Carbs that don't count towards Daily Carb Intake.

**Alphatier** · 04-08-2009, 04:03 PM

Ok so I'm on a low carb diet, and my meals are gettig really borring. Are there any carbs(like veggies) that you can eat have with a meal without counting calories and/or carbs towards your daily macros? Help and suggestions is much appreciated.

LNM

Note: I have been counting the carbs of broccoli and cauliflower towards my daily carb intake.

**ckyass** · 04-08-2009, 04:06 PM

you should count the macros of everything you put in your mouth.

***FireGuy*** · 04-08-2009, 04:10 PM

I dont count fibrous carbs towards my daily totals I always tell anyone I write up a diet for to eat as many fibrous carbs as they want and never count them towards the total.

**Alphatier** · 04-08-2009, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by FireGuy1

I dont count fibrous carbs towards my daily totals I always tell anyone I write up a diet for to eat as many fibrous carbs as they want and never count them towards the total.

So food with only fibre and no sugar? Can you give me some examples of foods you don't count? Lettuce? Because even Broccoli and Cauliflower have some sugar in them.

***FireGuy*** · 04-08-2009, 04:20 PM

Broccoli, cauliflower, peas, green beans, lettuce, are all things I would not count into my daily totals. I am not saying they dont count but with the fiber content and the amount of work your body has to go through digesting them they really are not going to do you any harm. If someone want to count them I would say fine as long as you adjust your numbers upwards to account for them.

**Alphatier** · 04-08-2009, 04:25 PM

[QUOTE=FireGuy1;4552299]Broccoli, cauliflower, peas, green beans, lettuce, are all things I would not count into my daily totals. I am not saying they dont count but with the fiber content and the amount of work your body has to go through digesting them they really are not going to do you any harm. If someone want to count them I would say fine as long as you adjust your numbers upwards to account for them.[/QUOTE]

So are you saying that if one wants to count them towards the daily macros he should up his cals? Thanks a lot for your help man, def. gonna make it a little easier for me.

***FireGuy*** · 04-08-2009, 04:49 PM

Yes, all the trainers I know and have ever worked with do not count fibrous carbs in their daily totals. If they allot 200 grams of carbs it is going added in from oats, sweet potatoes, yams, brown rice ect. The 20 or so grams of fibrous carbs in a bag of rozen green beans is considered somewhat "calorie neutral" due to the reasons I stated in previous posts. It is because of this most people find it unneccessary to count them in their totals. If for some reason someone wanted to count these I would hope they would bump the carbs up to 225 and keep the original 200 starchy carbs intact.

Short and simple answer, my opinion only, eat all the veggies you want and no need to count them towards your daily allowances of carbs.

**Rugger02** · 04-08-2009, 05:57 PM

In addition to Fireguys - Filler or “FREE” food to be used anytime to counteract hunger. + carb content
Baby Spinach 1 Cup 6 grams
Asparagus 4 Spears 2.75 grams
Celery 1 Stalk Less than 1 gram
Cucumber 3.5 oz 2 grams
Tomatoes 3.5 oz 4 grams
Zucchini 3.5 oz 3.35 grams

**jimmyinkedup** · 04-08-2009, 06:34 PM

omit fiber from carb count....as fire said - JMO.,...

**jamyjamjr** · 04-08-2009, 06:39 PM

if a celery stick has 50 kcal, it takes 60 kcal to burn it off dont add it to your macros...

**Alphatier** · 04-08-2009, 08:05 PM

thanks for all the responses bros! Much appreciated:-)!

**Alphatier** · 04-08-2009, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by jamyjamjr

if a celery stick has 50 kcal, it takes 60 kcal to burn it off dont add it to your macros...

So you think there is something to negative calories? A couple of days ago I read an article that states there's no such thing as empty calories....only a cardboard lol!

**Rugger02** · 04-08-2009, 08:36 PM

Well they do contain calories, but the body uses more calories during the degestion process than the foods themselves contain.

So basically both are true.

**jamyjamjr** · 04-08-2009, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by lean n' mean

So you think there is something to negative calories? A couple of days ago I read an article that states there's no such thing as empty calories....only a cardboard lol!

it's what we call negative caloric impact foods... usually fiberous green veggies..

***FireGuy*** · 04-09-2009, 08:19 AM

Thank you to Ink, Rugger and Jx3 for taking my baton and running with it.

**dehydromethandrotren** · 04-09-2009, 11:58 AM

very fibrous carbs like veggies should be ok as far as I know

**dehydromethandrotren** · 04-09-2009, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by Rugger02

Well they do contain calories, but the body uses more calories during the degestion process than the foods themselves contain.

So basically both are true.

exactly