Net Carbs

taughc
taughc Posts: 17 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Do ya'll count carbs as a whole or only the net carbs when logging?

(Net carbs are the total carbs minus fiber. Ex: a food with 30g total carbs and 10g fiber would yield 20 net carbs.)

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  • T0M_K
    T0M_K Posts: 7,526 Member
    I weigh the food and look up if possible a USDA entry from the database and log it. I do not mess with net this or that.

    I don't count carbs however, I count calories.

    Just a tip, there are bad entries in the database...you have to be careful and thoughtful which selection you use. Weigh in grams for solids like protein..uncooked. and ounces for liquids. :)
  • toxikon
    toxikon Posts: 2,383 Member
    Net carbs. I use this: https://github.com/Surye/mfp-keto-userscript
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    I look at both. (Since I am in the US where fiber is included in carbs, I subtract the fiber to see net carbs.)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    I don't do net carbs, which is the reason I find Australian food labels highly frustrating - fiber is listed separately. Grr!

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