Source Dr Mary Vernon
Conventional wisdom is that we should eat 300 grams of carbs a day. But the science shows that if we eat more than 30 we will put the insulin resistance process into motion. Dr Vernon puts new patients on 20 grams a day. So how much is 30 grams of carbs and what do our regular food and beverages contain. This link takes you to a full list.
Here are some interesting highlights. Check out things like flour and sugar
- 12 oz regular beer – 11.9
- 4 oz glass of red or white wine – 1.7 (hooray!)
- beef any kind – 0
- plain bagel – 71
- Whole wheat – 79
- Slice of bread – 13
- Cup of corn flakes – 24
- cup of oatmeal – 60! (elitefitness.com)
- Cheddar – .4
- Cottage Cheese – 4
- 1 oz of dark chocolate – 12
- Chocolate Milk 26!!!!
- Regular whole milk – 11.4
- Skim – 11.9
- Peanut butter 6.6
- Cup of flour 88
- Bread flour 99
- Apple 21
- Banana 26.7
- Avocado 14
- Grapefruit 17
- Orange Juice – 19.4
- Pineapple 1 slice – 10.4
- 8 strawberries – 8.2
- Almonds 1 oz – 6.1
- Peanuts 6
- Walnuts 14 halves – 5.2
- Pasta 42 for a cup of cooked
- Wild rice 1 cup cooked – 35
- Popcorn 1 microwave pack – 56
- Cup of sugar – 199
- 1 oz of arugula – 1.1
- 1/2 cup fresh beans – 4.9
- Baked beans 1/2 cup – 19
- Onion – 15
- Tomato large – 8
Some surprises for me - thank goodness wine is low! Whole Wheat is worse than white flour. Oatmeal is a killer! Whole milk is better than skim and Chocolate Milk is very bad.
