Is this pretty much a no food even in phase two,
Sure hope it isnt,coz I have a rockin pumpkin soup recipe

I can't find it listed anywhere but my guess would be that you could have some in phase2. It should be comparable to sweet potatoes in carb count. If you use canned pumpkin, be sure that it is not pumpkin pie filling (which has lots of sugar).

Some of us have added canned pumpkin to our ricotta desserts (along with some splenda, pumpkin pie spices, and SF/FF instant Butterscotch pudding powder for a wonderful winter flavor.

yahhhhhhhhhhh
I really love pumpkin and will use it in moderation in phase2 .
As well as adding in my lf ricotta,thnx for the great suggestion!!

I think pumpkin is very high on the GI. So have a little in moderation

It's high GI? I remember eating it on Atkins...darn! Had lots of pie recipes to try this fall!

Well you're right. It even has a higher GI than bananas. I have a ton of pumpkin recipes from low carbers...wonder how that happened.

Jen I know I was bummed to find out. I just LOVE pumpkin pie

poop, pumpkin is pretty high on the GI...something in the 70-80 range, just below baked white potatoes

OK,after that info,ive decided to forget the pumpkin all together!
Thnx for all the great info

Well, this is on the label of my canned pumpkin:
For 1/2 cup there are :
~calories=40
~Fat=0.5g
~Total carbs=9g
~Fiber=5g
~Sugars=4g
Protein=2g

Would 1/2 cup of this added to the protein power of ricotta, once in awhile, be too damaging???

It's low carb and high fiber so it sounds good for you, but if it's high on the glycemic index maybe that's why I had such blood sugar surges yesterday.. I ate pumpkin two days in a row.. gonna go check my book, hold on. ...... Nope can't find it in there.. I'm gonna check the glycemic index on it. Someone in an earlier post said it's very high.. phooey and geez. I love pumpkin. I think we could reserve it for very special occasions. That's what I'll do. Glad I saw this thread..

I have used butternut squash as a substitute for pumpkin. It tastes the same. I must confess that I don't know the G.I. for butternut squash, but it's a winter squash and winter squash is okay. I figure that it couldn't be any worse than pumpkin.

Ah, Sopgren, I am so gald you said winter squash is OK in phase two. I wasn't sure and had asked, but I put the post in the wrong place. I am still in phase one, but am happy I can have winter squash once in awhile in phase 2. Yum.

I grow different type of squash in my vegetable garden, and it might be worth experimenting to find good substitutes. Near where I live there is an organic/natural supermarket where they sell all kinds of squash in the appropriate season. I suppose that with unusual food (or rare varieties of food) you have to guess the GI by seeing how good it makes you feel.

Clovey