Food for thought

In an effort to evoke the kind of passion that prompts people to comment on blog entries, I would like to open this post with a declaration:

Baseball, apple pie and Chevrolet are all over-rated.

In an effort to inform you about something really garden-riffic – and trendy, to boot – I would like to make this e-claration:

The Burpee Web site is so “way cool” that it even contains a carb chart for the various veggies you can get from the company. Indeed, should I be inclined to purchase some parsnips plants, I now know that the normal portion contains 15 grams of carbohydrates. Of course, should I ever be inclined to purchase some parsnip plants, you have my permission to womp me upside the head.

Still, there is value in knowing the carbohydrate content of foods, especially given that your customers are more likely to grow veggie gardens this year and are generally carb-conscious, as well. To help edify them, here is a nutshell synopsis of what vegetables can make fun of the other veggies over health matters – along with some that shouldn’t join the debate:

Good: lettuce, cucumber, cabbage and asparagus (all contain fewer than 3 grams of carbohydrates per serving).

Bad: lima beans, acorn squash, green peas (all contain at least 25 grams of carbohydrates per serving).

I would end by thanking our sponsors (the Texas Rangers baseball team, Mamaw’s Fresh Apple Pies, and General Motors), but I can’t seem to locate them anywhere on our sponsor’s list any more.

-- Yale

Comments

[greg draiss]

Let's just encourage ggardening and healthy food without the need to punish beans.

Is Burpee going to discontinue beans because of the high carb per serving?

Enough already....................

Greg Draiss