Hi.... seems like you guys have a nice forum here. My question centers around labels on packages.

For instance.... I love hot dogs, and they have been a big part of my weight-loss successes over the years. Now... If, let's say, a Nathans All-Beef hot dog is listed to have 1 gram of carbohydrate, is that always a fact? I mean... what are the USDA rules on this. Do they round the count off to the nearest whole number. Could there be 1.9 grams in the hot dog and by law they list it at 1? ... I am very curious.

Thanks in advance

TDS

Tds,

Yes, they are allowed to round. I think the variance is something like .6 that they can legally fudge it either way.

HTH

This is where "hidden carbs" comes into play. I have a hidden carb calculator in Excel format where all you hafta do is plug in four numbers from any nutritional label, and it will tell you the true carb content of the foodstuff. If you want a copy, simply e-mail me at aprilreinhardt2@yahoo.com and I'll whisk it off to you.

Either that or go here, and you can do the same thing.

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April

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Thanks APRIL..... it calculates out to 1.98 grams per Hot Dog. Now.... if there are no carbs in fat or protein, how can that be the case?

Just curious.

Thank You

DAVID

BTW.... You are doing great on your program.

Oh, it could be a myriad of things: hidden sugars, fillers, et cetera. Check the list of ingredients. If there's sugar or corn syrup or corn syrup solids listed, then it stands to reason that there'd be carbs in it, right?

I mean, take BBQ pork rinds, for instance. It touts zero carbs on the label. Yet, there's sugar in the ingredients. There HAS to be carbs in it. Think about it.

Hope this helps...

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April

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Thanks April... So.... I guess it is OK for me to have a meal of two hot dogs (4g carb.) and a slice of American Cheese (2 g.).

I know these calculations can get a little bit tricky.

So.... can I SAFELY use Mayonaise, which says it has sugar in it, but says zero carbs on the label? I usually use 2 tablespoons with a can of tuna. In the past.... as long as I stay below 25 grams of carbohydrate... I can lose weight fairly rapidly, regardless of the caloric count.

I guess part of the reason for that is my massive size...... 6-1, about 400lbs. It certainly is not because of exercise because I cannot do much of that right now.

DAVID :-)

Roger (zip2play) on these boards pointed out to me once upon a time that if the carb count says zero on the label, and it's a meat or a cheese, yet there's still sugar listed somewhere in the ingredients, that you can trust to count it as zero carbs.

I've always gone by that and it has served me well.

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