Cucumbers???

Calli777 · 06-04-2008, 02:08 PM

Has anyone ever had any issues with cucumbers stalling their progress? I just did a nutritional value search and one large cuke has 6 carbs and 2g of fiber...BUT the thing that surprised me was that it had 3.9g of SUGAR??

ragtopwife · 06-05-2008, 06:36 AM

I've not noticed a problem with them. We eat them occaisionally as "crackers" with a crm chese/chive mix or as dipping veggie sticks. My hubby's favorite dish is cukes tomatoes and fresh mozzarella in vinaigrette.

So far so good, but I doubt we would eat more than 1/4 or so of a large cuke each.

flourchild · 06-07-2008, 01:05 PM

I'm not sure where you got those nutritional values; they seem pretty high so you might want to cross-check the data. However I know for a fact that cucumbers have never ever caused my jelly to roll. Nope. Jelly rolls did that.

2big4mysize · 06-07-2008, 02:10 PM

actually just about all carb foods have sugar in them as carbs are broken down into fiber simple sugars and complex ( that would be starchy) carbs. the total is just the amount of simple sugar grams + fiber grams + complex grams so don't fear sugar in a nutrtion label. fear it in the ingredients list label.

Calli777 · 06-08-2008, 03:32 PM

Thanks! The website is The Calorie Counter Is there another that is more widely used?

scandalouslyglam · 06-11-2008, 04:55 AM

Cucumbers don't stall me. I have never eaten a whole one in one day, though. About a 3-4 inch piece cut up. Brussel sprouts have a high Sugar content and I eat those ALOT. I do not stall with naturally occuring Veggie sugars. BUT hand me an atkins bar and ::Stalled::..Weird, eh?

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Calli777 Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6 Gallery: Calli777	Cucumbers??? Has anyone ever had any issues with cucumbers stalling their progress? I just did a nutritional value search and one large cuke has 6 carbs and 2g of fiber...BUT the thing that surprised me was that it had 3.9g of SUGAR??

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06-05-2008, 06:36 AM	#2
ragtopwife Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SC Posts: 393 Gallery: ragtopwife Stats: 218/181.5/145 WOE: Atkins Start Date: March 2006 - 218/172 & July 27 2008 @ 196	I've not noticed a problem with them. We eat them occaisionally as "crackers" with a crm chese/chive mix or as dipping veggie sticks. My hubby's favorite dish is cukes tomatoes and fresh mozzarella in vinaigrette. So far so good, but I doubt we would eat more than 1/4 or so of a large cuke each.

06-07-2008, 01:05 PM	#3
flourchild MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Near Haight & Ashbury Posts: 1,192 Gallery: flourchild Stats: Soy un perdedor...baby WOE: Atkins' OWL Start Date: '05	I'm not sure where you got those nutritional values; they seem pretty high so you might want to cross-check the data. However I know for a fact that cucumbers have never ever caused my jelly to roll. Nope. Jelly rolls did that.

06-07-2008, 02:10 PM	#4
2big4mysize Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,806 Gallery: 2big4mysize Stats: 313 to current goalie 169-173 WOE: Atkins 2002 Start Date: june 1 2002	actually just about all carb foods have sugar in them as carbs are broken down into fiber simple sugars and complex ( that would be starchy) carbs. the total is just the amount of simple sugar grams + fiber grams + complex grams so don't fear sugar in a nutrtion label. fear it in the ingredients list label.

06-08-2008, 03:32 PM	#5
Calli777 Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 6 Gallery: Calli777	Thanks! The website is The Calorie Counter Is there another that is more widely used?

06-11-2008, 04:55 AM	#6
scandalouslyglam MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Portland, Me Posts: 1,671 Gallery: scandalouslyglam Stats: 226/209/195 Long term goal 175 WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 1, 2007	Cucumbers don't stall me. I have never eaten a whole one in one day, though. About a 3-4 inch piece cut up. Brussel sprouts have a high Sugar content and I eat those ALOT. I do not stall with naturally occuring Veggie sugars. BUT hand me an atkins bar and ::Stalled::..Weird, eh?