First, it's important to understand that the labeling laws are different in the U.S. from those in the U.K. Our
Net Carbs are your
Total Carbs. In the U.K. fiber is already deducted from the carbohydrate content of a food, whereas that is not the case in the U.S. When you see Total Carbs on the label of a U.S. food, it still includes the carbohydrates from any fiber. The fiber is listed separately, so to determine the number of carbohydrates that will have an effect on their diets, people in the U.S. simply subtract the fiber from the Total Carbs, and we call that number the Net Carbs.
In the U.K., the number shown on a food package for Total Carbs already has had the fiber ... which is also shown separately ... deducted. You would have to add those 2 numbers together to get what we in the U.S. call Total Carbs.
Have I thoroughly confused you now?
As for the Atkins products, they almost always contain ingredients that are not shown on the lists of Induction foods found in the books that Dr. Atkins wrote, so many of us feel they should not be used during those first 2 weeks. You can read the ingredients list on any Atkins product to see what I mean. In addition, the products are well known for causing weight loss to slow, or even stop altogether, for many people. Some can eat them without a problem, but I think the products are problematic for the majority. I've never used them, myself, so this is just based on what I've read on this and other low-carb forums.
zero carbs, net carbs, total carbs help!!!! (atkins bars experiences please)
I did buy some stevia and use that to make the one minute muffin which I load full of cinnamin, ginger and other spices but its a far cry from the real thing to be honest. Others mentioned the real chocolate like 85 % cocoa. I guess a couple squares of that is within reason and will cure the chocolate craving. I haven't tried that yet.
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