Can I have cornstarch??

Can anyone tell me if I can use cornstarch in recipes during induction? Thanks.

no, starch=carb.

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AmyB
LC since 12/01/03
238/216/165
"*AmBeR*" wrote in message
om...
Can anyone tell me if I can use cornstarch in recipes during induction?
Thanks.

Hello,
On 23-Feb-2004, (*AmBeR*) wrote:

Can anyone tell me if I can use cornstarch in recipes during
induction? Thanks.

Cornstarch is carby, so if you're interested in low carbing it'd be
best to avoid it. A better choice would be one of the vegetable gums
(Xanthan or guar). They're a little tricky to learn how to use at
first. They're much more powerful thickening agents than cornstarch
so a tiny amount goes a long way. You can find them in some grocery
stores and in a lot of natural or healthfood stores.

Take care,
Carmen

*AmBeR* wrote:
| Can anyone tell me if I can use cornstarch in recipes during induction?
| Thanks.

no.
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Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Carmen wrote:
A better choice would be one of the vegetable gums
| (Xanthan or guar). They're a little tricky to learn how to use at
| first. They're much more powerful thickening agents than cornstarch
| so a tiny amount goes a long way. |
| Carmen

Carmen, this reminds my latest "experiment" with something different. While
at a health food store a couple of weeks ago I bought a good-sized bottle of
pure liquid stevia; it came with an eyedropper. I made a pitcher of iced
tea (decaf) last week and like an idiot, without reading the directions I
squirted three or four droppers full of the stevia in it as sweetener. I
had to dump the whole pitcher out; it was so sweet that it was sickening.
It's not a sugary sweet taste, but rather a "plant-y" sweet, like mint or
clove. It was pow'rful! I learned the hard way that a little bit goes a
loooonnngggg way! Turns out that stevia is 300x sweeter than sugar!
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Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Hey Amber. I read another post of yours that said you were in a cooking
class. May I ask what kind of school you attend? Just curious.
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Bear
Grrrrrrrrrrrr )
297/271/210
Highest weight 353

"*AmBeR*" wrote in message
om...
Can anyone tell me if I can use cornstarch in recipes during induction?
Thanks.

*AmBeR* wrote:

Can anyone tell me if I can use cornstarch in recipes during induction?

Induction is simple: If it's not on the list, it does not pass yourt lips.

Is corn starch on the list? Look carefully at its name: Corn, a grain that
is at the top of all glycemic index lists, all food intolerance lists, all
carbs as a percentage of weight lists. Starch, purified carb.

Hi,
On 23-Feb-2004, "marengo" wrote:

Carmen, this reminds my latest "experiment" with something
different. While at a health food store a couple of weeks ago I
bought a good-sized
bottle of pure liquid stevia; it came with an eyedropper. I made a
pitcher of
iced tea (decaf) last week and like an idiot, without reading the
directions I squirted three or four droppers full of the stevia in
it as
sweetener. I had to dump the whole pitcher out; it was so sweet
that it was
sickening. It's not a sugary sweet taste, but rather a "plant-y"
sweet, like
mint or clove. It was pow'rful! I learned the hard way that a
little bit
goes a loooonnngggg way! Turns out that stevia is 300x sweeter
than
sugar!

LOL That'll teach you to read the directions, huh. :-) Or maybe
not. Sometimes trial and error has its own rewards. G

Take care,
Carmen

"Bear" wrote in message ink.net...
Hey Amber. I read another post of yours that said you were in a cooking
class. May I ask what kind of school you attend? Just curious.
--
I just attend high school...it's required that I take a technology so
I picked foods.

*AmBeR* wrote:
| "Bear" wrote in message
| ink.net...
|| Hey Amber. I read another post of yours that said you were in a cooking
|| class. May I ask what kind of school you attend? Just curious.
|| --
| I just attend high school...it's required that I take a technology so
| I picked foods.

Geez, this makes me feel old!! (I guess I am).
When I was in high school, all girls were required to take "Home Ec.", and
the boys were required to take "Shop." As the bard said (back in my era),
"The Times They Are A-Changin'! "
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Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo