Dr Oz tolerance to carbs info
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Ah this reminds me of the good old days of Pregnant Yak Urine and eating tinned salmon with out the salmon.
(You had to be there and by there I mean here on the forums a couple of years ago)
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manderson27 wrote: »Ah this reminds me of the good old days of Pregnant Yak Urine and eating tinned salmon with out the salmon.
(You had to be there and by there I mean here on the forums a couple of years ago)
How do I log the coffee that spurted out of my nose when I read that?9 -
singingflutelady wrote: »
For those of you interested in doing the test, if you don't have an unsalted Saltine (yuck) you can do it with raw potato (double yuck and potentially toxic).
Re taste change, according to the article:
The goal of the DNA Restart Cracker Self-Test is to find out which of the three Carbohydrate Consumption Categories you fall into: Full, Moderate, or Restricted. You will get this information by the amount of time it takes for a change in taste to occur when you’re chewing either the saltine cracker or potato. The longer you're chewing, the more likely the taste will change. If you never detect a change in taste, that's normal (and significant!), too.1 -
Someone was eating the tin cans? Do we have a goat posting here?6
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CattOfTheGarage wrote: »suzannesimmons3 wrote: »Katiebear_81 wrote: »I would eat the crap out of Worcestershire chips!!!!
Marks and spencer
Also Walkers (Lays). And yes, they're marvellous. One of the all time great crisp flavours.BruinsGal_91 wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Yes, presumably it has something to do with breaking down starch into sugar. Which everyone can do, barring really strange and problematic health problems, and has nothing to do with "carb tolerance".
But honestly, I've lost interest in this absurd woo. What I'm more interested in is the existence of crackers in flavours like 'bacon' or 'chicken in a biscuit'.
This intrigues me because I understand the US crisp (chip) scene is fairly hidebound to basic seasonings (salt, vinegar, pepper, ranch) and eschews the more exotic crisp flavours that are normal in the UK (bacon, roast beef, worcestershire sauce, fish and chips).
And yet your crackers are apparently a festival of fake dinner tastes that rival Willy Wonka. What gives?
Just gonna leave this here....
I used to love those. I didn't think you could still get them? For the uninitiated, the flavour is supposedly based on some strange old dish called "hedgehog", not our actual prickly friends.
My own exotic crisp recommendation is Golden Wonder Haggis flavour. Really good, convincing, spicy (and not a sheep lung in sight).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5yXTBGYbuM
Haggis does not contain barley.
Honestly, everyone likes to have a go at haggis because it's made of offal cooked in a sheep's stomach. I don't like the idea of minced spare parts cooked in pigs' intestines, but I still eat sausages
if you're going to eat meat, it doesn't pay to be squeamish. 7 -
CattOfTheGarage wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »suzannesimmons3 wrote: »Katiebear_81 wrote: »I would eat the crap out of Worcestershire chips!!!!
Marks and spencer
Also Walkers (Lays). And yes, they're marvellous. One of the all time great crisp flavours.BruinsGal_91 wrote: »CattOfTheGarage wrote: »Yes, presumably it has something to do with breaking down starch into sugar. Which everyone can do, barring really strange and problematic health problems, and has nothing to do with "carb tolerance".
But honestly, I've lost interest in this absurd woo. What I'm more interested in is the existence of crackers in flavours like 'bacon' or 'chicken in a biscuit'.
This intrigues me because I understand the US crisp (chip) scene is fairly hidebound to basic seasonings (salt, vinegar, pepper, ranch) and eschews the more exotic crisp flavours that are normal in the UK (bacon, roast beef, worcestershire sauce, fish and chips).
And yet your crackers are apparently a festival of fake dinner tastes that rival Willy Wonka. What gives?
Just gonna leave this here....
I used to love those. I didn't think you could still get them? For the uninitiated, the flavour is supposedly based on some strange old dish called "hedgehog", not our actual prickly friends.
My own exotic crisp recommendation is Golden Wonder Haggis flavour. Really good, convincing, spicy (and not a sheep lung in sight).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5yXTBGYbuM Haggis does not contain barley.
Honestly, everyone likes to have a go at haggis because it's made of offal cooked in a sheep's stomach. I don't like the idea of minced spare parts cooked in pigs' intestines, but I still eat sausages if you're going to eat meat, it doesn't pay to be squeamish.
I had haggis when I was in Scotland. Not my first choice of food, but not bad either.0 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »Christine_72 wrote: »I challenge anyone to eat 6 jatz crackers in 60 seconds. If you can achieve this, then you are carb tolerant.
Note: I have yet to meet someone who can do it .
What is a jatz cracker.
I like those little wine tasting crackers. Should get some.
Damn, I thought you guys had jatz over there. I wanted someone to do the challenge!
They're harder and thicker than Ritz, probably a tiny bit larger in diameter. We have had many a night when we brought out the jatz pack for this challenge as everyone we put it to scoffed and said it would be easy. Not one person has managed to do it
Eating 6 small crackers in a minute sounds totally doable, but is harder than it seems. 3 -
maryjaquiss wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
I don't normally comment on threads like this but I just wanted to draw your attention to the fact that it recommends doing this test with a piece of RAW PEELED POTATO if you can't eat gluten.
I was just going to comment on this. Why don't we celiac sufferers get a rice cracker at least?5 -
BruinsGal_91 wrote: »manderson27 wrote: »Ah this reminds me of the good old days of Pregnant Yak Urine and eating tinned salmon with out the salmon.
(You had to be there and by there I mean here on the forums a couple of years ago)
How do I log the coffee that spurted out of my nose when I read that?
You will need to weigh a paper towel, soak up the drops, weigh the paper towel again then deduct the difference from your calorie allowance.17 -
GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »maryjaquiss wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
I don't normally comment on threads like this but I just wanted to draw your attention to the fact that it recommends doing this test with a piece of RAW PEELED POTATO if you can't eat gluten.
I was just going to comment on this. Why don't we celiac sufferers get a rice cracker at least?
Apparently rice isn't a carb in his world?2 -
manderson27 wrote: »BruinsGal_91 wrote: »manderson27 wrote: »Ah this reminds me of the good old days of Pregnant Yak Urine and eating tinned salmon with out the salmon.
(You had to be there and by there I mean here on the forums a couple of years ago)
How do I log the coffee that spurted out of my nose when I read that?
You will need to weigh a paper towel, soak up the drops, weigh the paper towel again then deduct the difference from your calorie allowance.
But make sure to add that whole project to your exercise calories and eat it all back7 -
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GottaBurnEmAll wrote: »maryjaquiss wrote: »singingflutelady wrote: »
I don't normally comment on threads like this but I just wanted to draw your attention to the fact that it recommends doing this test with a piece of RAW PEELED POTATO if you can't eat gluten.
I was just going to comment on this. Why don't we celiac sufferers get a rice cracker at least?
Because this lot simply don't care. Not even to that minimal extent to make them think "oh, maybe 'eat raw potatoes' is bad advice".
Giving bad advice is how they made their fortune. Why would they stop it now for the sake of some poor soul that trusts them enough to sit crunching raw potatoes in the hope it will solve their problems?
People like this don't actually care about people. They're too busy counting their money to care. Their heads are entirely too far up their own bank accounts.4 -
singingflutelady wrote: »
This is SUCH BS! What did he win awards for? Creativity in duping people out of their hard-earned money?2 -
Hey. I like eating raw potatoes. Dip them in a little salt and yummy. Yes, I am weird. I also ate raw slices of onion too. On the other hand, raw turnips are really good. Like radishes without the bite.0
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Hey. I like eating raw potatoes. Dip them in a little salt and yummy. Yes, I am weird. I also ate raw slices of onion too. On the other hand, raw turnips are really good. Like radishes without the bite.
This may be a stupid question, but aren't raw potatoes supposed to be poisonous? Perhaps it was just a rumor started by Big Cracker to keep us from testing carb intolerance with potato.12 -
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Hey. I like eating raw potatoes. Dip them in a little salt and yummy. Yes, I am weird. I also ate raw slices of onion too. On the other hand, raw turnips are really good. Like radishes without the bite.
This may be a stupid question, but aren't raw potatoes supposed to be poisonous? Perhaps it was just a rumor started by Big Cracker to keep us from testing carb intolerance with potato.
Only the peels and eyes, and if there is any green left over on the potato after peeling it. Do a good job of peeling and remove the eyes and they are perfectly safe raw.1 -
CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
Yup.
I love turnips. When I am making a stew and I want to reduce the carbs a bit, I substitute turnips for potatoes. They also hold up better in the slow cooker.1
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