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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

A few slices on your sandwich or a handful in your salad bowl start the process. And cucumber looks innocent enough. It is crisp and hydrating, so it’s no problem for your blood sugar. But unless you do the math, assuming so could of be risky if your net carb count is tight. Cucumbers come … Read more

They are eggs. You’re likely convinced they’re the carb-free champ of brekkie. For a long time you had reason to believe so. But then you tossed some mushroom into the skillet to change the texture and splashed on a bit of milk to make things fluffy, and your ideal low-carb number begin to wobble. Sometimes … Read more

Jalapeños are easy macros: you get lots of flavor (and some spiciness) with very little volume. On a low-carb diet, that’s a huge plus. Because, like most others, everyone think they’re almost no-calorie anyway. And, in most situations, that’s not far off. It is fine as long as it’s a single pepper here and there … Read more

If you’re looking for seafood with very few carbohydrates, try shrimp. In its most basic form (i.e., plain cooked), it’s almost carb-free and rich in protein. Per 100-gram serving, plain cooked shrimp has only 0.2 grams of net carbs, which is small enough that it barely registers on most carb-tracking apps. That means you can … Read more

A beautiful red bell pepper sits on your counter. It’s delicious, right? And it’s also healthy, when roasted or paired with hummus. But then there’s the whole carbohydrate thing. If you’re keeping track of carbs (for any reason, whether low carb or just managing your blood sugar), this vegetable throws you off. How many carbs … Read more