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Are you brewing your own? The USDA database does list a small amount of carbs for brewed tea. I just made 2 quarts of Luzianne Decaf and have lived on that stuff for seven years, but I've never counted it.
I use MFP also, but they ususally report the way the manufacturer does on label. "Rounding" is allowed, and other rules that make the fractions of carbs disappear. Cream is a good example, in 1T none, but look at a cup and there they are. One reason the Atkins and Westman diets work. Eat the no or low carb meats but cream and vegetables are in volume measures. No carb counting needed, but the carbs are limited by definition. Sipping my first iced tea as I type
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Iced tea or any tea is one of my go to beverages, and it's a surprise to me that plain tea would have carbs unless it was processed with something else. You're fine with pure tea, and it's good stuff!!!!!
It is amazing to me how one tea has carbs and another doesn't. Same with coffee.. brewed coffee zero carbs.. but my old favorite Americano or an espresso has carbs! I think two.
Plan: IF dairy-free keto ish
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Originally Posted by elisagirl
Same with coffee.. brewed coffee zero carbs.. but my old favorite Americano or an espresso has carbs! I think two.
Brewed coffee has carbs too, it's just that it's small enough where the rounding issue applies. Brewed is similar espresso/americano in terms of carbs per serving size: espresso is ~.5g/ounce and brewed is ~.5g/cup
and ~SKOL if the carbs in iced tea are mucking up your macros, I think you've got some tweaking to do elsewhere.