>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