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Note to those who are on Atkins Diet. Please be aware that when you enter a Peanut Butter Granola Bar in your foods eaten for the day, it will show up as 13 Net Carbs not 2.9. But on the Atkins Peanut Butter Granola Bar package it states that "sugar alcohols" should be deducted from the net carbs. However, there is absolutely no way to deduct the "sugar alcohols" because there is no line on the Nutrition List in Fatsecret for sugar alcohols. I've done my research and not only is that stated in the New Atkins for a New You book, I also came across another documentation on the internet that confirms this fact. See below:
Definition of carbohydrates: The amount of carbohydrate in a food that the body is able to utilize for energy. Since fiber is a carbohydrate which "passes through" the gastrointestinal tract, it is subtracted from the total carbohydrate count. This concept was originally promoted by the authors who wrote Protein Power. Some systems,(such as Atkins, also deduct all or part of some ingredients such as sugar alcohols - this is usually called Net Carbs.
So, if you're eating these Granola Bars and putting them down in your food list in Fatsecret, it will show up as 13.00 Net Carbs, which is incorrect, because you are only consuming 2.9 carbs per the Atkins package for these bars.
I really think Fatsecret should include a line for "sugar alcohols" in their Nutrition Facts List which would then be deducted from the Net Carbs. Otherwise, everyone who eats these bars is getting an incorrect Net Carb total for the day.
Diet Calendar Entry for 07 March 2014:
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1209 kcal
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Fat: 81.31g | Prot: 87.53g | Carb: 23.54g.
Breakfast: Great Value Half & Half, Great Value Real Bacon Pieces, Borden Shredded Cheddar Cheese, Scrambled Egg. Lunch: Kroger Heavy Whipping Cream, Jell-O Sugar Free Lime Gelatin, Atkins Beef Merlot. Dinner: almond breeze almondmilk coconutmilk blend, Cooked Spaghetti Squash, Perdue Ground Turkey Patty. Snacks/Other: Rudolph's Original Pork Rinds. more...
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