Carbs app

[Hunny]

Hi
Can anyone tell me which carb counting app is the best one to use please.

Thanks

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

It’s probably quite a personal thing.

The ones which get mentioned by members here are carbs and cals (also available as a printed book), nutracheck, and myfitnesspal.

Though many members just rely on reading packets, and weighing ingredients. There are little books like the Collins Gem Calorie Counter which folks used to find handy for reference too.

Hope that helps 🙂

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Oh… and welcome to the forum!

 

[Nige13]

It’s probably quite a personal thing.

The ones which get mentioned by members here are carbs and cals (also available as a printed book), nutracheck, and myfitnesspal.

Though many members just rely on reading packets, and weighing ingredients. There are little books like the Collins Gem Calorie Counter which folks used to find handy for reference too.

Hope that helps 🙂

Hi
Which carbs and cals app as there are quite a few - do you a have a picture of the app?

 

[Bruce Stephens]

Hi
Which carbs and cals app as there are quite a few - do you a have a picture of the app?

https://carbsandcals.com has links to the apps. (But it's called "Carbs and Cals Counter" and the developer contact references that website.)

 

[Nige13]

https://carbsandcals.com has links to the apps. (But it's called "Carbs and Cals Counter" and the developer contact references that website.)

Thank you 🙂 WOW £35.99 per year or £6.99 a month

 

[Bruce Stephens]

Thank you 🙂 WOW £35.99 per year or £6.99 a month

It's why quite a few of us have chosen not to use the app!

(I understand completely that they need to make money in order to keep the data current and it's likely not an unreasonable cost, but I wasn't using it much when it was free so I don't feel too guilty for not subscribing now.)

 

[Docb]

@Nige13, you asked a question about carrots in another thread. All these lists of "carbs" are a very, very approximate and are best used for guidance only.

If you are that way inclined, do a bit of research on how you might go about measuring the carb content of anything - something I did when I first got into carb control as a means of blood glucose control. It is a bit of an eye opener! Carbohydrate is extremely difficult to measure directly so just about anything you see quoted is very much a best estimate. The numbers you see on packets of manufactured foodstuffs are not precise. The regulations allow estimates and their value depends very much on who is doing the estimating.

The important thing is the effect they have on your blood glucose and that you get best from your personal experience rather than a list, be it in a book, on the internet or buried in some colourful presentation on an app.

 

[Nige13]

@Nige13, you asked a question about carrots in another thread. All these lists of "carbs" are a very, very approximate and are best used for guidance only.

If you are that way inclined, do a bit of research on how you might go about measuring the carb content of anything - something I did when I first got into carb control as a means of blood glucose control. It is a bit of an eye opener! Carbohydrate is extremely difficult to measure directly so just about anything you see quoted is very much a best estimate. The numbers you see on packets of manufactured foodstuffs are not precise. The regulations allow estimates and their value depends very much on who is doing the estimating.

The important thing is the effect they have on your blood glucose and that you get best from your personal experience rather than a list, be it in a book, on the internet or buried in some colourful presentation on an app.

Hello and thank you - would still be good to know approx carbs though so to know how much to eat?

 

[Docb]

I put carrots in the mid range of carbs. For me that means OK provided I do not eat them in vast quantities. Use them as one veg in a mixture of veg or diced into a base for a ragout or grated in a coleslaw. That is about as precise as I reckon you can get.

Regulars on here will know I have a thing about implied precision when it comes to numbers being quoted. Spent most of my working life measuring things and making decisions on the basis of those measurements. One of the things it has left me with is that you need to have a handle on the errors, otherwise you will get tied in knots.

 

[Drummer]

I have a small notebook with my own research into the carb content of various foods which I know I can eat - but have not consulted it for some time - it isn't all that difficult just to know what you can eat and then use your own judgement - spend the money of eggs or meat or yoghurt....

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

When I was very first diagnosed I bought a slim book with the carb values of a vast array of different foods (per 100g) in a simple alphabetical plain-text list.

Apps and books like carbs and cals are glossier and probably much more intuitive, but these days if you have a smartphone, search engines / digital assistants will give you an approximate value for any fresh produce, and packets will cover most other things.

 

[Bruce Stephens]

but these days if you have a smartphone, search engines / digital assistants will give you an approximate value for any fresh produce, and packets will cover most other things.

I must admit that's what I do. And sometimes I estimate a bit wrong, but I'll see it soon enough and then I adjust things (with either more food or some insulin or a bit of a walk).

 

[Transistor]

@Hunny, see if what I wrote in this post is of any help.