Since I'm quite obviously a Type-2 diabetic, I have to watch them carbohydrates. And I try. I haven't had any form of pasta, no potatoes, very little rice (a couple of days) and no bread, in about three months. That is a long time to be missing all my favourite food groups, but it's got to be done.
And it's great to to have the Web for all this great info on what to eat and what not to eat.
But some things are just absurd. Get this, from the San Francisco Examiner:
"As a member of the grains food group, pasta contains a significant amount of starch, a complex form of carbohydrate. One diabetic serving of pasta is 1/3 cup of cooked pasta, or the equivalent of 15 grams of carbohydrate. One serving of pasta also contains fiber, another complex carbohydrate which helps to control blood sugar. Whole-wheat pasta contains the most fiber: roughly 3 to 5 grams of fiber per serving."
Did you get that? 1/3 cup of cooked pasta. Imagine a cup. It's about as big as your fist—smaller if you're not a man. Now imagine a third of that. That's about an area the size of one quarter of one of those ramen bricks you use to make your instant ramen. About FOUR TABLESPOONS. Are they out of their fucking minds? WHY THE FUCK BOTHER?
That's like saying, eat as many green peas as you like, but try to limit it to about 35, or you can have mashed potatoes, but only three tablespoons.
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