Carbohydrate Counting

Carbohydtae counting and reading food labels

What is carbohydte counting?

Carbohydrate counting is assessing how much carbohydrate is in a given food. Carbohydrates break down into glucose in the blood stream twhich we then use for energy.  It is this glucose in the blood we are measuring when we do a blood glucose test.

There are many different types of carbohydrates, some break down fast and some take longer.

Carbohydrates and they are described as simple (fast acting) or complex (slow acting)

Simple carbohydrates

• Table sugar
• Candy
• Fruit juice
• Sugary soft drink
• Honey (Honey is pure glucose and does not need to break down and able to get into the blood stream very quickly)

Complex carbohydrates

Complex carbohydrates are broken down slowly and digestion depends on how complex they are. For instance, multigrain bread breaks down more slowly than white bread. Sweet potato breaks down more slowly than white potato.Ideally it is better to eat foods that break down slowly, so that your body has a chance to deal with the

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