Cream Cheese

healed01 · 02-17-2013, 08:33 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, 08:35 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, 08:46 PM

Thanks!

clackley · 02-17-2013, 09:41 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, 08:46 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, 10:07 AM

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

Punkin · 02-18-2013, 10:33 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, 11:40 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, 08:33 PM	#1
healed01 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 68 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? __________________ Sept 2011: Restart Atkins to get to 135lbs What is my CCL? http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/we...journal-6.html

02-17-2013, 08:35 PM	#2
Dottie Administrator Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: S.E. Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 6,898 Gallery: Dottie	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 __________________ https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/default.aspx <--FDA tracking tools http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ <--FDA nutritional counts http://www.onlineconversion.com/ <-- cooking and other conversions Need to contact LCF? http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/contact.html Everyone has an opinion. Take what you need and leave the rest.

02-17-2013, 08:46 PM	#3
healed01 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 68 Gallery: healed01 Stats: 183/142/135 WOE: Atkins/low carb Start Date: May 23 2008	Thanks! __________________ Sept 2011: Restart Atkins to get to 135lbs What is my CCL? http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/we...journal-6.html

02-17-2013, 09:41 PM	#4
clackley Chatty Cathy Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Ontario Posts: 8,475 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. __________________ Cathy Original start - Feb. 2000 180/125 "The energy content of food (calories) matters, but it is less important than the metabolic effect of food on our body." Dr. P. Attia “Eat animals. Mostly fat. Enjoy! "I resist insulin" Hyperlipid

02-18-2013, 08:46 AM	#5
synger Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 917 Gallery: synger Stats: Start: 310 Current: 300 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. __________________ What shall we do for this meal, Mr. Banting? The same thing we do every meal... Try to take over the world!

02-18-2013, 10:07 AM	#6
Gibbs Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central Indiana Posts: 1,106 Gallery: Gibbs Stats: 322/306/180-ish (5'6") WOE: My own low-carb way Start Date: 8/20/14 for yet another time	Philadelphia brand has 1/oz, 8 in the whole block. __________________ Gibbs

02-18-2013, 10:33 AM	#7
Punkin Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 880 Gallery: Punkin Stats: 160/95/100 WOE: NK or LC	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, 11:40 AM	#8
Ntombi Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Boston, then OH, then NYC, now SoCal. Whew! Posts: 3,340 Gallery: Ntombi Stats: Restart: 360/284.4/190 WOE: Atkins for weight loss, NK for maintenance. 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. __________________ <-- Buddy Ntombi: 5'6½" 40 years old Started Atkins 8-23-02 325+ bought scale 9-7-02: 318/259.6/180? Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (and other conditions) Summer 2005 after years of misdiagnoses--> food plan went out the window! Restarted--again--January 3, 2013.

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