Carb Counts for Prepared Foods?

Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at a
restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I think I was
ok, but want to make sure).

You've eaten it now, so it really won't matter.

use google to find sites of popular restaurants like Ruby Tuesday and such.
not all restaurants have published nutrition info online...

Acertaingirl wrote:
|| Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at
|| a restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I
|| think I was ok, but want to make sure).

You've eaten it now, so it really won't matter.

use google to find sites of popular restaurants like Ruby Tuesday and such.
not all restaurants have published nutrition info online...

Acertaingirl wrote:
|| Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at
|| a restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I
|| think I was ok, but want to make sure).

I've actually started to download nutrition guides from my favorite
restaurants and place them in a file on my desktop. When I know where we'll
be dining, I can plan my meal accordingly.

DH has been going on and on about the cherry limeades at Sonic. He had been
after me for a long time to try one, since, he said, they have a diet
version. Well, he ordered one for me and brought it home. It was
delicious, and I was sure that it was chock full of carbs. I went to
Sonic's site and couldn't find nutritional info for the diet version. So I
emailed them and asked. It took them a couple of weeks to reply, but they
emailed me a pdf of their new diet items nutritional guide. Sometimes all
you have to do is ask.

By the way, the Route 44 Big Drink version had only 40 calories and 9 total
carbs (2 sugar carbs).

--
Linda
296/213/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html


"Acertaingirl" wrote in message
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Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at a
restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I think I
was
ok, but want to make sure).

I've actually started to download nutrition guides from my favorite
restaurants and place them in a file on my desktop. When I know where we'll
be dining, I can plan my meal accordingly.

DH has been going on and on about the cherry limeades at Sonic. He had been
after me for a long time to try one, since, he said, they have a diet
version. Well, he ordered one for me and brought it home. It was
delicious, and I was sure that it was chock full of carbs. I went to
Sonic's site and couldn't find nutritional info for the diet version. So I
emailed them and asked. It took them a couple of weeks to reply, but they
emailed me a pdf of their new diet items nutritional guide. Sometimes all
you have to do is ask.

By the way, the Route 44 Big Drink version had only 40 calories and 9 total
carbs (2 sugar carbs).

--
Linda
296/213/160
LC since Oct. 13, 2003
http://home.att.net/~lewis_linda/index.html


"Acertaingirl" wrote in message
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Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at a
restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I think I
was
ok, but want to make sure).

The big problem with restaurant foods is that you usually underestimate the
portion size which may be much larger than any portion size you find in a
book or even on a company web site.

I have gone so far as to weigh muffins to compare their real weight with the
weight used to calculate the portion size and often the are anywhere from
1/3 to 100% larger.

So if you are starting out with your diet, you just have to be very careful
at restaurants and stick with things you know don't have carbs. Meat,
cheese, and green veggies (careful with the dressing! It can be full of
carbs even things like blue cheese you'd expect to be clean.)

Stay away from questionable "low carb" items like low carb wraps, ice cream
and cheese cakes, because there is always the chance that they are higher
than you expect. Plus, I'm seeing more and more "low carb" prepared food
that is full of transfats (partially hydrogenated oils) which are extremely
unhealthy and which all the low carb books tell you not to eat.


-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.7 .
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Acertaingirl" wrote in message
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Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at a
restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I think I
was
ok, but want to make sure).

The big problem with restaurant foods is that you usually underestimate the
portion size which may be much larger than any portion size you find in a
book or even on a company web site.

I have gone so far as to weigh muffins to compare their real weight with the
weight used to calculate the portion size and often the are anywhere from
1/3 to 100% larger.

So if you are starting out with your diet, you just have to be very careful
at restaurants and stick with things you know don't have carbs. Meat,
cheese, and green veggies (careful with the dressing! It can be full of
carbs even things like blue cheese you'd expect to be clean.)

Stay away from questionable "low carb" items like low carb wraps, ice cream
and cheese cakes, because there is always the chance that they are higher
than you expect. Plus, I'm seeing more and more "low carb" prepared food
that is full of transfats (partially hydrogenated oils) which are extremely
unhealthy and which all the low carb books tell you not to eat.


-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. Below goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.7 .
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Acertaingirl" wrote in message
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Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at a
restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I think I
was
ok, but want to make sure).

Acertaingirl wrote:

Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at a
restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I think I was
ok, but want to make sure).



Check the resurants web site and if you don't have luck there try
checking your urine for ketones the next day. That's usually a pretty
good indicator to me that I've eaten something the day before that
screwed me up.

Laura B.

Acertaingirl wrote:

Where can I find an online carb counter for prepared foods? I ate at a
restaurant yesterday and need to find out how many carbs I ate (I think I was
ok, but want to make sure).



Check the resurants web site and if you don't have luck there try
checking your urine for ketones the next day. That's usually a pretty
good indicator to me that I've eaten something the day before that
screwed me up.

Laura B.

The big problem with restaurant foods is that you usually underestimate the
portion size which may be much larger than any portion size you find in a
book or even on a company web site.

I ate at a local Italian restaurant. I had a salad with some balsamic vinegar
and olive oil (not too much BV), a piece of chicken franchaise (the waiter told
me they dip it in flour and egg, not too bad). It was in a light sauce. I ate 5
(yes just 5) 1 inch by 1 inch cubes of roasted potato. I counted it as 20 carb
grams, that should be about right. I just don't want to get caught like that
again.