Carb count for baked potato......?
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From: Randy Fiore on 17 Nov 2008 12:53 I have been playing around with my dinner carb count and insulin. I have been shaving my potato down to a little less than 6 oz to about 5.95 oz. How many cards are in a 5.95 oz baked potato? (I have a few books that all count it differently.) Is there a definitive count that is reliable?
From: dumb_fishie99 on 17 Nov 2008 13:17 On Nov 17, 9:53 am, "Randy Fiore" <93jmr6...(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: > I have been playing around with my dinner carb count and insulin. > > I have been shaving my potato down to a little less than 6 oz to about 5.95 > oz. > > How many cards are in a 5.95 oz baked potato? > > (I have a few books that all count it differently.) > > Is there a definitive count that is reliable? Don't even try. No baked potatoes. Just go low carb :).
From: bgl on 17 Nov 2008 13:50 On Nov 17, 9:53 am, "Randy Fiore" <93jmr6...(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: > I have been playing around with my dinner carb count and insulin. > I have been shaving my potato down to a little less than 6 oz to about > 5.95 oz. > How many cards are in a 5.95 oz baked potato? > (I have a few books that all count it differently.) > Is there a definitive count that is reliable? "dumb_fishie99" <dumb_fishie99(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:94b9b4db-7a5b-428f-b7f0-33e0f237e84e(a)d42g2000prb.googlegroups.com... Don't even try. No baked potatoes. Just go low carb :). >>>>> Coming from not-a-low-carber (planning to have a potato tonight, actually) -- I think in general a 3oz potato counts as one "serving" of carbs, about 15g. How close do your calculations have to be? What do you mean, the books count it differently -- are they giving different numbers for the same type & size of potato cooked the same way? Does "shaving" mean "peeling" -- if so, why? the peel is good stuff! Just give it a good scrubbing, bake (I rub with oil first), & cut the whole thing in half. Are you T1 or T2? with what kind of control? What is your overall diet, exercise, & med routine like? How would a potato fit into that? (I don't believe that the answer to every carb-related question is "don't do that") bj
From: Charly Coughran on 17 Nov 2008 17:32 "Randy Fiore" <93jmr6t02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote in news:gfsb41$ihv$1(a)aioe.org: > I have been playing around with my dinner carb count and insulin. > > I have been shaving my potato down to a little less than 6 oz to > about 5.95 oz. > > How many cards are in a 5.95 oz baked potato? > > (I have a few books that all count it differently.) > > Is there a definitive count that is reliable? > > > 1.3 oz. assuming you don't eat the skin. There is a very nice little program you can get for free which used to be called USDA Food Search. I believe the new version is at http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=5720 Online access http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ -- ------- Charly Coughran ccoughran(a)DELETE-TO-RESPOND-UCSD.EDU
From: Willy on 17 Nov 2008 17:44
"bgl" <bjones44(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:zNSdnS-dX_mmILzUnZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > On Nov 17, 9:53 am, "Randy Fiore" <93jmr6...(a)sneakemail.com> wrote: >> I have been playing around with my dinner carb count and insulin. >> I have been shaving my potato down to a little less than 6 oz to about >> 5.95 oz. >> How many cards are in a 5.95 oz baked potato? >> (I have a few books that all count it differently.) >> Is there a definitive count that is reliable? > > "dumb_fishie99" <dumb_fishie99(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:94b9b4db-7a5b-428f-b7f0-33e0f237e84e(a)d42g2000prb.googlegroups.com... > Don't even try. No baked potatoes. > Just go low carb :). >>>>>> > > Coming from not-a-low-carber (planning to have a potato tonight, > actually) -- > I think in general a 3oz potato counts as one "serving" of carbs, about > 15g. > How close do your calculations have to be? > > What do you mean, the books count it differently -- are they giving > different numbers for the same type & size of potato cooked the same > way? > > Does "shaving" mean "peeling" -- if so, why? the peel is good stuff! > Just give it a good scrubbing, bake (I rub with oil first), & cut the > whole thing in half. > > Are you T1 or T2? with what kind of control? What is your overall diet, > exercise, & med routine like? How would a potato fit into that? > > (I don't believe that the answer to every carb-related question is > "don't do that") > bj > > > > > Actually you can eliminate a LOT of carbs if you DON'T eat the potatoes peeling. Yeah I know, I like the peel too, but it's LOADED according to one article I recently read. Wes |