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Carbquik - Is the low carb count real?

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trader4@optonline.net - 28 Dec 2008 14:39 GMT
Having used up the last of my Atkins baking mix, I just started using
Carbquik.  So far, I'm impressed.  It's a great product.  But I'm
wondering if the carb count is really correct.  It's listed as 16g
carb, 14g fiber, 2g net for 1/3 cup.   Which seems extremely low
compared to any similar product and it's main component is wheat.
Any of the diabetics have experience with readings after eating it?
FOB - 28 Dec 2008 15:19 GMT
It's made of Carbalose flour which is specially treated flour.
http://www.tovaindustries.com/carbalose/faq.html  I have never seen anyone
here complain about it spiking them the way I have seen problems with
Dreamfields pasta.  However, even with it the responses seem to be mixed so
I think the only way to find out what it does to you is to test.

| Having used up the last of my Atkins baking mix, I just started using
| Carbquik.  So far, I'm impressed.  It's a great product.  But I'm
| wondering if the carb count is really correct.  It's listed as 16g
| carb, 14g fiber, 2g net for 1/3 cup.   Which seems extremely low
| compared to any similar product and it's main component is wheat.
| Any of the diabetics have experience with readings after eating it?
Susan - 28 Dec 2008 17:53 GMT
> Having used up the last of my Atkins baking mix, I just started using
> Carbquik.  So far, I'm impressed.  It's a great product.  But I'm
> wondering if the carb count is really correct.  It's listed as 16g
> carb, 14g fiber, 2g net for 1/3 cup.   Which seems extremely low
> compared to any similar product and it's main component is wheat.
> Any of the diabetics have experience with readings after eating it?

I've never had much of a bg spike from it.  Isn't it mostly wheat
protein and various fibers?

Susan
trader4@optonline.net - 28 Dec 2008 20:04 GMT
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> Susan

That's good to hear.

It's not clear exactly what it is or isn't.   Here's the ingredients,
in decreasing order:

carbalose flour(enzyme enriched wheat, vital wheat gluten, wheat
fiber, high protein patent wheat flour, vegetable fiber, canola oil,
salt, dextrose, emulsifiers, enzymes, ascorbic acid, sucralose,
calcium propionate), palm oil, buttermilk powder, baking powder, egg
white powder, lecithin, salt, natural flavors.

I'm going to use it as it seems like a good product.   But for those
here that eschew "processed" foods for natural, there seems to be a
lot of some kind of processing involved.

So far I've used it in choc pudding and pancakes.   For the pudding,
it was great.   The pancakes were also pretty good.   I followed the
recipe on the box.  Previously I've always used Atkins pancake mix,
but used it all up now.  I'd say they taste better than Atkins, but
the texture is a little weird.  You have to cook them longer, till
well done, and even then they don't hold together very well as real
pancakes would and still seem undercooked.   Next time I'm going to
increase the eggs to 2 from the 1 in the recipe to see if that helps.
Susan - 28 Dec 2008 20:37 GMT
> That's good to hear.
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> here that eschew "processed" foods for natural, there seems to be a
> lot of some kind of processing involved.

Any time you eat any kind of flour or milled grain, it's processed.
Only kernels are whole grains.  To guess how much of the ingredient
content is just plain old flour, rather than isolated wheat proteins and
fiber, the macronutrient breakdown is a bit of a guide.  For me, my bg
meter is the best source of info; I'm *very* sensitive to bg rises from
wheat.

> So far I've used it in choc pudding and pancakes.   For the pudding,
> it was great.   The pancakes were also pretty good.   I followed the
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> pancakes would and still seem undercooked.   Next time I'm going to
> increase the eggs to 2 from the 1 in the recipe to see if that helps.

It's definitely, hands down, much better tasting than Atkins' bake mix,
which I found bitter.  I know that there are some recipe adjustment tips
from a chef on the Tova Industries or some CarbQuik web site.
Adjustments I've read about are the addition of some additional
leavening for some recipes and additional liquids, a la the dry as bone
brownie batter I failed to adjust with more milk or water recently.

My pancakes with it have been fairly high, fluffy and held together, so
you may want to play with liquid content, eggs are a good idea, too.
Also, I add some sweetener and vanilla to my pancake batter.  And for SF
maple syrup that tastes real, I add natural maple extract to a bottle of
SF syrup.  BIG improvement.

Susan
Susan - 28 Dec 2008 20:40 GMT
CarbQuick trouble shooting guide:

http://www.tovaindustries.com/carbalose/recipe-faq.htm

The Toll House cookie recipe is a staple 'round here now.

Susan
Susan - 28 Dec 2008 20:45 GMT
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> The Toll House cookie recipe is a staple 'round here now.

Note: I do NOT use Nestle's choc chips; I use the bittersweet (65%?)
Ghirardelli chips.

Susan
 
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