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Old February 18th, 2009, 04:19 PM
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Default Re: Carb counting

Right... so you must live somewhere in Europe. Here, what is listed as carbs is in fact net carbs and the dietary fiber is listed separately.

So...
... FLAX -- ~0.3 net carbs per serving, 5.5 g dietary fiber ==> 5.8 g total carbs
... ATKINS SHAKE -- 2.6 net carbs, 3.1 g dietary fiber ==> 5.7 g total carbs
... WHEAT BRAN -- 6.1 net carbs per serving, 22.3 g dietary fiber ==> 28.4 g total carbs

Atkins shakes are known stallers for many people, especially after the first "easy" pounds are gone. They contain ingredients like milk and soy, both of which are not allowed during induction (despite what is written on them... the Atkins company cares more about their sales than about people's weight loss).