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percy



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 8:02 am    Post subject: Nopales Reply with quote
Prickly pear fruit are on special next week three for a buck. Anybody
have tips and/or recipes they want to share?

Vicki

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Janet Wilder



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 12:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Nopales Reply with quote
percy wrote:
> Prickly pear fruit are on special next week three for a buck. Anybody
> have tips and/or recipes they want to share?
>
> Vicki

Prickly pear fruit are "tunas" Nopales are the peeled and sliced leaves.
IIRC, the nopales are low in carbs, but the fruit is sweet. I can't
find a carb count for prickly pears on USDA, but I'd treat one like an
apple.

JMHO.

Nopales are great cooked in your scrambled eggs.

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DesertHare



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 7:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Nopales Reply with quote
"Janet Wilder" wrote in message $0$26367$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
> percy wrote:
>> Prickly pear fruit are on special next week three for a buck. Anybody
>> have tips and/or recipes they want to share?
>>
>> Vicki
>
> Prickly pear fruit are "tunas" Nopales are the peeled and sliced leaves.
> IIRC, the nopales are low in carbs, but the fruit is sweet. I can't find a
> carb count for prickly pears on USDA, but I'd treat one like an apple.
>
> JMHO.
>
> Nopales are great cooked in your scrambled eggs.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

Try here: 1 cup is 14 carbs and 5.4 fiber
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
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Janet Wilder



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PostPosted: Sun Aug 26, 2007 10:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Nopales Reply with quote
DesertHare wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" wrote in message
> $0$26367$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>> percy wrote:
>>> Prickly pear fruit are on special next week three for a buck. Anybody
>>> have tips and/or recipes they want to share?
>>>
>>> Vicki
>> Prickly pear fruit are "tunas" Nopales are the peeled and sliced leaves.
>> IIRC, the nopales are low in carbs, but the fruit is sweet. I can't find a
>> carb count for prickly pears on USDA, but I'd treat one like an apple.
>>
>> JMHO.
>>
>> Nopales are great cooked in your scrambled eggs.
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
>> Good Friends. Good Life
>
> Try here: 1 cup is 14 carbs and 5.4 fiber
> http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
>
>

Even better than an apple!
Thanks.
J

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