I had no idea that garlic powder had soo many carbs in it. 1 Tablespoon has approximately 6 carbs!! Ok..who actually uses all of 1 Tablespoon per serving but i had no idea.

hrmm i never realy counted my average spices... guess i will now... and i use garlic like crazy.. i have a recpie that calles for 40 cloves of garlic...

and some that call for 3 tbsp of garlic powder...
when you love garlic you use LOTS of it.. guess ill just have to add it in as a count...

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According to this site, garlic powder has 2 grams of carbs per teaspoon.

I use it frequently when cooking chicken and the use of it has not hindered my weight loss.

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uh oh... what OTHER spices have carbs we arent counting?*shudder to think*

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Yep; spices, herbs, extracts, condiments all have carbs, and it is easy to go overboard if you're not careful.

I count them in as their actual number if I am writing up a recipe, so as to be as accurate as possible, but when I'm cooking, I toss and pinch and sprinkle way too much to calculate as I go. :cook: I try to just add a mental "five more" carbs per serving if I have seasoned with abandon.

A good source for carb counts in spices is here.

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Be aware though, that most herbs and spices are very, very healthful and a majority of them are nearly all fiber. Garlic and onion are exceptions, but the health benefits outweigh the carb count IMO. Please, keep using your herbs and spices, but just add a bit to your counting is all

well those are to spices i couldnt live w/ out... garlic ends up in almost everything i cook.. well except for desert style stuff...tho i seen somewhere at the garlic festivel there was garlic ice cream....

I just couldnt cook food w/ out flavor...

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i agree i use spices in just about everything i cook. I don't really Measure them either. I don't know what made me look up the carb count on garlic powder (maybe i was bored) I will just have to make an effort to be more conscious about how much i use and to add more carbs to my count.

Garlic is king in my book!

I don't use much powder though, mostly fresh. I buy those big containers of peeled cloves at Costco. Fresh garlic is roughly 1 carb per clove so if you're doing a "40 clove" type recipe, that's 40 carbs!

Of course, like Sharron said, garlic is good for so I wouldn't worry much about a few extra carbs of garlic.

If you are concerned, you can lightly smash a fresh garlic clove, add it to your dish/sauce as it's simmering, and then remove it before serving. This will infuse much of the essence of the garlic without the carbs.

I used to do that when I was on induction (a LONG time ago) but now I just don't think about it

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the thing is w/ the 40 clove chicken... i seldome eat but maby 2 of the cloves.. its all for the flavor.. OHHH and it is such a flavor..

It is a recpie i got from Emeril... OHHHHHHHH its so worth any carbs it might have... befor this wol.. i would take the garlic from makeing the chicken and would make garlic tators or garlic toast... now i toss in some green beans.. or make garlic fau..tato..

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Before this WOE I made this 40 Clove of Garlic Chicken, 'cept I only used 20 cloves of garlic. It was delish but I reeked of garlic for a week! LOL
Never again for that very reason.

Renee

I never, ever thought about carbs in spices and herbs. I look carefully at "spice" mixtures that obviously have fillers, but never gave the basic herbs and spices a thought. Most times, it wouldn't amount to much anyway. But it's good to be aware of!
Thanks for bringing up this topic!! enlightening.
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