Quick tip that I learned for eating carbs!
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sarahew415
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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.
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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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.0 -
cool, thanks0
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bump0
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Good to know! I knew that fiber played a role in lowering the GI bit it's good to have a method to judge.0
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Nice tip. I'll have to give that a try sometime....0
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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?0
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Sounds very helpful! Thanks for sharing!!0
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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?0 -
Thanx for the tip! Can't wait to use it.0
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...now I have to do MATH???!!!! UGH!!! ;-)0
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*snip snip*
Adding this to my arsenal of weapons for fat destruction!0 -
Thanks for the tip!0
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*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.0 -
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...0
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I just did this with my food diary and my apple is a bad carb? Can this be true!?0
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Sorry new at this. What does Bump mean?0
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BUMP!
THANKS for sharing0 -
...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 LOL0 -
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".0
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Great tip.
I should use it sometime.0
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