Surprise carbs yikes!!!!!
Lei9785gha
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day three I consumed a disappointing 38 net carbs all because I took some vitamin c called EmergenC and had two lozenges. Getting over an illness now.....I hate that because I lowered my carbs today by using torani vanilla syrup and coffee mate liquid lil cup creamer instead of ten splendas and millions of Splenda packs. Also when did tomatoes get carbs? Never again lol
Please let me know of any foods that has surprised u with a high carb count. Squash is another one that killed my carb count this week.
Please let me know of any foods that has surprised u with a high carb count. Squash is another one that killed my carb count this week.
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Emergen c has a lot of carbs???? I never thought to look at my vitamins... I drink an emergen c every morning.
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jennysbest wrote: »Emergen c has a lot of carbs???? I never thought to look at my vitamins... I drink an emergen c every morning.
yes 6 carbs per pack and me either but I started trying to add everything I put n my mouth to my food diary for this very reason and BAM!!!!0 -
They really do put sugar in everything. Ran into the same thing so some Vit C we had here at the house. Salad dressings is another wild card. I went over with some fruit. Because of the 'hidden' carbs I try to shoot for only 25g so I really stay under 50g. The sauce they put on like chicken wings is loaded with sugar often.0
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When I first started keto, I was shocked about how many carbs are in milk. Now, it's one thing I don't eat and truly miss.0
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Sugar-free gum, cough syrup, cough drops.0
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lulalacroix wrote: »When I first started keto, I was shocked about how many carbs are in milk. Now, it's one thing I don't eat and truly miss.
Who needs milk when you have cream?
Seriously, though, if you want milk, pick up (or make) unsweetened almond milk and do about 2 parts almond milk and 1 part cream. Bam! Rich, creamy milk drink, with only about 2-3g of carbs. Add some cocoa powder and a drop or two of liquid stevia and you have an awesome chocolate milk (may need to use a blender to get the cocoa to mix, though).
For vitamin C, try lemons. 50% daily vitamin C per fruit, and only 5g total carbs (1.4g sugar, 1.6g fiber). Squeeze the lemon, add water and sweetener of your choice, and you have healthy lemonade!
Or bell pepers. 1 bell pepper has 200% daily vitamin C for 4.5g carbs (3.2g sugar, .9g fiber).
1c kale = 134% vit C, 6g carbs
1c broccoli = 135% vit C, 6g carbs (2.4g fiber, 1.6g sugar)
Though, in fairness, according to the website, you're getting close to 2000% daily value of vitamin C. That's quite a punch for 5g sugar, so I guess weigh your options. Personally, though, I've found that reaching for the veggies seems to do the trick when I feel a cold coming on.0 -
There are carbs in so many things you may never think about. Sugar and starch is added to so much stuff, esp. powdered stuff so it won't stick together. This is why Splenda packets have carbs...they have an anti-caking agent in the packet...a starch.
My thoughts run along the lines of "if the carbs are from healthy veggies, so what if they go over a bit". If the carbs are from sweets, soda, juice, etc., then I'd recalculate. You may have a different perspective.
Onions are fairly high carb for the amount you get. Tomatoes are not really high carb, but I think we tend to eat a lot of them when we eat them, and the serving size ups the carb count. Most squash is pretty carb heavy. Spaghetti Squash is on the lower end for squashes. Try it.
Oh, and yes, check all vitamins, lozenges, liquid meds, even antacids.
And one more thing....labels lie. The FDA allows fudging and rounding on labels of up to 20%. A common thing I see on MFP is that people log 3 eggs as 0 carbs because that is what the package says...because it's been rounded down. Eggs have carbs. In fact, large eggs usually have about .5 carbs per egg. So, 3 eggs is going to cost you 1.5 carbs. Cheeses are another culprit of this rounding down the carbs thing. You can bet 3 oz of cheese isn't going to be 0 carb. Cheese has carbs...very low, but still. Most cheeses have about 1 carb per ounce. Utilizing the USDA database to verify counts is good. You can also select the entries that do not have an * by them. Those usually are the USDA database counts, and will count the carbs in your eggs.
Remember, MFP rounds as well. The reason I use the non * items for most of my selections is because it counts the carbs and adds them up, and then seems to round them upward. So naturally I'm probably over-estimating my carbs, not underestimating them.0 -
sljohnson1207 wrote: »There are carbs in so many things you may never think about. Sugar and starch is added to so much stuff, esp. powdered stuff so it won't stick together. This is why Splenda packets have carbs...they have an anti-caking agent in the packet...a starch.
My thoughts run along the lines of "if the carbs are from healthy veggies, so what if they go over a bit". If the carbs are from sweets, soda, juice, etc., then I'd recalculate. You may have a different perspective.
Onions are fairly high carb for the amount you get. Tomatoes are not really high carb, but I think we tend to eat a lot of them when we eat them, and the serving size ups the carb count. Most squash is pretty carb heavy. Spaghetti Squash is on the lower end for squashes. Try it.
Oh, and yes, check all vitamins, lozenges, liquid meds, even antacids.
And one more thing....labels lie. The FDA allows fudging and rounding on labels of up to 20%. A common thing I see on MFP is that people log 3 eggs as 0 carbs because that is what the package says...because it's been rounded down. Eggs have carbs. In fact, large eggs usually have about .5 carbs per egg. So, 3 eggs is going to cost you 1.5 carbs. Cheeses are another culprit of this rounding down the carbs thing. You can bet 3 oz of cheese isn't going to be 0 carb. Cheese has carbs...very low, but still. Most cheeses have about 1 carb per ounce. Utilizing the USDA database to verify counts is good. You can also select the entries that do not have an * by them. Those usually are the USDA database counts, and will count the carbs in your eggs.
Remember, MFP rounds as well. The reason I use the non * items for most of my selections is because it counts the carbs and adds them up, and then seems to round them upward. So naturally I'm probably over-estimating my carbs, not underestimating them.
There's also a difference in the carbs between pre-shredded cheese and block cheese. The pre-shredded stuff generally has potato starch added to it, which increases the carb count pretty dramatically (relatively speaking). Block cheese doesn't have this, so it has a fair bit less. Still not exactly 0, arguably, but still enough to be significant if you eat a lot.
The entries without asterisks may also be ones you've input, too, I've noticed. I've seen a couple entries that don't have asterisks that appear to be my own recipes. There are a few others that I question are USDA-verified, as well, so it seems the no asterisk thing means a few things, so do be mindful of that.0 -
You probably don't need to be supplementing Vitamin C, in any case, especially if the 5g of carbs would be a significant amount compared to your daily consumption. The lower your carb consumption, the lower your need for vitamin C. The explanation I have seen has to do with it being consumed as part of the metabolic pathway for carbs and/or competing for the same metabolic pathway. I forget the specifics, and I am at work and can't check right now. How low can the requirement get? Well, at 0g of carbs, there is essentially no requirement for dietary vitamin C. This was tested back almost 100 years ago where two men survived only on meat (no egg, dairy, supplements, or vegetable matter of any sort) for a year without any deficiencies. In particular, they were looking for scurvy and expected it to manifest within the first month but it never manifested at all.
I'm not suggesting you ignore your vitamin C altogether, but you'll end up with ample amounts from the vegetables you're eating. The broccoli and kale mentioned above, for example, provide over 100% of the RDA... which is much higher than you'll actually need since you're not consuming the RDA of carbs along with it. Trying to supplement vitamin C just means adding an extra 5g of carbs to your diet without justified need.0 -
You probably don't need to be supplementing Vitamin C, in any case, especially if the 5g of carbs would be a significant amount compared to your daily consumption. The lower your carb consumption, the lower your need for vitamin C. The explanation I have seen has to do with it being consumed as part of the metabolic pathway for carbs and/or competing for the same metabolic pathway. I forget the specifics, and I am at work and can't check right now. How low can the requirement get? Well, at 0g of carbs, there is essentially no requirement for dietary vitamin C. This was tested back almost 100 years ago where two men survived only on meat (no egg, dairy, supplements, or vegetable matter of any sort) for a year without any deficiencies. In particular, they were looking for scurvy and expected it to manifest within the first month but it never manifested at all.
I'm not suggesting you ignore your vitamin C altogether, but you'll end up with ample amounts from the vegetables you're eating. The broccoli and kale mentioned above, for example, provide over 100% of the RDA... which is much higher than you'll actually need since you're not consuming the RDA of carbs along with it. Trying to supplement vitamin C just means adding an extra 5g of carbs to your diet without justified need.
You are right about the shredded cheese. I had forgotten that about it, as I don't buy it due to the starch and sometimes natamycin added to it.
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Some much great information. I will definitely use it all.0
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Lei9785gha wrote: »day three I consumed a disappointing 38 net carbs all because I took some vitamin c called EmergenC and had two lozenges. Getting over an illness now.....I hate that because I lowered my carbs today by using torani vanilla syrup and coffee mate liquid lil cup creamer instead of ten splendas and millions of Splenda packs. Also when did tomatoes get carbs? Never again lol
Please let me know of any foods that has surprised u with a high carb count. Squash is another one that killed my carb count this week.
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Brussel Sprouts. Yikes , who knew0
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annieboomboom wrote: »Brussel Sprouts. Yikes , who knew
So that is one more thing that took me out last weekend. Thanks to your post I Googled it and saw the carbs.
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Bananas, lentils....staying low is a real challenge for me.0
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I was just looking at carbs in food. I can eat 25 boiled eggs or one small apple to stay near 25g of carbs in one day.
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B.Sprouts are kind of high for the little amount you get. It is esp. hard if you LUV them.0
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sljohnson1207 wrote: »B.Sprouts are kind of high for the little amount you get. It is esp. hard if you LUV them.
I feel you. I have to budget to get my B. Sprouts. They are worth it though.
Yeah. If I don't have the carbs to fool with, I just shred my own cheese.sljohnson1207 wrote: »You are right about the shredded cheese. I had forgotten that about it, as I don't buy it due to the starch and sometimes natamycin added to it.0 -
I find that it's not that easy to find many entries without an *. Oh, how I love roasted Brussels sprouts. Tomatoes are high, too. I could go for some tomato soup.0
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19g carbs in 2 tablespoons of liquid nyquil. Bleh. But worth it to have actually slept the last two nights, whatever.
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Oh my gosh!!! I take Zzquil every night and never even checked the label!!! Shoot!0
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Spaghetti sauce was a real eye-opener for me today. Every jar was loaded with carbs and sugar. They kept going up. One jar had 8 grams/serving, another had 10. Found one with a whopping 16 grams! Grabbed the Rao Diavolo that had just 3 to go with this week's spaghetti squash.
On a positive note, the cheese sauces were about 2-3 grams per serving. May experiment with those in the coming weeks. :-)0 -
19g carbs in 2 tablespoons of liquid nyquil. Bleh. But worth it to have actually slept the last two nights, whatever.
WOW, seriously??? I've never looked at Nyquil or any other medicine.
But yes, marinara sauce, ketchup etc were all big eye openers for me, with respect to the sugar. And store bought bread. *I'm not low carb but I am slow carb, so sugars matter a lot to me*.0 -
Interesting to be in the deli section, and look at the meat. Carbs vary widely, compare smoked turkey to baked turkey to honey glazed.. forget about ham.
I checked carbs on EVERYTHING today. The highest carb items I bought were eggs and swiss chard.0 -
Always, always check the nutritional value of something before you put it in your mouth. "Hidden" carbs are in so many products!0
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Spaghetti sauce was a real eye-opener for me today. Every jar was loaded with carbs and sugar. They kept going up. One jar had 8 grams/serving, another had 10. Found one with a whopping 16 grams! Grabbed the Rao Diavolo that had just 3 to go with this week's spaghetti squash.
On a positive note, the cheese sauces were about 2-3 grams per serving. May experiment with those in the coming weeks. :-)
Homemade spaghetti sauce is really easy and much lower due to not adding sugar.
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Cole slaw mix....ahhhhhhhhhh
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Just read for sugar content. We had pasta tonight (I know, I know) but I was adamant about the pasta sauce. Hunts brand had the lowest amount and I added lean turkey to the mix. My biggest complaint about hidden carbs comes for processed meats (I know). I just don't care to buy those any more. I can roast a turkey breast, or make chicken on my own, without all of the added sugar and corn starch fillers.0
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softblondechick wrote: »Interesting to be in the deli section, and look at the meat. Carbs vary widely, compare smoked turkey to baked turkey to honey glazed.. forget about ham.
I checked carbs on EVERYTHING today. The highest carb items I bought were eggs and swiss chard.
Yep, lunchmeats can be a real bummer with carbs. They often also contain gluten in addition to cornstarch and other starches in general to "fill" them up, I guess. Boar's Head is a good "go to" brand for not having that crap in their meats.
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Lei9785gha wrote: »Cole slaw mix....ahhhhhhhhhh
Yes coleslaw surprised me! I mean now I have the confidence to make my own and use a sugar substitute but why?
Add me to the people surprised by milk (although since I stop eating cereal when low carbing I have no use for it), and tomato products. I'm also bummed about 1000 island dressing 0
