How well do you know your low carb foods from your high carb foods? Test your knowledge and see if you can suss out the sneaky foods by taking this quiz. 🙂
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Doh! It can be tricky navigating the low-carb ocean when you first foray into the water. That is why I created this site and quiz – to help others know what foods to avoid/limit in their journey to reduce complex sugars from their diet. Always read the labels and consider downloading an app to help keep track of your carb intake.
Please scroll down to see more details for the questions. 🙂
YOUR reward for finishing the quiz is a KITTEN!
I’m low carb but please don’t eat meee!
#1 Are bananas low carb?
High Carb – Bananas may be a natural product but a medium (~7″) banana is around 24 net carbs. Fruits have lots of sugar! If you are trying to stay under 30 net carbs a day, a banana isn’t your best option.
#2 Is milk low carb?
Alas – milk, especially ‘skim’ and ‘low fat’ milk is high in sugar, and the process that skims fat leaves behind a higher concentration of sugar. By nature, lactose is a naturally occurring sugar found in milk.
One cup of milk has about 12 grams of carbs. Not going to be a huge issue if you use a tablespoon for your tea, but I recommend half and half or whole whipping cream instead (which is MUCH tastier, too!).
#3 Is corn low carb?
Alas – corn is corny, and not in a fun ‘ha ha’ way, but in a ‘boo hoo’ way. One of the U.S.’s top exports, we’ve found a way to smush corn into tons of foods in various forms (High Fructose Corn Syrup, anyone?). Bad news for us, since corn is a super carby, sugary bad boy. One cup of canned yellow corn has about 30 grams of carbs in it.
#4 Is coconut water low carb?
This product is tricky – coconut milk and coconut cream are low(ish) carb, but not coconut water!
When I first went low carb I made the bad call to NOT look at a label before guzzling down a coconut water. I thought it was low carb, since I read about coconut milk being a decent low carb milk substitute. Boy was I annoyed when, after the final sip, I glanced at the label and saw the stupid thing have over 15g of carbs, half my daily allotment.
#5 Are turnips low carb?
Turnips are low carb!
I know, it’s a tricky one because it’s a root vegetable which can be notoriously starchy and carby.
The turnip is a great low carb substitute for our old friend, now frenemy, the potato.
One cup of white potato can have around 24 net carbs, where as a cup of turnip has only 5 net carbs (!) PLUS the same or more levels of Calcium, Iron and Vitamin C than potato!
Trust me – boil these baddies up and mash them with some cream and butter, and you will not be able to tell it’s not potato. I also use it diced up in stews!
#6 Are nuts low carb?
This is a little bit of a trick question, as it’s all about portion control and type of nut. Are you able to eat just a few and then stop? Almonds, pecans and walnuts are the lowest carb nuts. Portion out first and then tuck that jar away! Nuts are great because they are also high fat, but they are just so delicious it’s hard to stop at a few. Also, stay away from nuts covered in sugar!
1 oz of :
- Pecans (~20 halves) have ~1 net carb
- Walnuts (~14 halves) have 2 net carbs
- Almonds (~22 nuts) have 3 net carbs
- Pistachios  (~40 nuts!) have around 4 net carbs
- Cashews (~16 nuts) have 8 net carbs
- A peanut isn’t a nut, it’s a legume!
- They have about 3 net carbs per ounce (~28 peanuts).
#7 Are beans low carb?
Beans are a high carb legume that also contain high levels of lectin, which can cause digestive issues (hence the musical fruit poem).
1 cup:
- Soybeans – ~10 net carbs (good bean dip substitute)
- Chickpeas/Garbanzo beans – ~30 net carbs
- Kidney beans – ~28 net carbs
- Pinto  –  30 net carbs
- Black beans – ~30 net carbs
Note that green beans are fine, with a cup containing around 4g of net carbs.
#8 Is brown rice low carb?
Sadly, rice is high carb, regardless of if it’s white rice or brown. One cup of brown rice has around 40 net carbs!
#9 Is blueberry Greek yogurt low carb?
Sorry, these delicious looking snacks are generally filled with sugar. The average 5 oz container contains around 20g of carbs, almost ALL of them contain added sugar. The problem is two fold – making the product lower fat/fat free leaves more of the lactose sugar and the blueberry flavoring adds in a lot more sugar.
If you really love your Greek yogurt, find a full fat, plain version and add your own berries.
#10 Are carrots low carb?
Carrots are high carb so don’t be snacking on those sweet, sweet baby carrots all day.
I use carrots in moderation in my cooking. For example, since a medium (7″ carrot) is about 4 net carbs, I’ll throw one of those bad boys into a salad that serves 2 – 4, or in with a batch of boiled turnips/radishes that are going to be mashed with cheese and cream that will serve 2 -4 people (aka me, myself and I over two nights in a row). Adds a nice bit of color and sweetness.
Lower carb than a carrot but MUCH LESS TASTIER. x.x
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