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Because "net carbs" is the term du jour, many frozen desserts are suddenly loaded with fiber. Since dairy products don't naturally contain much fiber, it's being added.
net carbs
low carb glossary
Definition: The amount of carbohydrate in a food that the body is able to utilize for energy.
Dietary Fiber - Net Carbs - Low Carb Diets
Because fiber is an indigestible carbohydrate, it is not usually included in the 'net carb' content of foods.
^ Dolson, Laura: What Are Net Carbs?, About.com: Low Carb Diets, retrieved 13 March 2008
^ BREAKTHROUGH SCIENCE ADVANCES ATKINS LABELING CLAIMS ON FOOD PRODUCTS, Press Release, Atkins Nutritional, 6 October 2004, New York, New York ...
(Net carbs is a marketing phrase which has come to indicate the total number of carbohydrates minus fiber and sugar alcohols.) Meal plans tell you that a small tomato has four net carb grams, while three slices of Canadian bacon only has one.
You reduce your carbohydrate intake to 20 net carbs a day -- virtually none, considering that the bread alone in a six inch Subway sandwich has twice that.
I keep hearing about 'net carbs'. What are these?
Not all carbohydrates can be digested by the body. Fibre, for example, passes through the body without affecting blood sugar levels.
In the second phase, you will be allowed to include 25g net carbs. In the maintenance phase, 30g net carb intake is recommended.
The shakes have 20 carbs but that is not NET carbs. They count them like Atkins. You take out the fiber to get the NET carbs. So the Carbs per day are actually less than stated.
No calorie counting, counts only net carbs, lots of recipes, exercise is not compulsory! Research based. Will appeal to people who are put off by lots of 'real life' examples and the hype and/or size of some diet books.
- Although tofu is made from soybeans, it is high in protein and contains less than three Net Carbs per 4 ounces.
- Don't be fooled by teriyaki sauce: It looks just like soy sauce, but is sweetened with either corn syrup or sugar.
In fact, one of the first goals of Atkins is to discover your unique CCL, or Critical Carbohydrate Level. This number is simply the number of net carbs that can be eaten daily to maintain a fixed weight. There are four phases to Atkins: ...
Net carbohydrates are determined by taking the amount of total carbohydrates and subtracting the amount of dietary fiber. For example, popcorn has a glycemic index of 72, which is considered high, but a serving of two cups has 10 net carbs for a ...
Soy products can also be an excellent substitute for dairy while you are on the Atkins diet. Plain soy milk has seven net carbs and one gram of fiber.[14] ...
 See also: Health, Carbohydrate, Atkins, Diet, Weight loss
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