----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Shvartsman"
> Please explain the how the fiber balances the carbohydrate for weight
loss.

I'm not Philip :) but will put in a word here.

The Eades' in their Protein Power and LifePlan books (and Atkins in the
later edition of his book) explain that available, digestible carbs are the
total number/grams of carbs per serving minus the fiber grams.  I think they
use the term *Effective Carbohydrate Count* or something like that.

Rick Mendosa has a page of "free foods" you might care to look at.
http://www.mendosa.com/freefoods.htm
These counts are based on 100gm portions.  --Which doesn't do me much good
to try to visualize since my mind thinks in terms of cups and portions of
cups, not weight.

Root vegetables as a group tend to be higher in carbs, though their
individual impact on blood sugar levels varies.  They are also a group that,
I take it,  are arguably non-paleo.

Mendosa also has the updated glycemic index that you might find helpful:
http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm


Theola