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Best carb counting / searching app?

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Donbon

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Hi there, my hubby and I are just getting into LCHF eating. He to sort out his diabetes, me to sort out my weight. So far so good though we are mostly guessing re total carbs.

Does anyone know if there's a good IOS App that can be used to find carb values (g per 100g or g per item)? We may not log them there (we're using the Fixing Dad app for photos and a (guessed) traffic light value) - but would be good to be able to work on hem out. I guess we want to stay in 20-50g range to stay in ketosis.

All and any advice welcome for a couple of newbies!
 
Cals and carbs is the book I use and there is an app available as well.
 
The traffic light system is totally useless for carb counting - it doesn't show carbs at all.

I find that the net carbs is the one to calculate by - the carbs minus fibre which is what we have in the UK, as in the US they have total carbs including fibre, which makes some usefully fibery low carb foods look too high.
I usually try to stick to 10 percent and under for everyday foods, and 20 percent as the absolute maximum for carefully portioned foods - those would be grapes and chocolate - or they should be - the 'oh well might as well finish the box/bar' fairy sometimes visits and vanishes them away when I'm not looking. Honest.
When just starting out I used to have a notebook - the paper kind, with alphabetical pages, listing the acceptable carb containing foods and their approximate values, and I also had a couple of different shopping lists, so that I did not get bored with the same thing every week - I still only buy tomatoes when I have run out of mushrooms and vice versa.
 
Cronometer is very good, just enter everything you eat and it will store in a diary and keep track of all your macro and micro nutrients - also free for most functions.
 
I use fat secret....you can add your weight and exercise too. I found it highly motivating.
 
I use myfitnesspal. I haven't eaten or drink something that is not already on their database.
 
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