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Which Foods Contain Carbohydrates
Which Foods Contain Carbohydrates? The first step in carbohydrate counting is to figure out which foods contain carbohydrates. Here’s a list of foods that contain carbohydrates: Grains like rice, oatmeal, and barley, freekeh, bulgur, wheat, quinoa, buckwheat… Grain and flour based foods like bread, cereal, pasta and crackers, pizza, pastries Starchy vegetables like potatoes, sweet…
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Snack Tip!
Snack Tip! Weigh out individual snack portions and put the measured portions into zip-lock baggies or reusable containers. Mark the carb amount on the bag with a permanent marker or write it on a label if using reusable containers.
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How To Know How Many Grams Of Carbohydrates Are In The Foods I Eat?
How To Know How Many Grams of Carbohydrates Are In The Foods You Eat You can use apps, websites, books, and pocket guides to figure out how many carbs are in the food you eat. The easiest way to figure it out is to read the nutrition facts labels on packaged foods, or examine the nutrition…
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Make One Healthy Food Swap
Today I will figure out my biggest challenge when it comes to eating out, write it down and send it to my coach.
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Substitute My Drink
Today I will make at least one healthy drink substitution and log it in the app.
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Make One Healthy Food Swap
Today I will make one healthy food swap, take a picture of it, and send it to my coach.
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Create a meal using the Create My Plate
Today I will create a meal using the “Create My Plate” tool and send the coach a picture of it.
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Measure The Food I Eat
Today I will measure the food I eat for dinner.
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When You Can’t Measure, Estimate!
When You Can’t Measure, Estimate! On many occasions it’s not realistic or convenient to use measuring tools. In those scenarios, rely on your own hands to estimate portion sizes. These are approximations and may vary slightly depending on the size of the hand. Compare your hands to measuring tools to determine your hand estimations.
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How to Measure Your Carbohydrates
How and When to Measure Your Carbohydrates When you are counting carbohydrates, it’s important to use standardized measurement tools. If you don’t have them at home already, you’ll find them in the kitchen supplies section of many stores. Of course, you won’t be able to measure your portions at every meal, but with a little…