Net Carb information on Fat Secret

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itsmemommom Joined: Oct 12 Posts: 2	quote Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 14:19 There is one thing I don't like about how this site shows the Net Carbs. It doesn't have sugar alcohol as part of the nutrition information so it doesn't subtract them out. In the Atkins bars it makes a huge difference in the net carbs. It is showing 14 net carbs for the Peanut Caramel Cluster Bar and it should only be 3 after taking off the sugar alcohol.
ebivr Joined: Jun 08 Posts: 422	quote Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 14:49 it might be because some peoples bodies treat some sugar alcohols as sugar. I use sugar alcohols myself & changed from using Xylitol to Erythritol because that affects me the least (although I've now also started using Truvia as my new sweetener of choice). I know what you mean about the system they're using on the site though. I'm in the UK where manufactures use the net (none fibre) carbs on all their nutritional information labels. But this site seems to use the USA system which includes fibre as part of the carb count. So before I add a food item I ALWAYS have to work out the total carb according to the USA system by adding the carbs & fibre together first, before adding to the data base. "Do what thou wilt shall be the the Law, Love is the whole of the law, Love before will, The meaning of life is to Love" "Never apologise for who you are" "Leave as little negative impact on the world as possible" "Last night fear knocked on my door, faith answered and no one was there" Even if it's slow it's going to Go! Starting weight: 318 lbs!! 2nd of June 2008, (Calorie Counting!). June 08 Month 1: 298 lb (20 lb. lost). July 08 Month 2: 291 lb (7 lb. lost). August 08 Month 3: 279 lb (12 lb. lost). September 08 Month 4: 268 lb (11 lb. lost). October 08 Month 5: 257 lb (11 lb. lost). November 08 Month 6: 248 lb (9 lb. lost). December 08 Month 7: 235 lb (13 lb. lost). January 2009 Month 8: 229 lb (6 lb. lost). February 09 Month 9: 223 lb (6 lb. lost). March 09 Month 10: 211 lb (12 lb. lost). April 09 Month 11: 208 lb (3 lb. lost). May 09 Month 12: 210 lb (+2 lb. gained). June 09 Month 13: 188 lb (22 lb. lost). July 09 Month 14: 181 lb (7 lb. lost). August 09 Month 15: 179 lb (2 lb. lost). Starting weight: 305 lbs!! 19th of November 2013, (Atkins!). November 2012 Month 1: 297.2 lb (7.8 lb. lost). December 2012 Month 2: 292 lb (5.2 lb. lost). January 2013 Month 3: 276.8 lb (15.2 lb. lost). February 2013 Month 4: 262.6 lb (14.2 lb. lost). March 2013 Month 5: 276.6 lb (+14 lb. gained). April 2013 Month 6: 253.4 lb (23.2 lb. lost). May 2013 Month 7: lb ( lb. ).
liv001 Joined: Oct 09 Posts: 555	quote Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 16:14 There is no way around it and I know of know carb counter that is any different. Some people log those atkins bars and enter the sugar alchohol in the fiber coloms so they get the right number of net carbs Some people however do not understand that sugar alchohols are not fiber. I was helping a lady that was complaining that she was not getting her daily limit of fiber and when I looked at what she commononly counted as fiber it was all Atkins bars In some of those Atkins product the sugar achohol is maltitol and most people probably absorb it as carbs anyways (in spite of what the company like to say) Do what works best for you
Sandy701 Joined: Jun 10 Posts: 338	quote Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 16:29 Even if there's information on the database for an item, you always have the option to create your own entry as if it were a "new item." You can then set up the Nutrition Facts any way you want....just be sure you check the box that you do NOT want to share the entry with the database. Then, whenever you use the product, you'll have access to it, exactly the way you want it.

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