Hi,

I am trying to add GG Scandinavian Bran Crispbread as a custom item. The Nutrition information is:
Calories = 16
Fat = 0
Protein = 1
Carbs = 3
Fiber = 3

When I enter the item, I get the following message:
Calories = Carbs x 4 + Protein x 4 + Fat x 9 + Alcohol x 6.93

The data you entered comes to:

Calorie s = 4 = 0 * 4 + 1 * 4 + 0 * 9 + 0 * 6.93 = 4

There can't be any hidden carbs as the ingredients are only: Wheat bran, rye flour and salt

How do I enter this item?

showing the carbs as 3g or as 0g? You might try putting it in as 3g, and then putting 0 in the PECC box, under the fiber grams box.

Hi Teresa,

I entered 0 as the carbs and 3 as the fiber since the entry box for carbs is "Carbohydrates, by difference" which I understood to be the remaining carbs after fiber has been removed.

Now that I look at it, the whole nutritional info has a problem, doesn't it? Even if I forget all about the fiber issue, the stated nutritional doesn't add up to 16 calories.

Can't figure that out.

Hey Clo--I just entered it into MY PLAN--

enter in:
Calories=16
Protein=1
Carbs=3
Fiber=3

Don't put anything into the ECC. See if that works!!

I generally don't use the ECC function--I like to see what it (the carb count) really is before the fiber. It does force me to up my fiber when I see it's a little low. It also helps to know how many "total" carbs I really am taking in. See ya on the flip side!!
Lisa

Well yah, it does add up:

Protein=4 grams 4 grams x 1=4
Carbs=4 grams 4 grams x 3=12

4 + 12 = 16

Hope this helps. I eat the same thing, different brand

Lisa

Clo--get your bootie back over to the AA and MOMD thread!!!! I'm missing you!!!

I was told these can not be zero carbs.

Here is the thread:
http://forum.lowcarber.org/showthre...ht=Scandinavian

Hi Lisa,

OK, now I'm confused...

When I add a custom food the entry boxes I deal with are:
Energy
Protein
Fat
Carbohydrates, by difference
Fiber, total dietary

It was my understanding that:
- with regards to the carbohydrates, one should enter the difference between carbs and fiber.
- with regards to the fiber, one should enter the total fiber in the fiber box.

If that is so, then I should have
Carlories = 16
Protein = 1
Fat = 0
Carbs = 0
Fiber = 3

That will, of course, yield an incorrect calculation.

I see what you are talking about for showing the full carb and fiber count, but doesn't that cause a problem when used with non-custom items from the database

I mean I thougth that the database items were calculated on a "by difference" basis. If so, then when I posted my daily food, some of the items would have fiber removed and some of then - the custom ones - would not.

Does that make any sense? Am I confusing myself and anybody else

Kevin, where did you hear that they item couldn't be 0 carb. If the only ingredients are fiberous, then isn't it possible to be 0 carbs?

Thanks for your help, guys and gals.

did you not read the link i put in my other post....it was in there.

Here the are:

Hey Kevin,

Yup. I did miss it. Don't know how that happened. Thanks for the information.

So, I think that I will assume something like 6 total carbs and 3 fibers. That would make it fit the formula and it would explain those extra calories.

Thanks to you all.

I ate 2 GG Scandinavian Bran Crispbread every morning topped with a tilapia filet when I was losing my weight. I know for a fact that whatever the count was in these Crispbread they had no effect on my weight loss or my blood glucose. Since I was following my own general plan I let my blood glucose reading guide what and how many carbs i ate.