Carbohydrate Calculator

Appears in
The Diabetic Goodie Cookbook: Classic Desserts and Baked Goods to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

By Kathy Kochan

Published 2021

  • About
When managing diabetes, weight loss, or metabolic syndrome, it’s important to know your foods’ carbohydrate content. Budgeting your carbohydrate intake is important for controlling blood sugar (glucose) levels and discouraging insulin resistance. The recipes in this book provide both the total amount of carbohydrate (found in the Analysis); and the Carb Choices (immediately following the Exchanges). The carb choices are based on the following equation:

1 carb choice = 15 grams of carbohydrate = 1 starch, 1 fruit, or 1 milk exchange