Today I made a quick stop at the grocery store, because I needed to grabbed a couple things and as I walked around Tops, I realize that they SUCK! But I swear it is just this store on the Island. I needed heavy cream and the 2 brands they carry were 1 super expensive $4.79 for a small one, and 2.59 for like a lunch box milk carton size you get in school! Also, I notice their store brand has 2 carbs per 1 tbsp, and the other brand has 1 carb per tbsp. Not a good selection. Needless to say I walked out with 2 cans of pizza sauce because they were but 1 get 1 free, and 3 packages of hamburger that were on sale.
Soooo... I ventured over to super wal-mart and bought the great value brand of heavy whipping cream which satisfyingly has 0 carbs per 2 tbsp- I think. Anyhoo... It was also cheaper which is one thing I am all about! 5 dollars for heavy cream is not my idea of a good purchase. I would rather waste the gas and drive to wal-mart and get the brands I know have less carbs and etc! I also used a couple coupons while I was there that were on their way to expiring this week, so I got ice cream and lemon ice for the OTHER members of family in this house, that eat normal.
I was in the ice cream isle checking out the CarbSmart Brand and what a joke! They advertise 3g of carbs on the front of the box for a fudge pop... then on the vanilla ice cream covered in a chocolate shell they advertise 5g carbs.... I start reading the label and the fudge pop actually has 8g of carbs and the other 7g of carbs... I decided that those 6 dollar bars were not worth the purchase because I wouldn't stop and eat one in a day... I'd probably eat all 5 in the box.
I went over to the diet section where they keep the atkins shakes and bars, and I looked, and a couple things caught my eye but their pricey! 8 dollars a box for tiny bars.
I wish I could find a store that carries CarbLite Bars. My mom lived on those when she did low carb... but they seemed to have disappeared. I remember how good they were because at 13 yrs old, I used to steal them and eat them for myself, even though they were expensive...lol I'll have to do some research and shop around!
Food labels are confusing and sometimes not totally accurate. Some producers count preservatives and additives, which have carbs, and some do not. There's an interesting thread about this on the Atkins blog: http://www.atkinsdietbulletinboard.com/forums/main-atkins-diet-forum/45075-heavy-cream-limits.html
ReplyDeleteI know it's super confusing! I use more heavy cream than I probably should, but I'm still losing so I'm not complaining too much. It keeps me fuller longer. Of course I'd like to see my weight drop a bunch, but I think 5 pounds in a week was pretty sufficient. I'm ok, and full... some days I may over eat on carbs, but then other days I have no appetite. it's weird! But I'm very content. I kinda just go with what feels alright with me, even though its probably not the most accurate.
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