This will give you an objective measure of whether or not you're truly in ketosis, rather than just relying on
counting the grams of carbohydrates you consume.
Not exact matches
The glycemic load (GL) considers the total amount
of absorbable
carbohydrate (again, not
counting fiber or resistant starch) in a 100
gram serving portion
of the food being measured that you eat in addition to the GI
of that food.
If they want to
count calories accurately, they should actually multiply the amount
of carbohydrate in
grams by 4.1 (but not by 4).
Most
of the
carbohydrates in olives is in the form
of fiber which means you can consume about 7 olives for a
count of 1
gram net carbs (32).
Therefore the
grams of carbohydrates don't
count.
Because I don't believe in
counting calories or
grams of fat or
carbohydrates.
While animals seem to balance their nutritional needs quite well without the technical knowledge
of fats, proteins, and
carbohydrates, we incessantly
count calories and measure
grams of fat, only to find out about the latest study, which tells us that the rules
of eating have changed once again.
Read the product label; since all
of the
carbohydrates in dairy products are lactose, the higher the
carbohydrate gram count, the higher the lactose content.
Fortunately, you can easily calculate them: you should
count grams of net carbs, which represent the total
carbohydrate content
of the food and subtract the dietary fiber and sugar alcohols (if in the product).
For instance, «Dr. Atkins» New Diet Revolution,» which remained on the «New York Times» bestseller list for six years, initially limits
carbohydrates to 20
grams per day (just 1 cup
of unsweetened applesauce contains 26.4
grams), creates a so - called «metabolic edge» that will make
counting calories «absurd» and claims up to 5 pounds
of weight loss a week in the first two weeks.
Adhering to a diet
of low
carbohydrate meals, you can eat enough to feel satisfied and still wind up losing fat - without obsessively
counting calories or fat
grams.
A 150
gram serve
of broccoli will have about 11
grams of total
carbohydrate but nearly half
of that is fibre, so I'm wondering if it
counts as 6
grams of carbs, or as 11... I'm just wondering which part
of the label I should be reading to try and work out what I'm actually eating.
At the most basic level macro
counting (flexible dieting, if it fits your macros, iifym) is the amount (in
grams)
of protein,
carbohydrates, and fats you consume daily.
A single serving can contain as many as 19
grams of carbohydrates, and if you top the zucchini with the marinara sauce called for in many recipes, the carb
count is even higher.
All you need is a source
of information that gives the
carbohydrate and fiber
counts in
grams of specific portions
of foods.
When you are carb
counting, a serving equals an amount
of food that contains 15
grams of carbohydrate.
For example, if a single - serving package
of food contains 30
grams of carbohydrate, the package actually contains 2 servings when you are carb
counting.