can someone plez look @ my menu?

[mississippimomofboys]

Hi, I'm still a little confused, so if someone could please look at menu to see if it's ok.

B. 3 eggs= o carbs.
1 tbl spoon salsa= 1 carb

L. 1 salmon pattie with 3 pieces of bacon= 0 carbs
1 cup raw lettuce w/ 3 sauted mushrooms= 1.6 carbs


D. 1 beaf pattie w/ 3 pieces of bacon= o carbs
1 cup raw lettuce= 1.6 carbs
2oz sauted and mushrooms=2.9 carbs
2oz sauted onions= 5.6 carbs
1 sweet -n- low packet= 1 carb

My carb total for the day is 12.8

Is this to low?? Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Jennifer

[liv]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

It is a bit low. You need to count net carb and that would make it even lower I think, The solution would be to incorporate other veggies. Lettuce is as valuable as water. You need nutrition and fiber from other sources.

Another thing that is problematic is your lack of fat. I would add a bit of butter or oil or something
Are you drinking all your water?

[mississippimomofboys]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

Thanks, Liv. Yes, i'm drinking my water. Oh, I sauted my veggies in Olive Oil and I used olive oil to cook my salmon.

Thanks,
Jennifer

[Lizizzle]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

I may be wrong, but doesn't each egg count as a carb??? I just started this and Im learning as I go.

[mississippimomofboys]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

Lizizzle,
On the egg carton's nutritional list it states 0 carbs (eggland's best) so I'm not sure!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

A large egg is 0.39 net carbs.

The nutritional label (in the US) is the least reliable source there is.

Are you counting NET carbs, Jennifer?

[Lizizzle]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

I know I read somewhere that eggs still have a Net Carb count even though the carton lists none. Just like splenda... says none, but you still count a carb for it. I stay under my 20 allowance since I round all my carbs up.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

Don't forget we count NET carbs.

[Lizizzle]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

yup, yup, yup. It gets frustrating when you see discrepancies in the carb count for veggies and stuff... I played with Fitday, but Im not really digging it. CalorieKing usually has good nutrition info there.

[atkinsgal08]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

What's the source of information for CalorieKing's data?

Some people like All Things Food and Diet - FatSecret.

[Lizizzle]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

I have no idea what Calorie King uses for a source, but thanks for that link you put up. Looks like a lot of info there!

[atkinsgal08]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

If their information is based on nutritional labels, then it's not going to be 100% reliable. If there's a lot of user added data, then it's not going to be reliable. You can, of course, spot check them with a known accurate database, such as the USDA.

[Georgiana]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

What's the source of information for CalorieKing's data?

It uses the USDA database for most foods.

It also has some extra entries (for example, scrambled eggs with nonfat milk and no fat added) compared to the USDA database.

I was using Calorie King at one point and, for the foods I was eating, it was accurate.

[mississippimomofboys]

Re: can someone plez look @ my menu?

yup, yup, yup. It gets frustrating when you see discrepancies in the carb count for veggies and stuff... I played with Fitday, but Im not really digging it. CalorieKing usually has good nutrition info there.

Lizizzle, I'm not really into the fitday either. Thought it was just me, glad to know I'm not the only one. I'm going to look at calorieking.