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Drummer
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It all depends on what you can cope with.
My personal limit is 10 percent, except for the 95 percent cocoa chocolate from Lidl.
I have a fairly settled shopping list these days.
I use Lidl for most things and start off picking up salad, coleslaw, cooked beetroot,, swede, courgette and any fresh fruit then go along the meat and fish cabinets to pick up any offers and an assortment of the rest but keeping in mind my storage situation - I have a huge freezer and two fridges but can still exceed their capacity.
I go along the back of the shop to get cheese, cream, yoghurt, along the far wall for frozen veges and berries, along to the right aisle to get eggs then I might get fizzy drinks and squashes and that's everything about done.
My personal limit is 10 percent, except for the 95 percent cocoa chocolate from Lidl.
I have a fairly settled shopping list these days.
I use Lidl for most things and start off picking up salad, coleslaw, cooked beetroot,, swede, courgette and any fresh fruit then go along the meat and fish cabinets to pick up any offers and an assortment of the rest but keeping in mind my storage situation - I have a huge freezer and two fridges but can still exceed their capacity.
I go along the back of the shop to get cheese, cream, yoghurt, along the far wall for frozen veges and berries, along to the right aisle to get eggs then I might get fizzy drinks and squashes and that's everything about done.
Docb
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No simple answer to your question @dingdong. It depends on so many things and your approach to meals and how you plan things.
@Drummer has given the approach which suits them and is a good way of going about things if it would suit you.
My approach is to aim for a carb level per meal of less than 40g, making less than 120g/day. Don't bother too much where the carbs come from. My lunch today will be soup (home made, estimated carbs about 15g a portion) and some bits and pieces (ham, salad, coleslaw, crackers) with around 25g in total mostly from the crackers. If I went for a sandwich I would probably forgo the soup to keep under my 40g. Same for main meals. If I fancy some chips - which for me is a small portion of french fries - I would aim for something with them which was virtually zero carb as a means of keeping to my target. This suits me largely because I do almost all my own cooking. Might suit you, might not.
If your routine depends on a lot of preprepared things from the supermarket, then it is worth checking different versions of what seems to be the same thing. You are like likely to find quite big variations in carb content. Go for the lowest.
Lots of different ways of looking at it, and in my mind, the best thing is to find a way that suits you and keeps your BG where you want it to be.
@Drummer has given the approach which suits them and is a good way of going about things if it would suit you.
My approach is to aim for a carb level per meal of less than 40g, making less than 120g/day. Don't bother too much where the carbs come from. My lunch today will be soup (home made, estimated carbs about 15g a portion) and some bits and pieces (ham, salad, coleslaw, crackers) with around 25g in total mostly from the crackers. If I went for a sandwich I would probably forgo the soup to keep under my 40g. Same for main meals. If I fancy some chips - which for me is a small portion of french fries - I would aim for something with them which was virtually zero carb as a means of keeping to my target. This suits me largely because I do almost all my own cooking. Might suit you, might not.
If your routine depends on a lot of preprepared things from the supermarket, then it is worth checking different versions of what seems to be the same thing. You are like likely to find quite big variations in carb content. Go for the lowest.
Lots of different ways of looking at it, and in my mind, the best thing is to find a way that suits you and keeps your BG where you want it to be.
Leadinglights
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It will also depend on how much of the product you are going to use, but for similar products then the lower TOTAL carb number is the better option but not if it compromises flavour and you then have to use more of it.
The difference between brands I noticed particularly was a can of kidney beans where there was considerable difference in carb/100g between the cans.
The difference between brands I noticed particularly was a can of kidney beans where there was considerable difference in carb/100g between the cans.
rebrascora
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I would imagine with the kidney beans it may well come down to the drained weight. If they are giving carb content on the whole contents or the drained weight and if it is on the whole contents for both then I would suspect it may be that there are less beans in the one with the lower carb content. You would have to check the drained weight for each can and then do some calculations.
Unfortunately I am one of those who extracts more carbs from beans and lentils than they are supposed to contain, so the info isn't overly helpful to me anyway.
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