Re: Melancholic crosspost

On 15.09.2022 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
> 
>> On 14.09.2022 19.44, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:
>>>
>>>> Given dietary constraints I probable shouldn't even be subscribed
>>>> here, but CAKE!
>>>>
>>>> Cake is good. Yet evil.
>>>>
>>>
>>> If only someone warned you about large volume caek consumption 20
>>> years ago.
>>
>> I never actually ate *that* much cake... More like a normal amount for
>> someone who likes cake.
>>
>>> I can have this cake:
>>> www.realfoodwithjessica.com/2015/10/16/paleo-pumpkin- coffee-cake/
>>
>> The recipe looks delicious - very almondy - but like most cakes it has
>> sugar in it, so probably not for me to eat. Also I have no idea what
>> "pumpkin pie spice" is and I'm afraid to find out.
>>
>> BeH
>>
> 
> Sounds like you're taking your diet seriously :)

Well, sorta. I made a batch of gingerbread cookies around new years and 
then ate them over the next couple of months - which was enough to 
~double my blod sugar level. I most likely won't do that again.

> My aunt and her husband are both diabetic and I cringe when I see them
> eating food with a high glycemic index.

Haribo really should make some sugar free gummi bears, though...

> Gluten free recipes usually use almond flour.
> Pumpkin spice = cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice (if you make
> it yourself). Also contains stuff like silicon dioxide if store-bought.

IOW I was right to be afraid to find out.

BeH