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**Shootohoist** · 05-05-2009, 11:45 PM

i went to the USDA site

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

and printed out a list of counts for 100 grams of my favourite veggies (all the ones i eat, actually)

i also printed out the fibre counts for my own info

then i weigh everything, - if i have 120 grams of cucumber, i calculate 3.13 x 1.20 (assuming 100 grams of cucumber is 3.13 - i'm not actually sure, my list is downstairs

).

i've got a tiny little digital scale and calculator in my kitchen ready for this stuff. it's not as annoying as it sounds, and i've heard from a girl who worked for the usda for 20+ years that they are really really dedicated to getting their counts right.

i never take the package info...but for pumpkin i've taken dr atkins counts because the usda site is unclear on pumpkin....

tracy

05-05-2009, 11:45 PM	#10
Shootohoist Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	i went to the USDA site http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/ and printed out a list of counts for 100 grams of my favourite veggies (all the ones i eat, actually) i also printed out the fibre counts for my own info then i weigh everything, - if i have 120 grams of cucumber, i calculate 3.13 x 1.20 (assuming 100 grams of cucumber is 3.13 - i'm not actually sure, my list is downstairs ). i've got a tiny little digital scale and calculator in my kitchen ready for this stuff. it's not as annoying as it sounds, and i've heard from a girl who worked for the usda for 20+ years that they are really really dedicated to getting their counts right. i never take the package info...but for pumpkin i've taken dr atkins counts because the usda site is unclear on pumpkin.... tracy
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