Question about carbs and veggies.

[ldyj]

<<Oils you use to cook also have carbs.....about the only thing that doesn't have carbs is meat - and that also depends on how it's cooked and what type of meat it is. Eggs and cheese have carbs -- that counts toward your daily total .... look at the list of veggies again - there must be SOMETHING you like here:>>

Carole, I didn't know that oils have carbs!! I use EVCO primarily, then EVOO and butter. I thought the carb counts on all non-flavored oils were zero! Where do I find the carb info on oils?? I don't remember seeing this in DANDR (2002). Thanks for this very important info!

[Slapshot]

Originally Posted by ldyj

<<Oils you use to cook also have carbs.....about the only thing that doesn't have carbs is meat - and that also depends on how it's cooked and what type of meat it is. Eggs and cheese have carbs -- that counts toward your daily total .... look at the list of veggies again - there must be SOMETHING you like here:>>

Carole, I didn't know that oils have carbs!! I use EVCO primarily, then EVOO and butter. I thought the carb counts on all non-flavored oils were zero! Where do I find the carb info on oils?? I don't remember seeing this in DANDR (2002). Thanks for this very important info!

Now, I'm confused, too. Fitday shows 0g carbs for corn oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, sesame oil, etc. Those are the oils I use to cook with.

Carole, is this one of those rounding things? (i.e. rounded down to zero?)

[neutronnorman]

Carole and Amanda, those are great recipes! A bonus on AD: I'm learning how to cook! I'm hitting the Bar-b-que this weekend, Carole and Amanda, I'm headed out to the supermarket Friday eve and preparing your meal suggestion.

Thanks ladies, for the great ideas.
Norman

[neutronnorman]

I don't think that oils contain carbs. They all have the same atoms, but their molecular structure are radically different.

[loser4ever]

i used to only like a limited variety of veggies as well.. i started "hiding" them in my food (ex. mincing onion and putting them in my burger meat...stuffing broccoli in my chicken) and now i love most veggies...

[msanjelpie]

I hate veggies too... Well actually I love corn, peas, lima beans, carrots, basically all the ones I can't have

I do like cucumber, raw tomatoes, avocado, lettuce, cole slaw, and celery. Don't like cooked veggies, so I pretty much only have salads for my veggies and then eat the other stuff. My carbs were generally around 15 to 17 per day. Now that I'm on the fruit rung, I get to have strawberries and that puts the carbs up higher... Just eat what you can... Sticking to the diet is a lot easier when you actually like what you are eating

[Elizellen]

Originally Posted by ldyj

I thought the carb counts on all non-flavored oils were zero!

Our labels here in UK list the figures per 100 mls (6.76 tablespoons) and the unflavoured oils I have all are listed as being 0.0 carbs.