Your figures for carb content seems to be out of kilter with most nutrition sites on the web, such asthere are a few, yes - avocado and coconuts for example. But most of what people call “low carb veggies” are just low calorie. Veggie like cauliflower, zucchini and broccoli are around 70% carbs - not so low carb...
Not for me they aren’t. YMMV.
Cauliflower has 5.3 grams carbs / 100 grams:Veggie like cauliflower, zucchini and broccoli are around 70% carbs - not so low carb...
no, they are not: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/vegetablescauliflower, zucchini and broccoli are around 70% carbs
I think it has been established, over many threads, that your response to carbs is not the norm compared to many of the experiences of the posters on this forum.Not for me they aren’t. YMMV.
no, they are not: https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/vegetables
Pretty much any nutritional source available???
100g of cauliflower has 5 total carbs (less 2 fiber per) 100g *weight*, not 5g/100g carbs as you state. 100g cauliflower also has approximately 25 calories total. 5 carbs x 4 calories per gram of carb = 20carbs per 25 calories = 20/25 = 80% carbs.
I think it has been established, over many threads, that your response to carbs is not the norm compared to many of the experiences of the posters on this forum.
what? what have calories got to do with it? I really dont know how you know how many carbs you are eating if you use your calculation.Um, again, low fat, low protein, low carb per 100g. I am referring to the percentage of calories.
Pretty much any nutritional source available???
100g of cauliflower has 5 total carbs (less 2 fiber per) 100g
what? what have calories got to do with it? I really dont know how you know how many carbs you are eating if you use your calculation.
when you eat 100g of cauliflower, for example, how many carbs do you put that down as?
so how can 5g of carbs, which equals 5% of carbs, be 70% carbs in that portion? The couliflower would have to have 70g of carbs in it to be 70% of 100g5 g carbs. What else would it be?
If 100g of cauliflower (weight) has 5g of carbs (weight) then how on earth is that 70%?? It is 5%.
Calories have nothing to do with it
edit low carb is about % of carbs by weight not % of calories from carbs. If this is how you’ve always worked it out you’re doing it differently to the rest of us.
a 3.5 ounce or 100g portion of cauliflower has 5g of carbohydrate in it. I cant see how that can be looked at any other way.
100g of cauliflower has 20 calories. so I cant see where the 70% carbs for cauliflower idea comes from. Anyone else see the calculation?
cauliflower has 20 calories per 100g. that is all. Where do fats and protein come into it?calories has everything to do with it. Are you really saying you believe cauliflower is 95% fat and protein?
To be fair I think what walking girl is doing is quoting % of calories from carbs - not % of carbs in the food by weight. However this is not how foods are classified as low carb or not as calories are not a factor.so how can 5g of carbs, which equals 5% of carbs, be 70% carbs in that portion? The couliflower would have to have 70g of carbs in it to be 70% of 100g
No it mostly water! 5 % by weight carbscalories has everything to do with it. Are you really saying you believe cauliflower is 95% fat and protein?
It doesnt work like that. You dont subtract the carbs from the calories. They are two different calculations, each of which stands alone.5 grams carbs x 4 calories per gram of carb = 20 calories. 20 calories from carbs/ 25 carbs = 80%.
green veg and most salad is a great way to increase the plants in your diet.Sorry I did. I knew I was having a loop in my late night thoughts. I have the same thoughts each day when I have to remind myself not to eat carbs... If only we could think things once and be done with them.. .
But it truly just occurred to me that most carbohydrates (especially high carbs) actually come from plant sources and I hadn't realized before, as silly as that sounds. One doesn't always connect the dots: sugar = sugarcane = grass = plant. Porridge = oats = grains = grass = plant. Chips = potatoes = (starchy) vegetable = plant. Plum = fruit = fruit tree = plant. Hummus = chickpeas = legume = plant. Bread = wheat = grain = grass = plant.
Of course there are low carb plants too fortunately. I'd miss plants if I had to avoid all if them!
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