Aaron Baugher wrote:
Doug Freyburger writes:

It is easy to guess at the carb level of veggies based on what
they are and how they grow -

Maybe so (with a bunch of exceptions), but how many people know that
information? How many know that sweet corn is really a grass, that

I've never understood how folks end up not knowing where their
food comes from so I can't address that.

peanuts are a legume,

A glance at a peanut says it has a hard hairy shell therefore it
grew underground. Squeeze a peanut and it is clearly dried.
Those two add together for a guess of high carb even without
knowing that the "pea" part of the word is more important than
the "nut" part of the word.

that horse apples aren't a tasty snack?

Not knowing what a horse apple is, I gotta admit I pictured
rocky mountain oysters when I first read the term. ;^)

Anyway, even though there are a lot of exceptions, it's still an
interesting thing to study and discuss.

If I learn a few exceptions and it gets me to 90% of the items
in the store, then it's a pretty good guess setting mechanism
for me.