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Old Tue, May-25-04, 15:49
mcsblues mcsblues is offline
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Plan: Protein Power
Stats: 250/190/185 Male 6' 1"
BF:30+/16/15
Progress: 92%
Location: Australia
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This site ;

http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/npc/npc_calc.cfm

- lists Aussie avocados at 0.4 grams carb per 100g edible portion*.

I think the varieties here are very similar to the states (we may well get Californian ones out of season) - you can definately get Haas ones here which are the ones with the black brittle skin.

* If I say this very quietly, I may get away with it here.....this is a much more sensible way to list carb content than is done in...ummm...some other countries
1. It gives you a carb percentage so you can easily compare foods.
2. It tells you the carbs in the bit you are actually going to eat!
3. You don't have to guess what a 'medium' avocado looks like.
4. You don't have to cram the food into a '1/4 cup' - and yank cups are different anyway....

- and as for weighing things in ounces, and listing carbs in grams....don't get me started

So get youself a digital scale with a 'tare' button, put your plate/bowl on the scale and hit tare after you add each ingredient - very simple, and much less washing up!

Cheers,

Malcolm
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