>>"Karen" <kquilts+noviruswan...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
>>news:1r1c68pe097hv21023o312hfo6li5dkq6e@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 10:32:54 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
>>> <julieb...@frontier.com> wrote:

>>>>"basilisk" <basil...@invalid.org> wrote in message
>>>>news:1ugj1vmloj6mv.12wnyotw7rgq8$.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>>> On Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:09:15 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:

>>>>>> "basilisk" <basil...@invalid.org> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:yqwv8fy2q2df.c7z15am3noda.dlg@40tude.net...
>>>>>>> On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:28:57 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:

>>>>>>>> Ya'll seem to love this website so much, so here is a recipe from
>>>>>>>> there.
>>>>>>>> Please show me where the carbs are!?

>>>>>>>> http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Taco-Seasoning-I/

>>>>>>>> a.. 1 tablespoon chili powder
>>>>>>>> a.. 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
>>>>>>>> a.. 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
>>>>>>>> a.. 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
>>>>>>>> a.. 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
>>>>>>>> a.. 1/2 teaspoon paprika
>>>>>>>> a.. 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
>>>>>>>> a.. 1 teaspoon sea salt
>>>>>>>> a.. 1 teaspoon black pepper

>>>>>>> The only ingredient listed that doesn't have some carb content is
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> sea
>>>>>>> salt.

>>>>>>> All plant life has some carbs.

>>>>>>> basilisk

>>>>>> Two people said that Taco Seasoning was loaded with carbs.  This is
>>>>>> no
>>>>>> more
>>>>>> loaded with carbs than any other kind of herb/spice.  Neither is my
>>>>>> pre-mixed stuff.

>>>>> I finally saw that, I went through the post in reverse chronological
>>>>> order.
>>>>> I interpeted your post as free standing.

>>>>No prob.

>>> Most commercially made packets of taco seasoning mix include both
>>> sugar and some sort of thickener such as cornstarch.  The also seem to
>>> include quite a large amount of sodium, but the carbs would be the
>>> sugar and the thickening agent.

>>And I did say that I was not using a packet.  I do not buy packets of
>>anything and I never have.  And yet they still said it would be loaded
>>with
>>carbs.

> I guess this is a case of "no good deed goes unpunished"  People are
> trying to help you.