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Salt & vinegar peanuts. My silly mistake

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Mark Parrott

Mark Parrott

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A few months back, I discovered KP salt & vinegar peanuts. At 2.2g carb per 30g serving, thought they would make a change from normal peanuts. Well, forward to this week, our Tesco started selling their own brand of salt & vinegar peanuts, so though I'd give them a go. I didn't read the carb content. I have been having a couple of handfuls every day this week, but at times that I don't test. Today I have been testing before & after everything I eat. So, for lunch I had 2 handfuls of nuts & a Nature Valley protein bar. was 5.5 before, then 9.5 2 hours after!😱 Looked at carb count. 9.3g per 25g serving. A handful weighs 25g & I had two plus the 9g from the protein bar. 10 mins later, down to 7.7. Think I'll go back to the KP ones.😳
 
I did the same sort of thing, but it was Sainsbury's own brand. Didn't have a spike, but they were no comparison taste wise... 🙂
 
That is bonkers. Imagine if you were looking for snacks and picked up the Tesco first - you wouldn't even bother looking at the KP ones as you'd just assume they were the same. Bad that.
 
Mmmmmmmmm salt and vinegar peanuts yum.
 
Well, I've bought the KP ones today. Also picked up KP chilli flavoured peanuts. Both are 2.3g carb per 30g serving.🙂
 
I'm really surprised you rose that high @Mark Parrott . Have you ever done an OGTT and tracked it every 15 minutes?
 
AndBreathe said:
I'm really surprised you rose that high @Mark Parrott . Have you ever done an OGTT and tracked it every 15 minutes?
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No, I haven't tried that. 15 mins later I was 7.7 By the 3 hour mark (after 'nutgate') I was back down to normal (5's). I'm beginning to wonder if it was a rogue reading.
 
It could have been a rogue reading.

I guess it's maybe something to try again, just to settle your mind, in terms of your body's reaction, but that's up to you.
 
I am so going to buy some salty/vinegary/chilli goodnesses today 😉
 
A rogue reading is possible if you hadn’t washed your fingers before testing. This is not to impugn your cleanliness, just a thought🙂
 
mikeyB said:
A rogue reading is possible if you hadn’t washed your fingers before testing. This is not to impugn your cleanliness, just a thought🙂
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Always always wash my hands before testing, though never know what could be on the towel. I will try an identical test again sometime & see what happens.
 
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