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ron

07 Apr, 2013 11:07 AM

Hi

What does dr Rosedale say about onions? they have about 8 grams of sugar per vegetable.
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/vegetables-and-vegetable-produc...

1. Support Staff 1 Posted by Ken on 07 Apr, 2013 11:58 AM

   

   Greetings Ron

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   From Dr. Ron's website - Nutritional Recommendations

   ALLOWED DAILY

   Carbohydrate Sources

   Onion ― garlic, leeks, scallions, chives

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   The reference you gave is for 1 cup of chopped onion (160gram) - while 7g is a lot of sugar, however, 1 cup chopped (160g) of onion is an enormous amount of onion to eat at one time. I enjoy having a slice of onion with my salad but I don't think I could handle 1 cup of chopped (160g) onion at one meal.

   • Broccoli, Cauliflower, Celery also has X-amount of sugar as well as Pecans, Almonds, Cashews — I suspect then that eating in excess of a good thing can turn into a bad thing.

   Ken

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2. 2 Posted by ron on 07 Apr, 2013 12:10 PM

   

   I know it appears on the rosedale manu as I have the book. I just wanted to know what Fiona says about it.

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3. Support Staff 3 Posted by Ken on 07 Apr, 2013 12:23 PM

   

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   your reply

   I just wanted to know what Fiona says about it.

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   Oops! Sorry Ron, you didn't mention Fiona by name so I assumed you were seeking a reply in general.

   My bad ...
   Ken

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4. Support Staff 4 Posted by Fiona on 08 Apr, 2013 06:48 AM

   

   Hi Ron and Ken,

   Funny as a few years ago I asked Ron the same thing, as I was shocked to see onions so high! There are some other good qualities in onions as there is in garlic. Also like Ken mentioned a cup at a time one might not have in a salad, but I was adding it to a stew, soup, stir fry etc with ease until realizing just how high they were I cut them out and went back to a few slices here and there.

   Great question... and answers...

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5. 5 Posted by Ron on 08 Apr, 2013 10:01 PM

   

   So I assume Ron knew that, but felt that the high amounts of sulfur and minerals do compensate for its high sugar intake.
   I think onions should be in "limited use".

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6. Support Staff 6 Posted by Fiona on 10 Apr, 2013 07:53 AM

   

   Agreed. He knew it, just also knew that most don't naturally go over the top on onions.

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