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A Key to Succeed with Carbohydrate Counting
A Key to Succeed With Carbohydrate Counting A healthy eating plan is built on two foundations: Healthy foods and healthy portion sizes. It is possible to consume nutritious food and still struggle with blood glucose management and body weight. It’s not only about what you eat, but how much you eat. It’s very easy to…
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How to Substract Fiber from The Total Amount of Carbohydrates
How to Subtract Fiber from Total Amount of Carbohydrates As with sugar, there are many different types of fiber in our foods. We mainly differentiate between two types of fiber; soluble (absorbs water) and insoluble (does not absorb water). The skin of fruits and vegetables are particularly high in insoluble fiber. Fiber, particularly soluble fiber,…
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Carb Counting and Nutrition Fact Labels
Nutrition Fact Labels Every packaged food in the grocery store is required to have a nutrition fact label. For basic carbohydrate counting you want to focus on: The serving size Grams of total carbohydrates Take a look at the nutrition fact label. This is a nutrition fact label for 1 cup of 1% low fat…