How do I know if it is a "good or bad" carb???
If it's not a naturally occuring carb..I don't eat it..
All my carbs come from vegetables..and on maintenance they will come from low sugar, high fiber fruits and whole grains..
I won't eat anything with more than 5 sugar grams per serving..
It's a personal choice and everyone is different, and different people metabolize sugars differently..but if I were eating the foods you listed above, I would be gaining..
I have a mean sugar sensitivity and those kind of carb counts would kill my weight loss.
All my carbs come from vegetables..and on maintenance they will come from low sugar, high fiber fruits and whole grains..
I won't eat anything with more than 5 sugar grams per serving..
It's a personal choice and everyone is different, and different people metabolize sugars differently..but if I were eating the foods you listed above, I would be gaining..
I have a mean sugar sensitivity and those kind of carb counts would kill my weight loss.
Sugar free applesauce (which is probably "no sugar added" applesauce)-- the sugar comes from the apples and is fructose (fruit sugar). I would call this a "bad" carb.
Carnation sugar free breakfast: There are 7g sugar and 1g fiber. I wouldn't think this was TOO bad if it had more protein. If you're having this for breakfast you need to pair it with something with more protein as this only has 4g.
Slimfast ultra-- I'm not a fan of slimfast at ALL for a lot more reasons than just the taste. 4 of the carbs are from fiber, but it's an added fiber--a filler or "enriched", like the fiber from white bread, not a natural fiber (which is what you want...when the doc tells you to eat more fiber, he doesn't mean the kind they add to Crystal Light just so they can tout it as being nutritious...he means a whole fiber like what's in metamucil). The fiber thing is another pet peeve in its own so I'll leave it at that. Back to Slimfast...There are 10g of sugar and only 2g protein. Eat this and you're doomed to be hungry again after an hour or two. Protein is the key to satiety.
Yogurt-- there are lower carb yogurts out there. Lite and Fit (my personal fave) now makes a "Diabetes friendly" version that's really low in carbs. I would deem your yogurt as a "bad carb". I don't know the brand of the yogurt, but Yoplait YoPlus has the same # of carbs so I'll use it as an example. There are 15g of sugar. The second ingredient on the ingredients label is sugar (second only to milk). Not good. The carbs in yogurt come from sugar (surcose), and milk (lactose - dairy sugar, which is slightly better than surcose and fructose due to the way it's digested and the way it effects your insulin). Overall, there are much better yogurt choices on the market. I suggest either the Dannon Lite & Fit diabetic friendly version (or even the regular version is better than what you ate) OR even better, greek yogurt like Fage (which is becoming a lot easier to find in regular grocery stores...I don't care for the flavor though).
Sugar free pudding-- The carbs come from the sugar alcohol "xylitol". I wouldn't consider this as a bad carb as sugar alcohols don't effect the blood the same way as surcose, fructose, and lactose (AKA sugar).
Don't worry about the carbs in the protein shake at all (so long as each serving is at least 15g of protein). The protein balances the sugars out.
I'm guessing you're on the pre-op diet, right? I can completely relate to the desire to eat sweets like the ones you've listed, but try to eat other things as well. There are tons of soups out there that are yummy and not high in carbs (Eggdrop soup, strained, is my fave liquid! Along with Miso soup and reduced sodium cream of chicken). Get creative. The good part is since your calories are so low, you don't have to opt for the low cal versions of your food choices so long as there's protein and not too many carbs.
I will also add that "low fat" or "fat free" usually means "high carb". It's better to get full fat and use it in moderation than it is to hike up your carbs, regardless of whether you're doing low carb or not.
The best way to know what you're putting in your tummy is to learn how to read food labels, more than just the carbs, fat, calories, and protein.
Carnation sugar free breakfast: There are 7g sugar and 1g fiber. I wouldn't think this was TOO bad if it had more protein. If you're having this for breakfast you need to pair it with something with more protein as this only has 4g.
Slimfast ultra-- I'm not a fan of slimfast at ALL for a lot more reasons than just the taste. 4 of the carbs are from fiber, but it's an added fiber--a filler or "enriched", like the fiber from white bread, not a natural fiber (which is what you want...when the doc tells you to eat more fiber, he doesn't mean the kind they add to Crystal Light just so they can tout it as being nutritious...he means a whole fiber like what's in metamucil). The fiber thing is another pet peeve in its own so I'll leave it at that. Back to Slimfast...There are 10g of sugar and only 2g protein. Eat this and you're doomed to be hungry again after an hour or two. Protein is the key to satiety.
Yogurt-- there are lower carb yogurts out there. Lite and Fit (my personal fave) now makes a "Diabetes friendly" version that's really low in carbs. I would deem your yogurt as a "bad carb". I don't know the brand of the yogurt, but Yoplait YoPlus has the same # of carbs so I'll use it as an example. There are 15g of sugar. The second ingredient on the ingredients label is sugar (second only to milk). Not good. The carbs in yogurt come from sugar (surcose), and milk (lactose - dairy sugar, which is slightly better than surcose and fructose due to the way it's digested and the way it effects your insulin). Overall, there are much better yogurt choices on the market. I suggest either the Dannon Lite & Fit diabetic friendly version (or even the regular version is better than what you ate) OR even better, greek yogurt like Fage (which is becoming a lot easier to find in regular grocery stores...I don't care for the flavor though).
Sugar free pudding-- The carbs come from the sugar alcohol "xylitol". I wouldn't consider this as a bad carb as sugar alcohols don't effect the blood the same way as surcose, fructose, and lactose (AKA sugar).
Don't worry about the carbs in the protein shake at all (so long as each serving is at least 15g of protein). The protein balances the sugars out.
I'm guessing you're on the pre-op diet, right? I can completely relate to the desire to eat sweets like the ones you've listed, but try to eat other things as well. There are tons of soups out there that are yummy and not high in carbs (Eggdrop soup, strained, is my fave liquid! Along with Miso soup and reduced sodium cream of chicken). Get creative. The good part is since your calories are so low, you don't have to opt for the low cal versions of your food choices so long as there's protein and not too many carbs.
I will also add that "low fat" or "fat free" usually means "high carb". It's better to get full fat and use it in moderation than it is to hike up your carbs, regardless of whether you're doing low carb or not.
The best way to know what you're putting in your tummy is to learn how to read food labels, more than just the carbs, fat, calories, and protein.
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