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  • #1

    Hidden carbs

    I'll bet you guys have found other things that you really wouldn't believe have added sugar and stuff, but my two favorites are:
    I didn't know they used cornstarch to keep shredded cheese from sticking together - cross that off my list.
    AND
    a long time ago someone told me that IHOP omelets are thickened with pancake batter. Can't trust anyone.

    What are some of your surprises



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    Tags: carbs, hidden
  • #2
    Re: Hidden carbs

    I didn't realize that some companies add carby additives to cream cheese. I thought cream cheese was cream cheese... period. I found out that is not the case. Now I check EVERYTHING.

    I was pleasantly surprised NOT to find sugar in any form in my salsa.
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    • #3
      Re: Hidden carbs

      you found corn starch in your shredded cheese -- mine said potato starch...ridiculous. Right now I can't think of anything else - but I'll keep thinking
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      • #4
        Re: Hidden carbs

        NO!!!!!! shredded cheese I USE IT ON EVERY THING tat needs a little more flavor

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        • #5
          Re: Hidden carbs

          I think sugar in the ground meats was the most shocking to me.
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          • #6
            Re: Hidden carbs

            When I eat eggs in restaurants, I always ask for real eggs. It's surprising to me how many restaurants serve something else if you don't ask for real.
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            • #7
              Re: Hidden carbs

              Originally posted by imagood1 View Post
              you found corn starch in your shredded cheese -- mine said potato starch...ridiculous. Right now I can't think of anything else - but I'll keep thinking
              Yea, I just noticed my shredded cheese has potato starch in it as well. Totally bummed me out!



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              • #8
                Re: Hidden carbs

                Originally posted by Ryan.Stoeppel View Post
                Yea, I just noticed my shredded cheese has potato starch in it as well. Totally bummed me out!
                I buy cheddar now and shred my own....I lovved the convenience of sticking my hand in and grabbing a bunch of cheese, but when I found out about the potato starch I was really upset. That's ok -- I'm not keeping that part of KraftFoods in business anymore....
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                • #9
                  Re: Hidden carbs

                  Cornstarch, brown rice powder and sugars of various kinds in supplements. I've finally managed to find versions of most of them without the carby additives.
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                  • #10
                    Re: Hidden carbs

                    Watch for MSG and HFCS, Manufacturers like to sneak those in alot of items you wouldn't suspect had them in it. Like horseradish (HFCS) and you'll find MSG used as a food preservitive.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Hidden carbs

                      yeah - i know meats really make me mad...

                      i was gonna pick up some turkey sausages we used to eat - and i looked at the ingredients and freakin' corn syrup! in turkey sausages!!!!

                      but i know that sausage links are notorious for putting junk in em.
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                      • #12
                        Re: Hidden carbs

                        Okay...so I've only been looking at the carb content...do I now have to look at ingrediants too?? I just bought like 10 bags of shredded cheese (SALE) are you kidding me??






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                        • #13
                          Re: Hidden carbs

                          I have a question, as a new-to-atkins girl, so If hidden sugars are added will if be listed and accounted for in the carbs section of the nut. lable?

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