[thisstinks]

Good Or Bad For Diabetics??

[Hoyt54]

What are the carbs? That really is what determines if you should eat a lot of it, a little of it, or none of it. I can't see where it would be bad for diabetics. But you do need to watch the fat an other contents for that kind of food.

[fgummett]

Corned beef itself is very-low carb -- Nutrition Facts and Analysis for Beef, cured, corned beef, canned -- so that gets my vote... if you were to just fry it up with some eggs and maybe add some cheese I would say

BUT as soon as you starting adding potatoes, onions etc... you bump up the sugars Maybe try it with green leafy veg, or broccoli, or cauliflower?

[cyberus]

Corned beef itself (as mentioned) is low carb, the potatoes, carrots and onions however are carb-a-licious so may spike your BGL.
However using turnips (8g carb, 2g fiber 5g sugars in 1 cup chopped raw) in place of potatoes, scallions (aka green onions) in place of bulb onions and adding in some chinese cabbage or turnip greens for bulk (making it more like bubble and squeak I know) you can make a quite tasty meal for far lower carbs ... a scoop of this with an egg on top makes a pretty good breakfast to boot

[jkane13]

Corned Beef is great! It's the hash part that sucks. Sometimes I suck the beef off the potatoes and leave them on the plate. I eat it every Friday anyhow. Mmmmm. One of my favorites. But, it has to be fried thin and crispy, not baked or microwaved.

[morrisma]

I second (or 3rd) the opinions above - it depends on the potato content and to a lesser extent the carrots, and other carb bearing goodies. The biggest issue for me is I can never order it out because the potato amounts are usually so high. Making it at home is much better and generally tastier anyway.
Mike

[Caravaggio]

I've never been fond of potatoes. In case of corned beef hash, the potatoes get in the way of my corned beef. So I avoid it. Corned beef alone is enough.

[TommyC1]

Originally Posted by thisstinks

Good Or Bad For Diabetics??

Gives me heartburn so I vote bad.

Thisstinks - Read the label on the can. Two things you need to know. 1) Serving size. 2) Total carbs (per serving).

The more carbs you shove down your gullet the more they will raise you blood sugar.
So you have to
1) Pay attention to your serving size.
2) Pay attention to how many grams of carbohydrate are in there.
3) Get out your meter and see what they do to your blood sugar. I've been told that 140 mgdl or lower two hours after I start eating is a good target. It won't hurt to know where you are before you eat too.

and yeah it does stink. No doubt!

Tommy

[Evermont]

So did you try it? Did you test before and after? Was it from a can - if so, what did the label say? What were your results?


I always thought that there was corn involved in corned beef but no, it's the big grains of salt they cure the beef in that yielded the name. I was curious about the sodium so I looked it up, 100g of canned corned beef has over 1000mg of sodium, 42% of RDA.

[Caravaggio]

Originally Posted by Evermont

I always thought that there was corn involved in corned beef but no, it's the big grains of salt they cure the beef in that yielded the name. I was curious about the sodium so I looked it up, 100g of canned corned beef has over 1000mg of sodium, 42% of RDA.

From what I read, "corn" was an Anglo-Saxon word for granule or pellet (e.g., grains of salt). It was used by Europeans to mean any common grain. When they reached the Americas, maize was everywhere and was the most common grain available. So they called maize Indian corn, later shortened to "corn".

Sorry for being here, but I've not played any Pub Quiz in a loooooooong time and am missing the opportunity to share my brain's hoard of useless information.