2 grams per

serving (and my serving sizes aren't small).

Stuffed onions are great -- especially the day after thanksgiving -- stuff

them with turkey, stuffing, a little cranberry, bake them until hot, put some

gravy on them, mmmmmm.

Stacey

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/19/2004 1:35:35 PM Eastern Standard Time,

skydancer9@... writes:

> but if you count carbs carefully onions need to be a consideration, IMO. >>

>

> I found that yellow onions will lower my BG level just a little. My

> assumption is that onions have something which the liver wants to eliminate,

thus for

> a while the liver is too busy to produce glucose. Just a theory, but

> something is needed to explain why onions reduce BG. It's possible that the

same

> holds true for Vidalia onions, but I haven't done that specific test.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/19/04 3:38:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,

skydancer9@... writes:

>

>I didn't post the message about the onions to get into some sort of " what I

>call lots of carbs and what you call lots of carbs are different "

>discussion. I didn't say not to use onions. I didn't say not to eat them

>morning, noon, and night if you want. My goodness, I feel like I should

>have said nothing at all.

>>>>>>

Well, then, what did you post it for if not to point out that onions are

carby (to you)?

I posted what I posted because I notice that many people (not necessarily

anyone specific) seem to have odd notions about what various carb counts are.

Same thing happens with tomatoes often enough, and some other things.

16 grams per cup of chopped onions - some might see the 16 and think - oh,

that's high, I better not have onions - but might not notice that the 16 grams

is for a rather large amount. That's what I was pointing out.

So, my point was, that yes, gram for gram, carbs are more carby than

cauliflower, but I don't know many people who would sit down to as much onion as

they

would cauliflower at a meal.

Call it a clarification, perhaps.

Stacey

[Guest guest]

At 09:44 AM 11/19/04, staceypmartin@... wrote:

>I am trying making some low carb bread stuffing tonight to see how it works

>and how it tastes. With lots of celery, onions, mushrooms, butter, chicken

>broth, and maybe even sausage, the amount of bread in it won't be a huge

>percentage. I'll let everyone know how it works.

Whenever I see someone mentioning lots of onions I start thinking that I

should mention that onions (and garlic) have enough carbs to be part of the

" don't use too much too often " part of Low-Carbing. Green onions

(scallions) have the least carbs and leeks have a ton! I've not found any

numbers for the difference in regular Spanish (brown) onions and the sweet

Vidalia kind. I suspect the carbs in them are the same, only the sweet

onion varieties have less sulphur (or whatever it is that makes them

strong-tasting). Garlic has nearly a carb per clove! I love garlic.

I'm not saying not to use 'em, and I doubt the " carb police " will leap out

of your closet to grab you, but if you count carbs carefully onions need to

be a consideration, IMO. Me, I'm unwilling to give up onions and garlic,

though I have cut back on them (no more " Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic " )

and don't think I'd make a main dish with onions. On the other hand, I saw

a great recipe for stuffed onions the other day....

I hope this metaformin I'm starting will give me some room for more carbs

than I seem to be able to handle now.

sky

[Guest guest]

At 02:35 PM 11/19/04, staceypmartin@... wrote:

>A cup of chopped onions has 16 grams of carbs, hardly what I'd call a lot of

>carbs. 100 grams of onions have 10 grams of carbs.

I didn't post the message about the onions to get into some sort of " what I

call lots of carbs and what you call lots of carbs are different "

discussion. I didn't say not to use onions. I didn't say not to eat them

morning, noon, and night if you want. My goodness, I feel like I should

have said nothing at all.

sky (feeling peckish)