Once you get to a certain age you have to start checking and watching your sugar. For some this age comes early in life with a diagnosis of diabetes and for others it comes when you “approach 50.” Rest assured, if you life long enough and actually have to go see a doctor at some point, this task is in your future if not on your daily to-do list already.
One thing I have yet to see discussed is the concept of fast vs. slow calories. It is odd given all of the diet books, diet Web sites and people going to jail for false claims about their diet books/products that I have never seen such a discussion. It is a concept I think is worth exploring even if we all simply explore it anecdotally.
Here is your first anecdotal/observational evidence report.
One night, having nothing else after supper other than a glass or two of iced tea sweetened with the pink stuff, I had a Skippy creamy peanut butter sandwich on white bread with synthetic butter. I had tested two hours after eating and was fine. Woke up way heavy in the morning.
A different night I had no snacks after supper and was fine on the after meal test. Had a few glasses of Chardonnay. If you must know it was Carlo Rossi Founder’s Oak.
The rules of Chardonnay are simple. If you are having only one, go ahead, be a snob. Spend a lot of money. If you are looking for higher priced Chardonnay Kendal Jackson Late Harvest (I swear one year they put out a “Winter Harvest” which was to die for, but I cannot find mention of it on-line now) and J. Lohr are two very fine labels. If you are having more than one, Three Buck Chuck from Trader Joe’s is the brand to have. If you are leaving one in the dust the Carlo Rossi Founder’s Oak.
Carlo used to appear in the television commercials when I was a kid. He always complained his kids liked to talk about wine but he preferred drinking it. That was how Carlo made wine and thankfully it is still made that way today. Easy drinking so it can be enjoyed in quantity with friends and family. The only thing I have ever found to question with Founder’s Oak is the alcohol content because I have never managed to get hammered or get a hang over from it. Not saying that is a bad thing. Enjoying in quantity doesn’t necessarily mean one wishes to get hammered or wake with a hang over.
Let us just say, I had significantly more than one at home while watching some of my favorite shows. What is important for this discussion is the calorie math. According to some sites Skippy has around 190 calories “per serving”.
Many other sites state Chardonnay has on average 90 calories per glass. Let’s just say even after you add in two slices of white bread and some synthetic butter the calories from Chardonnay left that sandwich way behind. I also got up some time between 6:30 and 7:00 per usual on both days. The Chardonnay morning had me waking up well south of where I had been two hours after supper. The yummy peanut butter sandwich night had me waking up well north of the after supper test amount. Not quite the north pole, but definitely far enough north to ski 6 months or more out of the year.
I would be interested in hearing comments from others about this because it certainly appears to be a far better idea to have a glass (or more) of Chardonnay instead of a peanut butter sandwich. Too bad. Skippy creamy has been my friend since childhood.
