I was stuck in a japanese restaurant for lunch and had some, recalling that it was a recommended food... but when I got home, FitDay gave it 8 carbs for a bowl! I just chekced another source, which gives miso itself only 3 per tablespoon... I'm thinking that the miso soup must then be 3 or 4 grams. Anybody know?

Atkins recomends miso soup if you're at a Japanese restaurant on his website and in his book. (Sashimi's probably your best bet,) but I had the same problem. When I looked it up in the Calorie King database (www.calorieking.com) I got 11 grams of carb per cup (but with no fiber listing available.) I'm hoping that the fiber's pretty high (which would make sense because tofu and seaweed both have lots of fiber) but maybe it's more suitable for later stages of the plan.

I recently started cooking chicken like they do at the Hibachi and it actually came out quite good. I use a couple of chicken breasts in a flat pan, medium high heat. Coat the pan with olive oil and once hot, put the chicken down.

I then toss in some mushrooms. Add some butter to start the sautee and leave the chicken for several minutes. Once brown on one side, I add more butter and flip. Just a few minutes on the other side, then remove from the pan.

Add even more butter to the pan and then some soy sauce. Dice the chicken into large chunks and toss back into the pan. Toss into the soy sauce mxture, which by then should be beginning to carmalize. A few minutes to coat and voila!

Oh it's sooo good!!

The carb count for 1 Tbsp. of generic miso is 3.87 grams. I would imagine that different types would have slightly different counts.

One of the things that I think is important is spending carbs is knowing where will you get the most nutrients for your carb buck. The nutritional profile of miso is great! It's high in minerals and has a pretty good amount of amino acids for a bean.

I would say that miso is a fine choice.

Karen

Thanks, Karen-- guess it is a good choice! plus it's yummy. I had a friend who used to eat it by the teaspoonful like a snack.

I didn't realise it had all those aminos, however. There's a spray called Bragg's that I love to sprintz on everything, like a light soy sauce, I'll have to get that again. My body could probably use it now.