Fri, Jul-25-03, 16:08
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Senior Member
Posts: 2,315
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Plan: Atkins (Pre-Maintenance)
Stats: 160/135/130
BF:35%/28%/22%
Progress: 83%
Location: New York, NY
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Generally, the places to worry about "hidden carbs" are in speciality products like low-carb bars. These usually contain 20 or so grams of carbohydrate, but only 3-4 are "effective". Sometimes certain brands don't even label these (appalling) so it's good to watch out for them, as some people are actually affected by the non-effective carbs.
There are also "hidden carbs" in some foods labeled as 0g. This is because they are allowed to round down if the count is under 1g. Some examples of this include cheese, processed meats, eggs, salad dressings. Good rule, if it's cheese always count a carb, if sugar is an ingredient, always count a carb.
Another concept to look for is fiber calculation. As I'm sure you know, you subtract the fiber from the carb count to get net carbs. Now, some foods actually PRE-SUBTRACT this fiber. If you subtract it again, you're getting an incorrect count.
The basic rule is this:
1g fat=9 calories
1g protein=4 calories
1g carbohydrate=4 calories
To find hidden carbs, do the math (or have the carb counter on this site do it for you. )
Hope that helps!
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