foods you didn't think had carbs?
bluefish86
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I just made myself a big ol' bowl of mussels for dinner because I figured they'd be good protein..... but 9g of carbs per 200g?!
I guess I should have had the steak.
I would never have guessed that mussels had carbs...
I guess I should have had the steak.
I would never have guessed that mussels had carbs... 0
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Watch spices for hidden carbs too! You will learn a lot about food using mfp!0
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I would never have thought that either.0
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I was pretty shocked as well to learn that shellfish in general has a relatively high carb count.
I was looking at Starbucks nutritional info on their website today and it said that a grande iced Americano has 3g of carbs. Not sure why? It's espresso, water and ice. No milk or sweetener.0 -
I was pretty shocked as well to learn that shellfish in general has a relatively high carb count.
I was looking at Starbucks nutritional info on their website today and it said that a grande iced Americano has 3g of carbs. Not sure why? It's espresso, water and ice. No milk or sweetener.
Coffee & espresso has carbs. .7 carbs per 6 ounces.
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eggs surprised me0
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Tonic water. So bitter it needs sugar to make it drinkable.0
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Onions!!! And a lot of other veg too really, but onions mostly.0
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Broccoli, tomato, onions, spices. ..It seems maybe the only things without carbs is meat and fat. Ugh0
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Ditto to the eggs.0
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My eggs say zero carbs. What does your egg carton say?0
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My eggs say zero carbs. What does your egg carton say?
~0.4 per egg, but labeling laws allow them to round down to zero. Same way non-stick sprays can say "zero calories" even though it's straight oil: the "serving size" of a short spray is small enough that the fat/calories can round to 0.
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Ruby Tuesday's petite sirloin is 4 carbs....on their website, all their steaks have carbs. I asked the waitress if they were brined in something but she said no, just seasoned salt and steak butter. Hmmmmm. I just sent corporate an email to ask why.0
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I never put much thought into my spices before.....0
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I miss onions......0
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Is anyone else allergic to mussels? If I had just one I would be throwing up all night. This wrecked a night of my honeymoon in Spain when we shared a paella. I was careful not to eat the mussels, but obviously even the juice was lethal for me! Not what honeymoon nights are for!0
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Garlic.. Onion and garlic powder, cottage cheese0
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totaloblivia wrote: »Is anyone else allergic to mussels? If I had just one I would be throwing up all night. This wrecked a night of my honeymoon in Spain when we shared a paella. I was careful not to eat the mussels, but obviously even the juice was lethal for me! Not what honeymoon nights are for!
Oh dear! Not a good honeymoonGarlic.. Onion and garlic powder, cottage cheese
I've stopped liberally sprinkling in onion and garlic powder too.0 -
My eggs say zero carbs. What does your egg carton say?
~0.4 per egg, but labeling laws allow them to round down to zero. Same way non-stick sprays can say "zero calories" even though it's straight oil: the "serving size" of a short spray is small enough that the fat/calories can round to 0.
Wow. I had no idea! That's pretty dirty. I have some things that say "<1" and I assumed those had carbs but were less than 1, obviously. But I always thought if it said "0" then that actually meant 0. What a bummer!
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Ya[Wow. I had no idea! That's pretty dirty. I have some things that say "<1" and I assumed those had carbs but were less than 1, obviously. But I always thought if it said "0" then that actually meant 0. What a bummer!
Ya, it can be exploited, but it makes sense to draw the line somewhere, otherwise our labels would be illegible. For something like eggs it shouldn't really matter: if eggs are keeping you out of ketosis, you've got other issues to address first.
But like for example Wickles Hoagie relish is 0 across the board for 2Tbsp, but I wrote to the mfg asking about info for a larger serving size since I used to add it to large batches of tuna salad ... they never got back to me. 
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Serious question: Is 0.4 carb in one egg really an issue? I love the low carb way of eating and am very happy with the results so far but I never want to get to that point.0
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I have eaten a dozen egg scramble. That's a whole 4.32-5.44 grams of carbs. It is also a ridiculous amount of eggs. Seriously, if the egg carbs are throwing you out, then you have way too many carbs from other sources as well.0
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Serious question: Is 0.4 carb in one egg really an issue? I love the low carb way of eating and am very happy with the results so far but I never want to get to that point.
I rarely make less than 3 at a time. If I said "oh whatever" to every 1 carb item, they'd eventually add up to half my carbs for the day being "oh whatevered."0 -
I eat 5 or 6 eggs most days for breakfast, and I put salsa and some cream cheese on them too, I don't hesitate to use Worcestershire sauce, quite probably in amounts bigger than a serving size (it replaced a very bad ketchup habit). That and some peanut butter in my chia seed pudding that I make every evening. I recently switched from JIF to a no sugar added brand though, so that's cut a few grams a day out. Pretty much all of my carbs come that way. Maybe if you're doing that and making a meal that is like 20g carbs its not good, but when that's 100% of your carbs its really, really hard to get it to add up to a problem.0
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I didn't realize that plain greek yogurt had the carb count that it does 0
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I was pretty shocked as well to learn that shellfish in general has a relatively high carb count.
I was looking at Starbucks nutritional info on their website today and it said that a grande iced Americano has 3g of carbs. Not sure why? It's espresso, water and ice. No milk or sweetener.
Coffee & espresso has carbs. .7 carbs per 6 ounces.
Now that is good to know. Thanks.0
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