carb counting, was Re: Re: carbs in whey

[Guest guest]

What reference do you use for counting carbs? I find the USDA database

very cumbersome for checking foods daily.

Since our discussion of whey shakes and carbs, I've been adding up my

daily carbs and finding I have slipped far from what I should be doing.

And I went back and re-read my Atkins, and find the carb level suggested

even for maintenance is lower than I remembered.

sol

Alobar wrote:

> I am a diabetic who takes no diabetes meds. I control sugar with

> diet, exercise, and supplements. For me, complex carbs are a no-no.

> Carbs, whether simple or complex, put glucose into the blood. Simple

> carbs do it much quicker, but all carbs are a problem. Impossible to

> eliminate all carbs, but I keep them low. Even if one is not

> diabetic, carbs produce advanced glycation end-products (AGEs) inside

> the cells, which accelerate the onset of old age.

>

> Alobar

>

>

[Guest guest]

I eat a limited diet, and prepare food at home, so the USDA database

is easy to consult. I very rarely eat in restaurants, or eat take out

foods. I almost never eat food unless I prepare it. Some foods like

ketchup list carb content on the label. Regular ketchup is tooo high

(5 grams per tablespoon). Low carb ketchup has 2 grams, but lacks

flavor. So I grind up stewed tomato & blend with low carb ketchup

(along with seaweed powder which makes it thicker) to get a flavorful

low carb ketchup

Whey also lists carbs on label. I am working to cut back, then

eliminate flavored whey because it has too many carbs, and raises my

blood sugar. I am using less and less flavored whey in proportion to

unflavored to reduce carbs. Once my current flavored whey is finished

off, I hope to use unflavored whey exclusively.

Alobar

On 1/21/08, sol <solbun@...> wrote:

> What reference do you use for counting carbs? I find the USDA database

> very cumbersome for checking foods daily.

> Since our discussion of whey shakes and carbs, I've been adding up my

> daily carbs and finding I have slipped far from what I should be doing.

> And I went back and re-read my Atkins, and find the carb level suggested

> even for maintenance is lower than I remembered.

> sol