[Diabetes-talk] Lunch

Wed Nov 13 18:46:18 UTC 2013

Hi Debbie,

Do you mean "counting carbs" as in learning the official way to do it, 
counting 15 carbs as one carb unit?  Or do you mean finding out the grams of 
carb in a given food?

For the former, I believe the American Diabetes Association still has their 
pamphlet on the subject, and probably activities on the site, too (I haven't 
checked them out for a while).  For finding the grams of carb in a given 
food, I recommend Calorie King, Sparkpeople.com, MyFitnessPal, or one of the 
other popular sites on the web.  Or you can go directly to the USDA nutrient 
database through a couple of links.  I think the easiest one to use is

ndb.fnic.usda.gov

This is the home page.  On the page is a link that says "Stary Your Search 
Here," and it gives you a list of types of foods.  Select the category and 
you will get a list of brands (both in this list and the last, the number 
under the category or brand name is the number of items in that category). 
Then you can type key words into the edit box, and an item or list comes up. 
This database is the best source of nutrient information, and is what every 
other site is based on.  You can download this database to your computer if 
you want.  It's a government database, so is not copyrighted.

Hope this helps.

Sandi

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debbie Wunder" <debbiewunder at centurytel.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lunch

> Hi Sandy, do you have a good source for counting carbs. I am working on 
> building a list, but maybe there is a simpler way to do so.
>
> Debbie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2 at gmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 10:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lunch
>
>
>> It's good that way, too.  My favorite sandwich in the world when I was a 
>> kid was toast with lots of butter melted into it, topped with apple 
>> butter.  No carbs there!
>>
>> Sandi
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Cindy Ray" <cindyray at gmail.com>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 9:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lunch
>>
>>
>>>I like it on bread and butter.
>>>
>>> Cindy
>>>
>>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 8:59 PM, "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Applesauce is good with lots of things.  I'm not surprised you eat it 
>>>> often!
>>>>
>>>> Sandi
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>>>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Cc: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 3:18 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lunch
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I agree! I have unsweetened applesauce quite often with lunch.
>>>>> Mike
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Nov 12, 2013, at 11:47, "Sandi Ryan" <sjryan2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Applesauce is a really tasty addition to that peanut butter wrap! 
>>>>>> *smile*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sandi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bernadette Jacobs" 
>>>>>> <bernienfb75 at gmail.com>
>>>>>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 10:20 AM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Lunch
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Actually, my lunch choices are very similar to that of Joy.  I keep 
>>>>>>> lots of nuts and peanut butter around the house so I can make 
>>>>>>> something from that.  As for the meat. I use whatever happens to be 
>>>>>>> in the frig: meatloaf, turkey, burgers, chicken.  I very seldom buy 
>>>>>>> lunchmeat though. Might occasionally buy ham or turkey.  I'm a huge 
>>>>>>> fan of nuts and probably eat more fruit than I should.  I also make 
>>>>>>> sure to have lots of fresh veggies: celery, carrots, radishes, 
>>>>>>> cukes, and whatever.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As for drinks, I have a whole collection of travel mugs and water 
>>>>>>> bottles. When we first married, My husband couldn't believe we had 
>>>>>>> five boxes of travel mugs alone.  Then there was the collection of 
>>>>>>> NFB mugs. I always carry a coffee mug and a water bottle wherever I 
>>>>>>> go.  I put mustard, rather than mayo on my sandwiches.  For one, 
>>>>>>> less calories. Secondly, Mayo will spoil if it's left out.  I'm also 
>>>>>>> a rye freak.  I either use rye or buy tortilla wraps.  I'll eat 
>>>>>>> anything in a wrap.  Yum Yum!!  I've even been known to spread 
>>>>>>> peanut butter on the wrap, roll it up and wala--dindin!!  Throw in a 
>>>>>>> ziplock bag of fresh veggies and a piece of fruit and Mmmmm Good!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bern
>>>>>>>> On 11/12/2013 9:05 AM, Wanda Sloan wrote:
>>>>>>>> Taking invitations?LOL4 to the last one.  We've got an entire shelf 
>>>>>>>> !! LOL!!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> of one of our cabinets specifically devoted to travel mugs and 
>>>>>>>> water bottles.  Then there's a shelf for the regular coffee mugs. 
>>>>>>>> And of course, these are double-wide.  No such thing as too many 
>>>>>>>> mugs
>>>>>>>> are lots of raw veggies in the frig as well.  Just throw together
>>>>>
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