humus made from chick peas is not okay

January 4, 2006

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> Hi a, hope you;re well.

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> I've done some browsing on the net and found different GI values

for humous, or hummus as it seems to be spelt more often - ranging

from a GI value of 6 to 35. I think canned chicpeas have a higher GI

> value probably because they have added salt, maybe sugar, something

> like that. So as far as I know, I believe it is okay to eat but

> obviously if it affects you when you have done, you have to listen

> to what your body is saying.

==>No matter what the GI value is all grains, beans, peas, legumes

act just like sugar in the body. You will find that if you do not

have humus you will do much better. Check out safer snacks in our

recipe files. Instead of snacking take another tablespoon of coconut

oil.

> I too thought about starting the Candida diet after the Christmas

> holidays rather than in mid-November, but I'm glad I started it

> earlier - otherwise I dread to think about the amount of sugar and

> yeast I would have put in my stomach with the normal Christmas

food. Yikes!

==>That was an excellent decision Mike! You are much better off

because of it.

>

> ps I've decided to lose the oats from my diet altogether. I was

> eating oatcakes (with humous), but now need to come up with

> something to substitute them, for my mid-afternoon snack when I get

> hungry - any ideas?

==>Try not to have snacks if possible, so your body has time to

utilize your meals properly without having to deal with more food.

Drink water with lemon & sea salt or take another tablespoon of

coconut oil which requires very little digestive energy. If you eat

enough good saturated fats with your meals you will be more satisfied

longer - see the ratios of protein to fat to carb in the Candida Diet

Folder.

Bee

P.S. Mike, would you please trim your messages - see the Group Info

Folder on how to do it and why. Thanks a bunch!

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