Total Carbohydrates on Food Labels

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Learn about Total Carbohydrates from food labels in this free healthy living video.

By Brenda Thompson, eHow Contributor

Contact: www.lifeskillsnutrition.com

Brenda L. Thompson is a licensed dietitian and professional chef. She had struggled with weight her entire life. After some extreme life experiences, she decided to change her life...read more

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"Hi. I'm Brenda Thompson, Registered Dietitian and owner of Life Skills Nutrition. In this segment, I'm going to talk about calories on the food label. Here, if you look, you'll see that total carbohydrates is listed. Under carbohydrates, you will also find dietary fibers, and sugars. Dietary fiber is also a carbohydrate, although not all fibers are digested into the system. That is why fiber is recommended for healthy diets. It's also recommended for heart disease, diabetes and weight loss and living a healthy lifestyle. It is very important. Sugars are located here and they are also part of the total carbohydrates. As you can see, there are other carbohydrates that are in this food, but they are not recommended by the FDA to be printed on the food label. Total carbohydrate is important to watch, especially in those who have diabetes, as they need to monitor their blood sugar control. When you are looking at the label, total carbohydrates are generally located in the foods guide pyramid under grains. There are very little carbohydrates in vegetables. There are very little carbohydrates in vegetables (about five grams in about half a cup). Carbohydrates are found in fruits, milk and beans. You will not find carbohydrates in meats and oils. So, when you want to learn how many carbohydrates are in your food, you want to look at the total carbohydrate on the food label."