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Complete Guide to Carb Counting
- baffled about which foods contain how much carb?
- confused about how much carb YOU need?
- overwhelmed in the supermarket aisles?
- inept finding carb counts for favorite foods?
The Complete Guide to Carb Counting, now in it's 3rd edition, is the A-Z guide to carbohydrate counting for diabetes whether you want to learn the basics of carbohydrate counting or progress on to advanced carb counting using carb-to-insulin ratios and correction factors. Carb Counting is a method of meal planning that has gained popularity due because it focuses on the nutrient which most impacts blood glucose levels after eating.
Reviews
3rd Edition
Paperback, 160 pages
Copyright©, 2011
Table of Contents
- What Is Carb Counting?
- Basic Carb Counting
- Keeping Track
- Protein, Fat and Alcohol Count, Too
- Weigh and Measure Foods—A Key to Your Success
- The Food Label Has the Facts
- Carb Counting in Real Life
How to Count Convenience Foods and Recipes - Carb Counting in Real Life
How to Count Restaurant Meals and Take Out Foods - Blood Glucose Pattern Management: Fine-Tune Your Control
- Blood Glucose-Lowering Medications and Insulin
- Advanced Carb Counting
- Cornerstones—Knowledge and Support
- Appendixes
- Carb Counts of Everyday Foods
- Carb Counting Resources
- Record Keeping Forms
Nutrition Information in Chain Restaurants – Possible Reality?
An effort is underway with legislation, The Labeling and Education Act—LEAN Act—recently introduced in the U.S. Senate (S. 558) and House of Representatives (HR 1398), to require chain restaurants with more than 20 locations to provide Americans with detailed nutrition information, such as calories and grams of carbohydrate, fat, sodium and more.
When it Comes to Restaurants’ Nutrition Facts, Buyer Beware?
A recent report from a Scripps Television station investigation reveals wide discrepancies between the restaurant’s nutrition facts (calories and fat) and those determined by laboratory nutrition analysis. The investigation took place over 3 months, in 8 cities and on meals mainly from sit down restaurants, such as Chili’s, Applebee’s, and Cheesecake Factory ; and one fast food restaurant, Taco Bell. Some discrepancies were several fold, even on healthier entries. Others were more on target.
