question and wanted to talk for a few

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question and wanted to talk for a few
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Thu, 07-15-2004 - 2:00pm
Hey everyone okay I have a question well couple..

1) okay if you are suppose to have 30 grams of carbs a meal.. can you go under that or does it need to be as close to 30 grams of carbs.?

2) okay I was told to look at the carb intake.. okay so like for an example..jello pudding the snack size has 28 grams of carbs.. can I have that or do I have to have sugar ree..

bye for now Melody... thanks alot for the help.. bye bye Melody

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Thu, 07-15-2004 - 2:56pm
The dietician I saw said that you don't have to buy fat free or sugar free or anything like that, as long as the you stay under your given counts.

That said, if I can buy sugar-free or lower sugar or low-carb stuff, I tend to. Cuz then I can eat more of it. And I likes ta eat. :)

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Thu, 07-15-2004 - 8:52pm

IMO, I would follow your meal plan as closely as possible until you get the hang of it.

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Fri, 07-16-2004 - 12:39am

Well, from my experience with counting carbs I tend to be under what I am suppose to have for a given meal due to foods not having exactly 15 grams to it as was the base for things like as slice of bread or glass of milk. So if you are under by a little that would be just fine as long as you are getting enough from each area of foods.


I tend to not eat anything made from real sugar like pudding since it is mostly just that sugar and high in calories. I really prefer sugar free when it comes to pudding and jello, which has less carbs and calories per serving. How ever it depends on the person since we all have our own way of eating, but if you had one every once in a while I don't think it would hurt you to much, but do not over do it though.


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Fri, 07-16-2004 - 9:23am
I am a bad example of how to eat carbs. I was never told to eat a certain amount at each meal. I watch how many I have a day and try to not have too many at ne meal although it does happen when we have pizza. I am on WW and try to eat very balalnced meals,(I eat 3 meals and 3 snacks a day) seems that is when my bs is the best. My fasting numbers lately have all been under 80. My last A1x was 5.4 Make it a habit of eating right and you will see a huge improvement. Eating healthy isn't a punishment. When it comes to the sugar in foods I look at the label and if it is over 10 for sugar I think twice...anything under 10 is ok for me. I don't eat sugar free foods and I only really have artifical sweeteners in my diet pepsi. HUGS...I know you can do this.

Lynn

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Fri, 07-16-2004 - 10:11am
We need to watch out for those "fat-free", "sugar-free" foods. Read the labels: for example, Cool Whip Free has no fat, and 3 grams of carbohydrate; regular Cool Whip has 1.5 grams fat, and 2 grams carbohydrate. Many fat-free foods are higher in carbs than their "real" counterparts, as are the "sugar-free" foods.

Read labels. It makes grocery shopping take more time, but we've all got lots of time on our hands, right? Hah!

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Registered: 01-20-2004
Fri, 07-16-2004 - 2:07pm
Hi Melody!

This is just my take on things, the way I approach the carb intake thing.

First off, I think you can go under the 30 carb guideline. Do remember, though, to eat enough carbohydrates. Your body does need them, it just doesn't know how to deal with them very well. But you do need carbs for your body to function, especially when you exercise.

Second, in regard to the pudding. My answer would be, yes, you *can* have it. But my question then would be, is that what you want to spend most of your 30 carbs on? That's kind of how I think about things. If you have the 28-gram pudding at lunch, you're not leaving any room for other carbs from more healthy sources, like bread or fruit or vegetables. If it were me, I'd look for the sugar-free; and as someone else said, watch out for the fat content, too. I don't know what you're allowed for a snack... but if you're allowed the 30 grams for a snack and you're thinking of the pudding for that. Again, yes, you can have it... but ask whether it's going to fill you up, and also make sure to test yourself to see what it does to your blood sugar.

I eat a lot of yogurt, and I vary between the low-carb and the fat-free. When I'm eating it as part of my lunch, I eat the low-carb (which has about 3g fat) so that I can have more carbs for other things, like bread or fruit. As a snack, I eat the fat-free, which has around 14-15g carbs.

There are lots of low-carb and low-fat choices out there. I'll reinforce what's already been said - watch the fat and calorie content in those. I'm a label-reading nightmare in the grocery store now. It can take me an hour just to pick up a few things, LOL! It takes time to read labels, and at first it can be confusing and kind of a pain. But after awhile, it'll become second-nature.

Also, on some of these new low-carb products... compare those with their real counterparts. A lot of times, you'll end up paying $2 or $3 more for a difference of 1 or 2 carbs. There *are* low-carb breads and desserts that *are* worth looking at, though. I just found... Blue Bunny Sweet Freedom Fudge Lites. 1 bar has 35 calories, under 10 carbs, 2g protein, and 0g fat. And they're yummy! So if you need a chocolate fix, like I sometimes really do... these are a good choice!

Just my two-cents. Gotta get back to work...

- Gina