Carrots?
Leanbean65
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Yes or no?
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No- but I'm allergic, they kill me.0
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Every once in awhile. Basically if I'm having chicken wings I might eat a couple of the carrot sticks on the side or a steamed veggie mix that has a few carrots thrown in.0
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I include small amount of carrots in my diet, particularly in salads. One large raw carrot has approximately 30 calories, 3 sugars, and 5 net carbs. I usually split that with my husband so it nicely fits my daily macros.
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not a huge fan of carrots anymore, I used to love them for dips but now I like bell peppers more or cauliflower, I will eat them, like @anglyn1 said if they come with chicken wings i'll have a couple with blue cheese but I don't go out of my way to eat them0
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They are higher sugar than some other veggies but if you like them, just budget them into your daily carb allowance.2
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No, they give me a terrible runny nose. I used to think this was from chronic seasonal allergies, but now know it was from the foods I ate as well!0
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Most of my soups and stews have at least a few carrots. I do like carrot sticks sometimes, too.0
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I've never cared for carrots but I've always tried to eat some raw in my salad to get the benefits. Since going Keto, I just say no.1
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I love carrots!! Only eat them once in a great while in a salad or with chicken wings and ranch. Mmmmm chicken wings...1
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Every now and then, in small amounts. They ear like a starchier veg (potatoes), but don't have nearly as many carbs. I like winter squash varieties for the same reason.0
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Cooked carrots & cooked tomatoes raise my glucose# too much
Both of them raw is OK.
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jetsamflotsam wrote: »
We're not alone!! My mouth and throat swell shut if I eat them, and my eyes swell shut if someone nearby eats them in a hot soup. Other people eating carrot sticks are ok, though, just not something steamy. It's due to a cross-reaction to similar pollens. Apparently carrots and ragweed are related, and my mouth can't tell the difference.0 -
jetsamflotsam wrote: »
We're not alone!! My mouth and throat swell shut if I eat them, and my eyes swell shut if someone nearby eats them in a hot soup. Other people eating carrot sticks are ok, though, just not something steamy. It's due to a cross-reaction to similar pollens. Apparently carrots and ragweed are related, and my mouth can't tell the difference.
Yeah, I have something called Oral Allergy Syndrome (guessing that's what you have too, although that sounds like an anaphylactic allergy to me!). When my hayfever is particularly bad I have worse reactions to certain fruits and veggies that are related to the pollen I'm allergic to... It's a moving target, so sometimes I'm fine eating something, othertimes they make my throat itch, I get hives, and my tongue gets raw and sore. Hazelnuts never used to bother me, but now they make my throat and lips swell up too. I also can't eat bananas and some melons. Sometimes oranges and tomatoes affect me. Crazy stuff!1 -
I eat one of those mini packs of carrots and dip them in hummus as a snack.
They are a filling tasty snack. The quantity is small so not many carbs. I get 80 or less carbs per day with a bit of activity.
Eating a balance helps me not binge or crave. It is an occasional snack, like chia seed pudding, small cup of steel cut oatmeal.
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Thanks, I'll stick to just a few.1
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KenSmith108 wrote: »Cooked carrots & cooked tomatoes raise my glucose# too much
Both of them raw is OK. or
Same here.
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@jetsamflotsam
Same here with reactions to Hazlenuts, complete anaphylaxis and to most nuts.
Occasionally my mouth and tongue itch and swell in response to spinach and the same if I have too many tomatoes.
Carrots so far, no allergies, I won't go out of my way to eat them because of the carbs but I don't avoid them if they're served when I'm out to eat or at a restaurant.
Didn't know carrots and ragweed both contain a similar protein.0 -
jetsamflotsam wrote: »jetsamflotsam wrote: »
We're not alone!! My mouth and throat swell shut if I eat them, and my eyes swell shut if someone nearby eats them in a hot soup. Other people eating carrot sticks are ok, though, just not something steamy. It's due to a cross-reaction to similar pollens. Apparently carrots and ragweed are related, and my mouth can't tell the difference.
Yeah, I have something called Oral Allergy Syndrome (guessing that's what you have too, although that sounds like an anaphylactic allergy to me!). When my hayfever is particularly bad I have worse reactions to certain fruits and veggies that are related to the pollen I'm allergic to... It's a moving target, so sometimes I'm fine eating something, othertimes they make my throat itch, I get hives, and my tongue gets raw and sore. Hazelnuts never used to bother me, but now they make my throat and lips swell up too. I also can't eat bananas and some melons. Sometimes oranges and tomatoes affect me. Crazy stuff!
Yup- bananas, melons, onions, tomatoes, jicama, lettuce. Sometimes broccoli, cauliflower, peppers, other veggies depending on the pollen counts and if they're cooked or not. After an elimination diet, realized I also react to almonds, soy, processed corn products (popcorn is ok except it acts as a laxative for me), other nut products are variable. I've been told to watch out for cherries, apples, kiwi but haven't had issues with them. It is crazy-- took a long time to sort it out!
Most of mine are cross reactions to ragweed, birch trees, and English plantain.0 -
I ate some with a steamed mix of carrots, broccoli, and cauliflower made steamed with Mexican spices at a restaurant (poured queso and salsa over them), and man, was that heavenly. I don't do it often, but that was OMG, I could have eaten another 2-3 plates of just that and left the bacon wrapped shrimp on the plate. LOL0
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I eat carrots once a week - 3/4" of raw when I'm cutting them for the slow cooker and one oz. when cooked. The rest is for my wife and kids.0
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I used to eat carrots with hummus all the time. Now if they come in a vegetable medly or shredded on my salad, I eat them, but haven't been eating extras. I now eat celery with cream cheese if I want a snack with "crunch".3
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I can't stop eating them so for now, at <20g net, they're off limits. They are an occasional treat reserved for maintenance.1
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