On Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:22:19 +1100, Dean Pistilli
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>Richard,
>When you say 'roots and tubers' ('yams' also -another generic word) which
vegetables specifically do you mean?? i would like to try some of these out.


One other thing that might be significant is to look at the
fiber/carbohydrate ratio of various roots,tubers --
(high) 1:2 or 3 for turnips, jicama vs.  (low) 1:6 or 7 for yams,
from tables I've seen.

Philip Thrift
http://www.geocities.com/paleofitness