>From: Lynnet Bannion <[log in to unmask]>

>
>chestnuts are much higher in carbs and lower in fat than other nuts.
>Chestnut flour makes absolutely wonderful crepes, with egg, and
>doesn't need honey.  But it's not a low-carb food.
>
>Celiacs (I am one) tend to get sensitivities to other foods due to "leaky
>gut" from the small intestine damage caused by the gluten.  I can't
>really tolerate
>nuts either, and feel better when I don't eat them.  If I do eat them,
>pretty
>soon I'm eating them by the bagful (a sure sign of sensitivity for me).
>
Thanks for your input, Lynnet.  I have the same experience with foods I'm
sensitive to (including the nuts).  If I start eating them, I don't want to
stop.  I'm not too hopeful about the chestnuts.

Deborah