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What are Net Carbs?

Nutrition labels can be confusing as heck – for example, the term “net carbs,” which is appearing on the labels of an increasing number of processed foods. Exactly what are net carbs? Do they matter? Net carbs are the total number of carbs in a food, minus fiber and sugar alcohols (non-nutritious sweeteners in foodRead more

Fidget Food for Stress Eaters

  A registered dietitian once gave me wonderful, realistic encouragement about dealing with my habit of stress eating. Her radical advice? Work with my habit, rather than try to completely stop it. When I developed gestational diabetes during my second pregnancy, I was told I was at higher risk to develop diabetes later in life.Read more