RE: question about hidden carbs

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I don't know that there is a good list anywhere, but there is an awesome

website that gives the true counts. It is the USDA database.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl is the address.

Jean

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-----Original Message-----Hey all, I am trying to really get this carb counting down-I want no silly reason tokeep me from getting the full effect of the WOE. But my new pocket carbcounter, as well as the product labels themselves often say zero carbs perserving when I know some of you have said 0.5 per serving etc. Is there agood list of these not-really-zero foods that I can write down in my carbbook?Thanks in advanceKamden(

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That was a great link, . One I'd not seen before!

-Marlena

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>To: <Atkins_Support_List >

>Subject: Re: question about hidden carbs

>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 12:47:58 -0700

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> -----Original Message-----

>

>

> Hey all,

> I am trying to really get this carb counting down-I want no silly reason

>to

> keep me from getting the full effect of the WOE. But my new pocket carb

> counter, as well as the product labels themselves often say zero carbs

>per

> serving when I know some of you have said 0.5 per serving etc. Is there

>a

> good list of these not-really-zero foods that I can write down in my

>carb

> book?

>

> Thanks in advance

>

> Kamden

> (

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The easiest way to suss out if a 0 carb label is true is to ask yourself

whether the whole product is either fat or the muscle of some animal.

Anything else will have some amount of carbs in it. A quick trip to the

USDA database will let you know just how much.

Kirstie

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Also, just to add a lil to that, doing the math doesn't hurt either. Total

calories = (total fat x 9) + (total protein x 4) + (total carbs x 4). If

the numbers don't add up, the excess is definitely carbohydrate. I always

chuckle at how crystal lite says it's 0 protein, 0 fat and 0 carbs but the

total calories is 5. Hmmmm.... those 5 calories have to come from

*somewhere* don't they? ROFL they're obviously carbohydrate so I count

crystal lite as 1 carb per 8 ounces.

Just my $0.02

-Marlena

(always looking for her change from those two cents contributed!)

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>Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List

>To: <Atkins_Support_List >

>Subject: RE: question about hidden carbs

>Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 20:00:46 -0300

>

>The easiest way to suss out if a 0 carb label is true is to ask yourself

>whether the whole product is either fat or the muscle of some animal.

>Anything else will have some amount of carbs in it. A quick trip to the

>USDA database will let you know just how much.

>

>Kirstie

>

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The ones that get me are the bars! Sad to say... that blasted glycerine makes

my blood sugar levels jump like crazy! I about did a flip when I did the

math and found that even though they say 2 or 2.5 carbs, they actually calulate

out to 15 or 17....

Do they even make any without the glycerine?

--- Marlena M wrote:

> Also, just to add a lil to that, doing the math doesn't hurt either. Total

> calories = (total fat x 9) + (total protein x 4) + (total carbs x 4). If

> the numbers don't add up, the excess is definitely carbohydrate. I always

> chuckle at how crystal lite says it's 0 protein, 0 fat and 0 carbs but the

> total calories is 5. Hmmmm.... those 5 calories have to come from

> *somewhere* don't they? ROFL they're obviously carbohydrate so I count

> crystal lite as 1 carb per 8 ounces.

>

> Just my $0.02

> -Marlena

> (always looking for her change from those two cents contributed!)

>

>

> >

> >Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List

> >To: <Atkins_Support_List >

> >Subject: RE: question about hidden carbs

> >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 20:00:46 -0300

> >

> >The easiest way to suss out if a 0 carb label is true is to ask yourself

> >whether the whole product is either fat or the muscle of some animal.

> >Anything else will have some amount of carbs in it. A quick trip to the

> >USDA database will let you know just how much.

> >

> >Kirstie

> >

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I would think not. The glycerine is used to keep them moist and give them

the proper consistency. Although some people would probably question this if

they feel the bars are dry and have the consistency of cardboard ;-)

-Marlena

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>Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List

>To: Atkins_Support_List

>Subject: RE: question about hidden carbs

>Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 00:24:31 -0700 (PDT)

>

>The ones that get me are the bars! Sad to say... that blasted glycerine

>makes

>my blood sugar levels jump like crazy! I about did a flip when I did

>the

>math and found that even though they say 2 or 2.5 carbs, they actually

>calulate

>out to 15 or 17....

>

>Do they even make any without the glycerine?

>

>

>

>--- Marlena M wrote:

> > Also, just to add a lil to that, doing the math doesn't hurt either.

>Total

> > calories = (total fat x 9) + (total protein x 4) + (total carbs x 4).

>If

> > the numbers don't add up, the excess is definitely carbohydrate. I

>always

> > chuckle at how crystal lite says it's 0 protein, 0 fat and 0 carbs but

>the

> > total calories is 5. Hmmmm.... those 5 calories have to come from

> > *somewhere* don't they? ROFL they're obviously carbohydrate so I count

> > crystal lite as 1 carb per 8 ounces.

> >

> > Just my $0.02

> > -Marlena

> > (always looking for her change from those two cents contributed!)

> >

> >

> > >

> > >Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List

> > >To: <Atkins_Support_List >

> > >Subject: RE: question about hidden carbs

> > >Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 20:00:46 -0300

> > >

> > >The easiest way to suss out if a 0 carb label is true is to ask

>yourself

> > >whether the whole product is either fat or the muscle of some animal.

> > >Anything else will have some amount of carbs in it. A quick trip to

>the

> > >USDA database will let you know just how much.

> > >

> > >Kirstie

> > >

> >

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>Kathy

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What is the USDA web site address?

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

-Marlena

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>Reply-To: Atkins_Support_List

>To: <Atkins_Support_List >

>Subject: Re: question about hidden carbs

>Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 12:58:09 -0400

>

>What is the USDA web site address?

>

>Thanks,

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,

Here it is. I'll also add this link to our message footer as Link #11, so it'll always be handy to click on when reading the list.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl

Terry

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Marlena, thanks I saved it in my favorite places...

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Thanks Terry.