Quick tip that I learned for eating carbs!

sarahew415
sarahew415 Posts: 20 Member
edited October 3 in Health and Weight Loss
I talked with a nutritionist last night regarding carbs. She told me that we need to be eating low glycemic foods (beans, bran cereal, fruits, veggies, etc). Obviously. Well she also told me a little trick regarding whether which carbs to eat or not...

Look at the amount of carbs that the food item has...

Then look at the amount of fiber....

Take the number of fiber and times it by 7....

The amount of fiber multiplied by 7 should be higher than the amount of carbs. If it is, then it is a good carb to eat.

THAT is how you know whether it is a good carb or bad.
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  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    Sounds like a good tip, thanks!

    I never worry about carbs, personally; I ate a cupcake for breakfast (ha--I don't usually do that, though). :laugh:

    I'm an everything-in-moderation kinda girl; works for me.

    blessings.
  • adjones5
    adjones5 Posts: 938 Member
    cool, thanks :)
  • tallthickchick11
    tallthickchick11 Posts: 5
    bump
  • davidpm
    davidpm Posts: 208 Member
    Good to know! I knew that fiber played a role in lowering the GI bit it's good to have a method to judge.
  • dawnm92
    dawnm92 Posts: 56 Member
    Nice tip. I'll have to give that a try sometime....
  • MrMVP2011
    MrMVP2011 Posts: 25
    I will pass this along thanks for the tips!!!! I eat a ton of fiber so if an item I eat has 9 grams of fiber... 9x7=72?
  • Getting_Fit_4_Life
    Getting_Fit_4_Life Posts: 401 Member
    Sounds very helpful! Thanks for sharing!! :)
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I talked with a nutritionist last night regarding carbs. She told me that we need to be eating low glycemic foods (beans, bran cereal, fruits, veggies, etc). Obviously. Well she also told me a little trick regarding whether which carbs to eat or not...

    Look at the amount of carbs that the food item has...

    Then look at the amount of fiber....

    Take the number of fiber and times it by 7....

    The amount of fiber multiplied by 7 should be higher than the amount of carbs. If it is, then it is a good carb to eat.

    THAT is how you know whether it is a good carb or bad.

    and what according to your nutritionist makes a good carb good and bad carb bad?
  • felicityksr
    felicityksr Posts: 208 Member
    Thanx for the tip! Can't wait to use it.
  • JoyceJoanne
    JoyceJoanne Posts: 760 Member
    ...now I have to do MATH???!!!! UGH!!! ;-)
  • kaoshavoc
    kaoshavoc Posts: 7
    *snip snip*

    Adding this to my arsenal of weapons for fat destruction!
  • XxBri22xX
    XxBri22xX Posts: 183
    Thanks for the tip!
  • elsham
    elsham Posts: 549 Member
    *snip snip*

    Adding this to my arsenal of weapons for fat destruction!

    LOL! Sounds like an interesting thing.
    I don't trust the glycemic index thing though. That thing groups bagels and popcorn together. Why, I can't figure out.
  • seniorfaye
    seniorfaye Posts: 295 Member
    That is neat! I put some ww bread and pintos in the database and it does come out as good carbs. I have learned something. Thanks for sharing...
  • moriaht
    moriaht Posts: 251 Member
    I just did this with my food diary and my apple is a bad carb? Can this be true!?
  • 7534584
    7534584 Posts: 38
    Sorry new at this. What does Bump mean?
  • MissD89
    MissD89 Posts: 102
    BUMP!
    THANKS for sharing
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    ...now I have to do MATH???!!!! UGH!!! ;-)

    this just got exponentially harder! what if the numbers are the same!? what then!? omg - now I have to reconfigure my entire past LOL
  • rafor
    rafor Posts: 78 Member
    bump means they like the thread and want to put it once again at the top of the discussion list by adding a comment. Instead of writing something inane, they use the conventional "bump".
  • skinnnyxoxo
    skinnnyxoxo Posts: 210 Member
    Great tip.
    I should use it sometime.
  • Sublog
    Sublog Posts: 1,296 Member
    I talked with a nutritionist last night regarding carbs. She told me that we need to be eating low glycemic foods (beans, bran cereal, fruits, veggies, etc). Obviously. Well she also told me a little trick regarding whether which carbs to eat or not...

    Look at the amount of carbs that the food item has...

    Then look at the amount of fiber....

    Take the number of fiber and times it by 7....

    The amount of fiber multiplied by 7 should be higher than the amount of carbs. If it is, then it is a good carb to eat.

    THAT is how you know whether it is a good carb or bad.

    and what according to your nutritionist makes a good carb good and bad carb bad?

    This - both increase blood glucose the same. GI is essentially a non factor for body compositional purposes.

    I'll leave you with this quote from Alan Aragon...

    http://www.google.com/search?q=alan+aragon&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

    "GI has zero bearing on anyone (including diabetics) unless you fulfill ALL of the following conditions: a) you consume a high-carb/low-protein/low-fat/low-fiber diet, b) you remain in a chronically hypercaloric state for the purpose of weight gain, and c) you remain sedentary while maintaining conditions a & b. Then & only then might GI matter.
    If your diet is macronutritionally sound & predominated with whole & minimally refined foods, then you are worrying about nothing."

    -Alan Aragon
  • hjollyrn
    hjollyrn Posts: 208 Member
    I just did this with my food diary and my apple is a bad carb? Can this be true!?
    That's what I was just wondering!?
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    I talked with a nutritionist last night regarding carbs. She told me that we need to be eating low glycemic foods (beans, bran cereal, fruits, veggies, etc). Obviously. Well she also told me a little trick regarding whether which carbs to eat or not...

    Look at the amount of carbs that the food item has...

    Then look at the amount of fiber....

    Take the number of fiber and times it by 7....

    The amount of fiber multiplied by 7 should be higher than the amount of carbs. If it is, then it is a good carb to eat.

    THAT is how you know whether it is a good carb or bad.

    and what according to your nutritionist makes a good carb good and bad carb bad?

    This - both increase blood glucose the same. GI is essentially a non factor for body compositional purposes.

    I'll leave you with this quote from Alan Aragon...

    http://www.google.com/search?q=alan+aragon&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

    "GI has zero bearing on anyone (including diabetics) unless you fulfill ALL of the following conditions: a) you consume a high-carb/low-protein/low-fat/low-fiber diet, b) you remain in a chronically hypercaloric state for the purpose of weight gain, and c) you remain sedentary while maintaining conditions a & b. Then & only then might GI matter.
    If your diet is macronutritionally sound & predominated with whole & minimally refined foods, then you are worrying about nothing."

    -Alan Aragon

    and the fact that GI is dependent on the food being fed to a fasted subject in an isocaloric state, which is not the case for most people
  • bhagavatilad1
    bhagavatilad1 Posts: 277
    sounds good but why 7?
  • sarahew415
    sarahew415 Posts: 20 Member
    No clue why she used 7 to multiply with? Maybe its her own method. Also, for those of you who were trying to do this for an apple...I really only use it for things like tortillas, spaghetti noodles, etc. Not for natural foods.
  • sarahew415
    sarahew415 Posts: 20 Member
    :)
  • cownancy
    cownancy Posts: 291
    WOW...that is not in line with what my weight loss nutritionist and doctor say.....grams of carbs....any carbs...are to be counted and stay under 130 grams per day. Avoid white grains/rice/bread/pasta, potatoes....starches in general. No more than 23 grams of carbs in any one serving.

    As far as apples are concerned, if my doctor could have his way, the ONLY fruit we would eat would be apples and two of them per day.

    I understand the idea of what she is saying, but for significant weight loss, especially for people who have lots of hunger and cracings, you have to count carbs.
  • Gigi_licious
    Gigi_licious Posts: 1,185 Member
    WOW...that is not in line with what my weight loss nutritionist and doctor say.....grams of carbs....any carbs...are to be counted and stay under 130 grams per day. Avoid white grains/rice/bread/pasta, potatoes....starches in general. No more than 23 grams of carbs in any one serving.

    As far as apples are concerned, if my doctor could have his way, the ONLY fruit we would eat would be apples and two of them per day.

    I understand the idea of what she is saying, but for significant weight loss, especially for people who have lots of hunger and cracings, you have to count carbs.

    I don't think the OP was saying not to count carbs, I think she was just trying to help people have an easier way of distinguishing between "good carb" and "bad carb". I also don't think she was referring to whole, natural foods (fruits, veggies, etc) I think she was referring more to processed grains (cereal, bread, pasta, cookies, crackers, etc.) That's how I read it anyways.
  • eggmcg
    eggmcg Posts: 40
    I'm not big boned! I'm fat!....wait, I think I said that wrong...


    That is SUCH a funny signature! :laugh:
  • lornawalker
    lornawalker Posts: 135
    Thanks for the post, I will give it a try:flowerforyou:
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