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Hello everyone,
I hope I'm not giving info that you already have but I have a little book of calorie counts and I looked up fiddlehead info for you. 4 oz. fresh has 39 calories. I don't know if you want the other info-let me know. Hope this helps.
Julie
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RABBITOLM
5/18/07 12:18 P
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| Great site Tracy, thanks! It's good to have a place to look up the more unusual foods.
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TRACYPALERMINI
5/16/07 8:35 P
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| http://www.thecaloriecounter.com i love this site. has over 49,000 different types of food on it. its pretty helpful, and there's good ol' google.
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MILWAUKEEMOM
5/16/07 1:22 P
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thank you for the information on them! I will not be trying them, as I dislike asparagus immensely. But, now I know what they are!
Thanks again!
Jill
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RABBITOLM
5/16/07 12:32 P
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Fiddleheads are young fern leaves who have just come up from the earth and are still curled into a small spiral, resembling the top of a fiddle. They're full of vitamins, including 74% RDA vitamin A. The taste is similar to asparagus, but a bit stronger.
I found a bunch of recipes for them:
http://www.new-brunswick.net/new-brunswick/recipes.html
http://www.wild-harvest.com/pages/fiddlehead.htm
http://gonewengland.about.com/od/fiddleheadsrecipes/Fiddleheads_Recipes_Fiddlehead_Fern_Recipe_Collection.htm
Enjoy!! :)
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MILWAUKEEMOM
5/16/07 12:06 P
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I just picked up some fiddleheads myself at the almost-local organic food store. Have only just steamed/boiled them in the past and served w/butter, salt, pepper. Looking for some alternative ways to prepare....what do you have for recipes? Will have to check out the calorie count on the link shared. Thanks.
~Tika
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FOODFROMAFAR
5/6/07 10:39 P
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Hi, Rabbit!
Check out this Asian Calorie Counter. You have to scroll down the list to find fiddlehead (it's not in alphabetical order); they are at the very bottom. If you click the "More" button the nutritional info is much easier to read.
http://calorielab.com/foods/asian/139
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It's fiddlehead season again, and I picked up a fresh batch from the farmer's market. I have a few recipes I'd like to calculate, but fiddleheads are not in the SparkPeople list of foods. Fine, says I, I'll go look 'em up and add them. BUT, I can't find nutritional info for them anywhere. Lots of places say they're very high in vitamins A and C, but nothing more specific than that.
Where can I find a database that will show what fiddleheads have, in the way of nutrition? Or could some kind admin kindly add them to the list? I promise to put up my best recipes if you do! ;)
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