Cream Cheese

healed01 · 02-17-2013, 07:33 PM

Seems high in carbs to me. does your brand count 2 grams for 2T? I checked the ingredients and it is pretty straightforward. I don't have a scale but wondering in cups or T-spoons, what 3oz of cream cheese measures out to be.
I have been guessing about 1/4 cup...meaning that if there is 4T in a cup, I'm counting 4 grams of carbs?

Dottie · 02-17-2013, 07:35 PM

3oz would be 6 tablespoons.
it's a brand thing, too, so check labels.
Ex: Philly cream cheese has 1.8g carbs per oz (2T) but Kroger brand cream cheese only has 1g carbs per oz.
So definitely check labels

healed01 · 02-17-2013, 07:46 PM

Thanks!

clackley · 02-17-2013, 08:41 PM

I go with weight as it is much easier to be accurate and yes, I have found that the carb count varies between brands even when the ingredient list looks identical.

synger · 02-18-2013, 07:46 AM

I find that for as much as I eat at a time (usually 1 oz.), the carbs aren't too high for me. I record it, but don't worry too much about it.

Gibbs · 02-18-2013, 09:07 AM

Philadelphia brand has 1/oz, 8 in the whole block.

Punkin · 02-18-2013, 09:33 AM

I'm not sure I really trust those labels. For example my store cares two brands of unsweetened almond milk. One says it has 1 carb per serving the other says 0, so I was buying the brand that said it had 0. I started having serious problems with almond milk. So I cut it out. I think if you are really sensitive to carbs I would go with the higher estimate and count it.

Ntombi · 02-18-2013, 10:40 AM

Labels are allowed to say 0g if there are 0.49g or fewer. They can say <1g if there are 0.9g or fewer.

If there's an item that I know could have carbs, and is listed as 0g, I count is as 0.5g per serving.

02-17-2013, 07:33 PM	#1
healed01 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 415 Gallery: healed01 Stats: 183/142/135 WOE: Atkins/low carb Start Date: May 23 2008	Cream Cheese Seems high in carbs to me. does your brand count 2 grams for 2T? I checked the ingredients and it is pretty straightforward. I don't have a scale but wondering in cups or T-spoons, what 3oz of cream cheese measures out to be. I have been guessing about 1/4 cup...meaning that if there is 4T in a cup, I'm counting 4 grams of carbs?

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02-17-2013, 07:35 PM	#2
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 68,702 Gallery: Dottie WOE: JUDDD calorie cycling plan	3oz would be 6 tablespoons. it's a brand thing, too, so check labels. Ex: Philly cream cheese has 1.8g carbs per oz (2T) but Kroger brand cream cheese only has 1g carbs per oz. So definitely check labels

02-17-2013, 07:46 PM	#3
healed01 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 415 Gallery: healed01 Stats: 183/142/135 WOE: Atkins/low carb Start Date: May 23 2008	Thanks!

02-17-2013, 08:41 PM	#4
clackley Chatty Cathy Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 13,233 Gallery: clackley Stats: 228.5/168/125 WOE: N.K.=vlc/hf/moderate protein & organic/pastured Start Date: Restart Oct 18 2009	I go with weight as it is much easier to be accurate and yes, I have found that the carb count varies between brands even when the ingredient list looks identical.

02-18-2013, 07:46 AM	#5
synger Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,227 Gallery: synger Stats: Start: 310 Current: 259 WOE: Calorie and carb counting, IR Diet framework Start Date: IR/PCOS: Dx pre-diabetic 3/2010	I find that for as much as I eat at a time (usually 1 oz.), the carbs aren't too high for me. I record it, but don't worry too much about it.

02-18-2013, 09:07 AM	#6
Gibbs Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: east central Indiana Posts: 1,380 Gallery: Gibbs Stats: 334/283/180-ish (5'6") WOE: My own low-carb way Start Date: 2/10/13	Philadelphia brand has 1/oz, 8 in the whole block.

02-18-2013, 09:33 AM	#7
Punkin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 587 Gallery: Punkin	I'm not sure I really trust those labels. For example my store cares two brands of unsweetened almond milk. One says it has 1 carb per serving the other says 0, so I was buying the brand that said it had 0. I started having serious problems with almond milk. So I cut it out. I think if you are really sensitive to carbs I would go with the higher estimate and count it.

02-18-2013, 10:40 AM	#8
Ntombi Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boston, then OH, then NYC, now SoCal. Whew! Posts: 35,164 Gallery: Ntombi Stats: Restart: 360/321/185 WOE: Atkins works when I work it. Start Date: Restarted: 1-3-13 Original: 8-23-02	Labels are allowed to say 0g if there are 0.49g or fewer. They can say <1g if there are 0.9g or fewer. If there's an item that I know could have carbs, and is listed as 0g, I count is as 0.5g per serving.