Net Carbs
Post Cereals has launched a new marketing blitz recently: the idea of ‘net carbs’. Apparently, a gram of fiber acts as the anti-carb, and cancels out a gram of carbohydrates. This nutritional wizardry will no doubt revolutionize the ‘net health’ of Americans.
Press release that includes the term ‘net carbs’.
Personally, I have vowed to consume only 1 ‘net candy bar’ per day. Of course, this means when I eat 11 candy bars, I also eat 10 bran muffins.
June 3rd, 2005 at 11:15 pm
I do have some confusion over the carb/net carb concept. I have read up on the differences between the two, but I’m still not sure how stick to the Atkins diet correctly. If there are diffrent types of carbs, then how can you tell what you can eat on food labels that do not do the breakdown for you. With seeing results from the Atkins diet I have pretty much come to fear all carbs and look at them as the enemy, so even when I see the “net carb” label, I still go by the total carb count. If anyone could offer any helpful information on this, it would be much appreciated. On that note…if there is a breakdown of carbs, why does the recommend food lists in the Atkins books not offer a detailed list of this on each food item?