i am from italy so i really don't understand what do you mean when you say: 8 oz of coffee has xxx carbs.

can you translate it to me into ml or can you tell me how many carb does one espresso?

i really need this information because i can't live without coffee..

thanks

hi there,

According to our carb counter, which you can access by clicking on Low Carb Tools on the orange menu bar near the top of the page ... a small 100 ml cup of restaurant-brewed espresso has 1.53g carbs in it. So you would be wise to limit your intake.

I used to think I couldn't live without certain things too .. like 6 - 8 cups of coffee with cream and sweetener every day. Then one day I discovered I could live with one or two cups. Then I discovered that coffee tastes great without sweetener in it. Took me a longer time to give up cream, but now I prefer my coffee black. Haven't been able to give it up totally though

Good luck to you!

Doreen

Doreen - now Im confused...1.53 g of carbs is certainly minimal at best, why do you say youd be wise to limit your intake?

j

thank you very much doreen, but i still don't understand what do they mean in the "counter" when they say: 100 gr of coffee - 1.53 gr of carb. i don't understand if they mean only coffe powder or some coffee powder+water.....

Hi Jo.
I have been looking for Italian fellows for a long time: it seems that LC is not a popular diet here in the land of high-carb temptations.

Care to share tips and tricks on how to do Atkins away from north-america? As you know, Atkins products are unheard-of here, and I had to have Splenda shipped from UK!

Ciao.

hi there,

It's a bit confusing at first, because the tendency is to just look at the nturient data (this I know from first-hand experience ) .. However, take a look at the title of the food name -- it's very descriptive as to the form of the food, preparation method etc .. Coffee, brewed, espresso, restaurant-prepared.

Also, if you click on the food name in the list .. it will take you to a more detailed information page with full nutrient data listed.

p.s. - 100g = 100 ml for liquids


hth,

Doreen

I used to think I couldn't live without coffee (and other forms of caffeine), too.

Then, when I went on induction, I decided to follow the rules to a tee. No coffee, no diet Coke.

I had had a venti soy latte (a 20 oz. caffe latte made with soy milk and offreed by a cafe franchise called Starbucks here) every single morning for ten years. I could not function without it.

If my husband and I were traveling, I insisted that we spend as long as it took to find a Starbucks each morning before we could continue our trip. Sometimes we spent half the day looking for a Starbucks.

I had also been having up to five diet Cokes every day.

So, when I quit the coffee and diet Coke for induction, as you can imagine, I felt very sick for several days.

But now that I don't drink all that stuff, I'm glad -- I drink water instead. My skin looks better and I have more energy.