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Counting Carbohydrates in Vegetables
Counting Carbohydrates in Vegetables A diet rich in vegetables can lower blood pressure, reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, prevent some types of cancer, lower risk of eye and digestive problems, and have a positive effect on blood sugar. All vegetables contain some carbohydrates. Vegetables are categorized as starchy or non starchy. Non…
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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…
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What is a Carbohydrate Choice
What is a Carb Choice? Typically, people count their carbs in grams. Some people who count carbs find it easier to count carb “choices” rather than grams. One carb choice equals 15 grams of carbohydrates. It equals the carbohydrate amount of one slice of bread. If your carbohydrate goal is 75 grams per meal, that…
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How does Carbohydrate Counting Work
How Does Carbohydrate Counting Work You and your GluCare team will set a goal for the amount of carbohydrates you should eat for each meal and snack throughout the day. Then you will use a variety of tools to choose foods that help you stay within your goals. Through monitoring your blood glucose levels, you…
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Why Should I count Carbohydrates?
Why should I count carbohydrates? Diabetes interrupts the delicate balance of glucose regulation. If you use insulin, carbohydrate counting will help you manage your blood glucose levels by matching your mealtime insulin dosage to the amount of carbohydrates you are consuming. What is Carbohydrate Counting? Carbohydrate counting (carb counting) means tracking the amount of carbohydrates…
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What are Active Lifestyle Choices?
What are Active Lifestyle Choices? Lifestyle choices are conscious behavior choices that affect overall health and wellbeing. Healthy lifestyle choices, such as increasing activity lead to improved health and wellbeing. Unhealthy lifestyle choices, such as smoking, leads to a decrease in health and wellbeing. Active lifestyle choices mean creating opportunities for yourself to include more…
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How Does Sugar Affect My Health?
How Does Added Sugar Affect My Health? Added sugars provide no nutrition, and are therefore referred to as “empty calories”. A good rule of thumb is to avoid products that have a lot of added sugar. What food items contain added sugars? Major sources of added sugars are: regular soft drinks, all kinds of desserts…
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Unhealthy Fats
Fats to Limit Saturated fats and trans fats should be limited in your diet. Aim for less than 10% saturated fats in your caloric intake for the day. What are saturated fats? Saturated fats are more likely to be solid at room temperature. Examples include lard, butter, ghee, full fat dairy, and marbled meats. Saturated…
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Healthy Fats
Healthy Fats Your body needs some fat for energy, absorption of vitamins, and to protect your heart and brain health and to support immune function. Fats add flavor to foods and come in many forms. All fats are calorie dense. For example, a single tablespoon of oil has about 135 calories. Which foods contain fats?…