Eating whole grains to get more fiber is like eating carrot cake to get more vegetables.
So, in early medieval Britain, when sugar was hard to come by, they were smart enough to know that one carrot was almost the equivalent of 1 tsp of sugar. The sly baker’s, knowing that they could substitute high starch vegetables as a replacement for sugar, convinced us over the years that this was “healthy” because of the fiber.
Yea, right. . . I’m seeing a heart-attack-on-a-plate.
Those that tell you to eat more vegetables, because you need the fiber, deserve to step on a Lego late this evening on their way to the commode.
Either way, the following table should deter you from looking for fiber in the land of starch:
- 1 cup of beets – 4 tsp sugar
- 1 cup or one medium ear of corn – 3 tsp sugar
- 1 medium (1/2 cup) sweet potato – 2 tsp sugar
- 1 cup peas – 2.4 tsp sugar
- 1/2 sweet onion – 2 tsp sugar
- 1 medium carrot – 1 tsp sugar
- 1 medium bell pepper – 1.2 tsp sugar
- 1 cup green beans – 1.1 tsp sugar
- 1 medium tomato – 0.8 tsp sugar
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