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What food item had a carb count that surprised you?

MiamiDawn

For me it was artichoke hearts. 4 pieces of the quartered ones are about 5 net carbs. Wouldn't have thought that. While to many it doesn't seem like that much, I stick to about 20 carbs a day, so that's 1/4 of my daily allotment.

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robston

Mine is onions!! Very surprising.. Oh n Garlic Powder.. Wow it's high!!

AngInCanada

Seasoning salt. Garlic. Chili powder.

pennell12

clam chowder!

Sunny_Bunny_

pennell12 wrote: »

clam chowder!

Sunny_Bunny_

Well... I did type something...
It said

SlimBride2Be

Cheese and milk! I just assumed they didn't have carbs... How wrong was I?!

tlmeyn

Snow peas.. a lot less than I thought

KnitOrMiss

Tomatoes. It made me sad. I LOVE tomatoes... And maybe beans? I expected more fiber, I think.

professionalHobbyist

Brussel sprouts have serious carbs for a green

FairLife milk is low sugar and high protein. Check it out! It is double filtered and tastes normal

KarlaYP

Mine was onions and garlic too. I also had some vitamins that had one carb per capsule, and the daily dose as six! Changed them once I realized!

jennybird99

GARLIC POWDER???????

Omg, now I have to go check Cajun spice. I had assumed it was carb free.

sweetteadrinker2

professionalHobbyist wrote: »

Brussel sprouts have serious carbs for a green

FairLife milk is low sugar and high protein. Check it out! It is double filtered and tastes normal

+1 for the fairlife, I finally have milk I can work into my day on a regular basis and the whole milk is deliciously creamy to boot.

Values per cup:
6 carbs
150 cals(for the whole)
13 grams of protein
8g of fat

I don't remember the calcium figure, but it's also higher than normal milk, so good for us women on birth control and or lift weights often

Fvaisey

Imitation Crab meat. And I was so looking forward to eating it regularly....

robston

newmeadow wrote: »

robston wrote: »

Mine is onions!! Very surprising.. Oh n Garlic Powder.. Wow it's high!!

Yeah, onions shocked me too. I thought of them as a meaningless food. More like an herb or a garnish.

Me too!!

KnitOrMiss

Fvaisey wrote: »

Imitation Crab meat. And I was so looking forward to eating it regularly....

My understanding is that is is fairly accurate of about half the seafood out there, period, real or imitation.

minties82

Brocolli has way more carbs than I am happy with.

Cheese has way less than I imagined. 100g of my favourite colby has less than 1g.

MiamiDawn

Good to know about the Fairlife milk. Have been seeing it in the stores, but hadn't tried it yet.

pondsbb

Watermelon, because I assumed it was mostly water.

nicsflyingcircus

sweetteadrinker2 wrote: »

professionalHobbyist wrote: »

Brussel sprouts have serious carbs for a green

FairLife milk is low sugar and high protein. Check it out! It is double filtered and tastes normal

+1 for the fairlife, I finally have milk I can work into my day on a regular basis and the whole milk is deliciously creamy to boot.

Values per cup:
6 carbs
150 cals(for the whole)
13 grams of protein
8g of fat

I don't remember the calcium figure, but it's also higher than normal milk, so good for us women on birth control and or lift weights often

I hope to try this once I get to maintenance, because I really enjoy the occasional glass of milk.

DittoDan

pondsbb wrote: »

Watermelon, because I assumed it was mostly water.

Ditto that!

Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / IF / Sedentary
93 pounds down, 31 to go.

kimberwolf71

I just got some organic rainer cherries in my CSA and almost cried when I saw how high they were. I wasn't totally surprised, but extremely disappointed. I'm moderate carb and it is still hard to justify

KETOGENICGURL

Kale= 7gr per cup!!! ..I was using it in my protein shakes for bulk..switched to spinach and Romaine lettuce

….anyone notice how magically KALE now comes in GIANT multi pound bags at the grocery? um, where was all this Kale the last 50 years? When you see the new trend for bodybuilders, LCers and others to add 'greens' to their shakes, you see the popular 'demand' is met with a pillowcase size sack of Kale.

socalprincess1

Cashews!

AngInCanada

pondsbb wrote: »

Watermelon, because I assumed it was mostly water.

YES!!!

sljohnson1207

brussels sprouts!!!! and I love them

KnitOrMiss

sljohnson1207 wrote: »

brussels sprouts!!!! and I love them

I haven't braved them since I started this WOE but I love them. Someone posted a recipe for them with butter, cheese, and soy sauce. How bad are they?

AngInCanada

KnitOrMiss wrote: »

sljohnson1207 wrote: »

brussels sprouts!!!! and I love them

I haven't braved them since I started this WOE but I love them. Someone posted a recipe for them with butter, cheese, and soy sauce. How bad are they?

Soy sauce is 3 grams of carbs per 1 tbsp. Nooooo. Rip off.

nvmomketo

KETOGENICGURL wrote: »

Kale= 7gr per cup!!! ..I was using it in my protein shakes for bulk..switched to spinach and Romaine lettuce

….anyone notice how magically KALE now comes in GIANT multi pound bags at the grocery? um, where was all this Kale the last 50 years? When you see the new trend for bodybuilders, LCers and others to add 'greens' to their shakes, you see the popular 'demand' is met with a pillowcase size sack of Kale.

Yes! I was shocked at how much higher it is than spinach.

DittoDan

KETOGENICGURL wrote: »

Kale= 7gr per cup!!! ..I was using it in my protein shakes for bulk..switched to spinach and Romaine lettuce

….anyone notice how magically KALE now comes in GIANT multi pound bags at the grocery? um, where was all this Kale the last 50 years? When you see the new trend for bodybuilders, LCers and others to add 'greens' to their shakes, you see the popular 'demand' is met with a pillowcase size sack of Kale.

Yea, I don't think I ever ate Kale before and my friend was telling me how wonderful it was. I went to the store and the bag was about size of a couch pillow! I thought, oh well, won't be eating any kale tonight.... LOL!

I hope this helps,
Dan the Man from Michigan
Keto / IF / Sedentary
93 pounds down, 31 to go.

abi111

cashews for me too, they are my fave nut and i assumed they would be around the same as other nuts. it is a blessing is disguise as i would probably be eating tons if they were lower in carbs.

also carrots. i love raw carrots.