Sunshine528
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 |  Subject: Watermelon  Fri Jun 13 2008, 21:09 | |
| Hey why not watermelon on phase 2? It seems it is all water
I love watermelon this time of year
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| | Subject: Re: Watermelon Sat Jun 14 2008, 08:32 | |
| Well that is a good question, it's not all water but it is less sugar and less overall carbohydrates than an equal amount of apple but it has much less fiber than apple or strawberries so perhaps it is the fiber which is the important thing. I did a comparison of 100 grams of apple vs 100 grams of strawberries vs 100 grams of watermelon, here is how it stacked up:
Watermelon-7.5 Carbs, 6.2 sugars, .4 fiber, 30 calories
Apples-14.0 Carbs, 10.0 sugars, 2.0 fiber, 52 calories
Strawberries-7.7 Carbs, 4.9 sugars, 2.0 fiber, 32 calories |
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Sunshine528
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| | Subject: Re: Watermelon Sun Jun 15 2008, 09:07 | |
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I like the way the comparison came out. I think I will try some watermelon and see if it changes my weight loss.
How do you compare different foods, I would like to learn.
Thanks 
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| | Subject: Re: Watermelon Sun Jun 15 2008, 09:13 | |
| | Go to www.nutritiondata.com and enter the foods you are looking for. It gives you a total nutritional analysis including the glycemic index for a food. Be careful though when you see a ~ next to the sugar or starch content, it doesn't mean there is none it means it hasn't been established yet. |
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| | Subject: watermelon Sun Jun 15 2008, 10:54 | |
| Oooo, I like this discussion... if you try the watermelon let us know how it goes. I would like to have some too!
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Sunshine528
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| | Subject: Re: Watermelon Sun Jun 15 2008, 20:16 | |
| I plan to give it a try so I will let you know how it goes. Glad to see others wanted watermelon also.
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