Patel

Nothing sounds more comforting to me than the sizzle of batter hitting a hot waffle iron, but when someone is monitoring their carbohydrate intake, that sound might be worrisome. How many carbs are in a serving of waffles? Depends on how much batter was used and what kind was cooked. How big were they? And … Read more

You might associate Graham crackers with campfires and happy childhood memories, or with cheesecakes and other sweet treats. It’s hard to keep their carb count straight because they’re just so… Dual purpose! A whole sheet doesn’t look like much (but it has two halves), each with a lot of carbs. When crushed into crumbs, you … Read more

You probably have saltines in your pantry. They’re great for cheese boards and soups. But when you start measuring blood sugars and macronutrients (like carb counting), you might realize number of carbohydrates in saltines is a question mark. That changes now! Here’s how to count carbs for saltines: it depends on how many you eat. … Read more

If you’ve ever tracked how much fiber you consume in a day, you probably reach for a banana one time. And then realized, “Oh yeah! That’s a good source of fiber.” But when we reach for a banana, it feels like such an uncomplicated food that we don’t think twice. It’s peel-and-eat, right? But no. … Read more

All loaves are not created equal. A single loaf of bread may have some slices that weigh 20 grams while others weighs 40. And that can double the carbs in a sandwich if you don’t account for it. While most people simply count their slice (since that’s convenient), you need to know that thicker slices … Read more

Putting together a taco is tricky business: How do you know how many carbs you’re getting? If you grab an ordinary six-inch corn tortilla and double it for good measure, as most people do with their street-style tacos, the size of those tortillas can vary widely. Hand-pressed tortillas made to order at a taqueria will … Read more

The Bun does not manage carbs by skipping dessert. You might think you are managing your carbs because you skipped dessert, but you didn’t skip the bun. It sounds obvious but most folks don’t realize that the bun contain about 24 grams of carbs (which dwarfs the two or three grams in the frank itself). … Read more

With a few clicks, the calculator give you precise numbers on how many pancakes you consumed without having to manually keep track of each ingredient and each berry. After all, you probably know what a certain dish tastes like because you have eaten it before even if you didn’t count the carbs. That disconnect is … Read more

Now there you stand before the cooler, twenty pounds of wings in hand, making a choice between carb coma and dinner triumph. The packet reads four and a half pounds, but who knows what bone and cartilage can do to skew the scale? When it comes to wing nutrition most folks go wild with their … Read more

Your blood sugar monitor is sitting comfortabley in your pocket. You’re standing in the grocery store aisle looking at a box of white flour tortillas, when your eyes fall on a key word: “Twenty grams of carbohydrates.” That sounds reasonable, except it’s per wrap, meaning all of it, including that thin bit you’ll probably eat … Read more