Thread: Parsnip question

"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Parsnips are high in food energy but don't seem to be starchy like
> potatoes
> or white rice.
> From what category do Parsnips derive nutrition and calories?
>
They're related to carrots, not potatoes.

Jill

In article <0o0Kl.3487$[email protected]>,
"Mike" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Parsnips are high in food energy but don’t seem to be starchy like potatoes
> or white rice.
> From what category do Parsnips derive nutrition and calories?

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt

water 80%
carbs 17%

of the carbs, 5% (of total weight) is sugar

The scary thing is, from memory, the glycemic index of cooked parsnips
is 92. That means, as far as spiking your sugar, you would be better
off putting a funnel in your mouth and pouring sugar in it!

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"Dan Abel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <0o0Kl.3487$[email protected]>,
> "Mike" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Parsnips are high in food energy but don't seem to be starchy like
>> potatoes
>> or white rice.
>> From what category do Parsnips derive nutrition and calories?
>
> http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
>
> Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt
>
> water 80%
> carbs 17%
>
> of the carbs, 5% (of total weight) is sugar
>
> The scary thing is, from memory, the glycemic index of cooked parsnips
> is 92. That means, as far as spiking your sugar, you would be better
> off putting a funnel in your mouth and pouring sugar in it!


You can make a dandy wine from parsnips, too.

Paul

"Mike" <M...@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> Parsnips are high in food energy but don’t seem to be starchy like potatoes
> or white rice.

Parsnips are starchy, just not as starchy as them.

> From what category do Parsnips derive nutrition and calories?

Parsnip calories are mostly from starch. Their level of starch is
in the same category as rutabagas and other root veggies.

Dan Abel wrote:


> The scary thing is, from memory, the glycemic index of cooked
> parsnips is 92. That means, as far as spiking your sugar, you would
> be better off putting a funnel in your mouth and pouring sugar in it!

I don't know much about this topic, but this was interesting:

<http://www.geometer.org/CaveManDiet/GlycemicIndex.html>




Brian

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On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:46:36 GMT, "Mike" <[email protected]> shouted from
the highest rooftop:

>Parsnips are high in food energy but don’t seem to be starchy like potatoes
>or white rice.
>From what category do Parsnips derive nutrition and calories?

Root vegetables from hell? I cannot stand the bloody things and it
makes me cringe even to think about them ...


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On Apr 29, 7:27*pm, bob <aka...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:46:36 GMT, "Mike" <M...@verizon.net> shouted from
> the highest rooftop:
>
> >Parsnips are high in food energy but don’t seem to be starchy like potatoes
> >or white rice.
> >From what category do Parsnips derive nutrition and calories?
>
> Root vegetables from hell? I cannot stand the bloody things and it
> makes me cringe even to think about them ...
>
> --
>
> una cerveza mas por favor ...
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~
> Wax-up and drop-in of Surfing's Golden Years: <http://www.surfwriter.net>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~

Parsnips are my absolute favorite vegetable. I eat 'em for dessert.
With butter.
Lynn in Fargo

On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:09:11 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig
<[email protected]> shouted from the highest rooftop:

>On Apr 29, 7:27*pm, bob <aka...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:46:36 GMT, "Mike" <M...@verizon.net> shouted from
>> the highest rooftop:
>>
>> >Parsnips are high in food energy but don’t seem to be starchy like potatoes
>> >or white rice.
>> >From what category do Parsnips derive nutrition and calories?
>>
>> Root vegetables from hell? I cannot stand the bloody things and it
>> makes me cringe even to think about them ...
>>
>Parsnips are my absolute favorite vegetable. I eat 'em for dessert.
>With butter.
>Lynn in Fargo

You'd think I'd know the difference by now after all these years. I'm
STILL confusing parsnips with turnips. It's turnips I hate.


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una cerveza mas por favor ...

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bob wrote:
> On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:09:11 -0700 (PDT), Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig
> <[email protected]> shouted from the highest rooftop:
>
>> On Apr 29, 7:27 pm, bob <aka...@surfwriter.net.not> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:46:36 GMT, "Mike" <M...@verizon.net> shouted from
>>> the highest rooftop:
>>>
>>>> Parsnips are high in food energy but don’t seem to be starchy like potatoes
>>>> or white rice.
>>> >From what category do Parsnips derive nutrition and calories?
>>>
>>> Root vegetables from hell? I cannot stand the bloody things and it
>>> makes me cringe even to think about them ...
>>>
>> Parsnips are my absolute favorite vegetable. I eat 'em for dessert.
>> With butter.
>> Lynn in Fargo
>
> You'd think I'd know the difference by now after all these years. I'm
> STILL confusing parsnips with turnips. It's turnips I hate.
>
>
I agree re the turnips.

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Jean B.

On Sat, 02 May 2009 13:53:20 +1200, bob <[email protected]>
wrote:

>You'd think I'd know the difference by now after all these years. I'm
>STILL confusing parsnips with turnips. It's turnips I hate.

Parsnips look like big white carrots. Turnips are those round things
that are white on the bottom and purple on top.

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On Fri, 01 May 2009 21:12:09 -0700, sf <[email protected]> shouted from
the highest rooftop:

>On Sat, 02 May 2009 13:53:20 +1200, bob <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>You'd think I'd know the difference by now after all these years. I'm
>>STILL confusing parsnips with turnips. It's turnips I hate.
>
>Parsnips look like big white carrots. Turnips are those round things
>that are white on the bottom and purple on top.

Stop confusing me with facts ...


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una cerveza mas por favor ...

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On Sat, 02 May 2009 16:46:32 +1200, bob <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Fri, 01 May 2009 21:12:09 -0700, sf <[email protected]> shouted from
>the highest rooftop:
>
>>On Sat, 02 May 2009 13:53:20 +1200, bob <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>You'd think I'd know the difference by now after all these years. I'm
>>>STILL confusing parsnips with turnips. It's turnips I hate.
>>
>>Parsnips look like big white carrots. Turnips are those round things
>>that are white on the bottom and purple on top.
>
>Stop confusing me with facts ...

LOL!

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.