[Diabetes-Talk] Looking for a resource.

[Alan Wheeler]

I actually have an ID mate. I just wish the Trader Joes database had more than just product names.



"If you want to practice anything, practice knowing you can do whatever you set your complete mind to." Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson"

My blog: http://doingitdeeper.blogspot.com/

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> On Sep 22, 2020, at 6:33 AM, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> If you have the ID mate and scan items to find their bar codes, directions
> and nutrition facts are there as well.
> 
> Jeanette
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2020 10:21 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Looking for a resource.
> 
> Horizons for the Blind has its directionsforme.com site. You can find
> thousdands of food products with nutrition info. Also, the Seeing AI barcode
> scanner works pretty well; it has quite a big database of products, and I
> believe you can find nutrition info this way as well. The My Fitness Pal app
> is rather accessible and can also provide nutrition info when you plug in a
> food. It's easier to find nutrition info on prepackaged food. But with fresh
> foods, you have to learn this. For example, a cup of rice has 40 grams of
> carbs. A regular size apple, not these genetically modified ones most stores
> have, is roughly 15 grams of carbs. 6 to 8 oz. yogurts have about 13 to 30
> grams of carbs depending on brand and how much sugar is in it. It's good
> info to know, especially for foods you eat frequently. Also, just Google it.
> Most the time, you can find nutrition info simply by Googling a product or
> food.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Alan
> Wheeler via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, September 21, 2020 4:52 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Alan Wheeler <blindsticks at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Looking for a resource.
> 
> First of all, hi everyone! Long time, no talk, but I am back. For anyone who
> doesn't know me, if you wish, I can do a post re-introducing myself.
> 
> Right out of the gate, though, I have a question. Does anyone know of a
> good, accessible resource for nutrition information for Trader Joes
> products? My A1C recently got really bad again so I am back to watching
> calories, carbs etc. Can anyone help?
> 
> Alan Wheeler
> 
> 
> "If you want to practice anything, practice knowing you can do whatever you
> set your complete mind to." Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson"
> 
> My blog: http://doingitdeeper.blogspot.com/
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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