ALL-BRAN~ I so dont understand

[daizypetal]

Okay, I am soooo sorry if this question has been over asked, or beaten to death.
I tried the search forum, and I have gone back for ever in posts. I even went to *ask jeeves.com* and STILL I can not find the answers.
So I beg anyone to help clarify this issue for me.

FIBER!
I hear its non soluble, an does not count as a *carb* per say. Because it is not absorbed by the body.
Is all-bran cereal with hot water or whole cream okay to eat on a low carb diet?

To find *Net Carbs* , I think I understand that you subtract the total *fibre from the carb* and that gives you the actual carb total.

I dont want to throw my hard earned discipline out the window, but I can not seem to find any answers out there. About the all-bran cereal, no sugar added..

Please help the Newbie anyone with the answers.... :)

[Karen]

To find *Net Carbs* , I think I understand that you subtract the total *fibre from the carb* and that gives you the actual carb total. That's right.

Eating All Bran is a very personal choice. :) A lot of people wouldn't touch it for different reasons: The count is too high, it will raise your blood sugar, eating it first thing in the morning can set off cravings...

Here are some links to previous discussions on cereals and fiber

Adequate nutrition from the flax cereal combo? (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=75896&highlight=bran)

low in carbs but high in fiber? (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=103426&highlight=bran)

I want my carbs...in the morning..ok? (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=50668&highlight=bran)

What's wrong with grains? (Besides the obvious) (http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthread.php?t=62369&highlight=bran)

Karen

[Kristine]

I had a little box of All Bran recently at a breakfast buffet, and among the ingredients was high fructose corn syrup. :exclm: That's worse than sugar. So much for All Bran... it needs to be renamed Some Bran. A better option is plain wheat bran - nothing added to it and it's way cheaper.

[RCFletcher]

Quote:
Is all-bran cereal with hot water or whole cream okay to eat on a low carb diet?

No, it is not.
There's a straight answer for you.

[daizypetal]

Thank you very much for the illumination! You are all very informative. Its great!

I was under the wrong assumption, that it was okay to eat bran. Thanks for pointing out the fructose aspect. I guess I still need to do alot of research.
So now I know how to do this the proper way!

Take care,