Pastry query

Should be 'choose your carb' thread.

Well, it's definitely full of carbs. ? Where it goes on the Eatwell plate probably depends what you put on or under it.

I don't think you'll find any biscuits at all on those sodding plates.

About two thirds of pastry is flour, usually white, which is a carb.

I make pastryor crumble for weekends only and I just made a crumble topping for apples. My husband is type 2 diabetic and has to watch carbs I replace a lot of the flour for oats which are healthier.

Moonlight113

I don't think you'll find any biscuits at all on those sodding plates.

For those of us who have to watch our weight pastry is the biggest NO NO!

Not only is it extremely carby and full of butter/lard/marg in itself, it then encases other very fattening foodstuffs e.g. cheese, sausage, custard, etc.

I never make pastry and rarely buy pastry goods - during Lockdown in a moment of craving some comfort food I bought a very small pork pie from the deli - it had 500 calories!

In an ideal world I would love to feast on sausage rolls, pork pies and pasties

Why not just make it a 5th category?

Wheat origin carbs, and fat. Usual ratio 2:1.
Lots of calories, anyway. Enjoyed just now and then in this house, except around Christmas when we’re usually eating mince pies from the beginning of December to mid January - or as long as there are any left.