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Hanging Chad - 23 Jan 2004 01:49 GMT
Hi Group,

Garth here.
It's been a rough time since I posted last. While probably only three months
or so it's seems worlds away.
To wrap it up in a nut shell, I got the flu in November and made the bad
choice to fall off Atkins. Since it was almost Thansgiving before I
recovered I didn't feel like doing induction through the holiday.
Then came the move to Florida followed shortly by Tracy and I breaking up.
Due to the breakup, I pretty much stopped eating, and if you're not eating
it really doesn't matter what you're not eating :)
Before the break up I probably put about 10 lbs back on but then lost 22 lbs
in 10 days, followed by a few since then.
I have also finally been exercising (amazing what sitting alone in a big
place can do for motivation).
Anyway, now I am ready to get back on Akins, although I guess I should say
go on Atkins as the first time - while I was very successful with it while
it lasted - I was doing what I thought Atkins was. This time I bought the
book and read it. I plan to go into Induction on Monday. As there are two
very good Japanese restraunts in the area I would like to make sushimi a
large part of this. I know the tuna and salmon are fine. My question is
about Soy sauce, wasabi and seaweed salad? The book (and the website) really
don't talk much about non-mainstream foods. Does anyone have any carb
count/glycemic index values for these items? Or any pro/con advice on the
subject?
I would think seaweed would be great nutritionally but I haven't a clue what
it's carbs would be?

Thanks again for your help
Garth
CaityH - 23 Jan 2004 03:28 GMT
> Hi Group,
>
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> Thanks again for your help
> Garth

Hi Garth,
On fitday.com 1 cup of dried seaweed = 45 cals, 1g fat, 8g carbs, 5g
protein. Check out the website if you want to see the other forms of seaweed
they list.
Good luck!
Caity
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DigitalVinyl - 23 Jan 2004 04:21 GMT
>Hi Group,
>
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>Thanks again for your help
>Garth
Here a link for the USDA database
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

They had multiple seaweeds... this one was actually high for 100
grams.

Seaweed, Kelp, Raw, 100 Grams

Water               g    81.58
Energy            kcal   43
Energy             kj   180    
Protein             g     1.68
Total lipid (fat)   g     0.56
Ash                 g     6.61
Carbs,by difference g     9.57
Fiber, ttl dietary  g     1.3
Sugars, total       g     0.60

They don't say what the carbs are. 9.57-1.3= 8.27 -.6
 = 7.67 carbs of ???

DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
Sandy K. - 23 Jan 2004 14:53 GMT
In the past I regularly ate Japanese food.  I am aware of the seaweed salad
you are referring to.  When I recently purchased some at the local Asian
grocer, I was a bit surprised to find that it is higher in carbs than I
expected.  Not real high, but I recall it was something like 8 grms per
serving.  Don't go overboard with it and you'll be fine.  Wasabi is very low
and soy sauce is also.  Most Asian diets are low in sugars - the bulk of
their carbs come from the rice - but as long as you keep to sashimi, you'll
do fine - might cost you a fortune, but it's all healthly relatively low
carb food.

Sandy K.
Hanging Chad - 23 Jan 2004 15:05 GMT
> In the past I regularly ate Japanese food.  I am aware of the seaweed salad
> you are referring to.  When I recently purchased some at the local Asian
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>
> Sandy K.

Thank you (abd everyone else that answered).
Sounds like I should skip the seaweed during induction but that it will be
fine afterward.

G
PJx - 23 Jan 2004 15:44 GMT
>> In the past I regularly ate Japanese food.  I am aware of the seaweed
>salad
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>
>G

For induction,  two cups of leafy green veges and one cup of 'other'
vegetables.  Sounds like the other could be seaweed.
PJ
DigitalVinyl - 23 Jan 2004 18:04 GMT
>For induction,  two cups of leafy green veges and one cup of 'other'
>vegetables.  Sounds like the other could be seaweed.
>PJ

PJ, this is wrong. The 3rd "cup" is from a list of veggies that are
10% or less carb content. Corn & peas don't make the list for this
reason. Seaweed would be questionable.

Also in the book Atkins says 3 cups of approved greens OR
2 cups of greens & 2/3 of a cup of "10%" veggies.
I noticed atkins.com used the full 3rd cup of "10%"s

DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)
PJx - 24 Jan 2004 02:38 GMT
>>For induction,  two cups of leafy green veges and one cup of 'other'
>>vegetables.  Sounds like the other could be seaweed.
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>
>DiGiTAL_ViNYL (no email)

Sorry but you are wrong again.
.
 Check the web site and it has a list of approved vegetables for the
'one cup' per day limit and many of them are much higher in carbs than
the sea weed.

Use your brain.
PJ
 
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