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<blockquote data-quote="Alexandra100" data-source="post: 1651702" data-attributes="member: 429870"><p>Any food that comes in packaging, other than fresh fruit and vegetables, will have the amount of carbohydrate content per 100 grams marked on the label. It will also show how many grams the entire pack contents weigh, and may show grams per portion. (Portions are a bit of a snare, as the manufacturers often imagine we eat very small ones!) If you have some kitchen scales that weigh quite small amounts it will be easy for you to find out exactly how many grams of carbs are in the food you eat. If not, you can still estimate. And maybe invest in a small set of scales? There were some carbs in the egg and in the milk in your tea, but the real culprits will have been the sausages, baked beans, potato and chicken nuggets and dip. That all adds up to lots of carbs. If you look at the labels you will be able to see how many. Instead perhaps more eggs and a bigger portion of bacon, followed later by a chicken leg and maybe lettuce with Hellman's Real mayonnaise would cut out almost all the carbs. You might like to set yourself an initial quite generous carb budget of eg 150 grams and see how it gets used up during the day. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alexandra100, post: 1651702, member: 429870"] Any food that comes in packaging, other than fresh fruit and vegetables, will have the amount of carbohydrate content per 100 grams marked on the label. It will also show how many grams the entire pack contents weigh, and may show grams per portion. (Portions are a bit of a snare, as the manufacturers often imagine we eat very small ones!) If you have some kitchen scales that weigh quite small amounts it will be easy for you to find out exactly how many grams of carbs are in the food you eat. If not, you can still estimate. And maybe invest in a small set of scales? There were some carbs in the egg and in the milk in your tea, but the real culprits will have been the sausages, baked beans, potato and chicken nuggets and dip. That all adds up to lots of carbs. If you look at the labels you will be able to see how many. Instead perhaps more eggs and a bigger portion of bacon, followed later by a chicken leg and maybe lettuce with Hellman's Real mayonnaise would cut out almost all the carbs. You might like to set yourself an initial quite generous carb budget of eg 150 grams and see how it gets used up during the day. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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