ITG Diet Blog — Discussion Topic

Let's talk about our favorite subject... SUGAR! Nowadays it seems like the food industry is just throwing more and more sugars, sugar replacements and alternatives and it can be very difficult to distinguish them all apart! I wanted this blog to focus on the many names and disguises that sugar can have in our foods! Let's begin with the most common sweeteners (This list is in my office if you would like a print copy!) These are the common 61 names that sugar can go by: Agave nectar Barbados sugar Barley malt Barley malt syrup Beet sugar Brown sugar Buttered...

Calculating Net Carbs in Whole Foods Whole foods contain naturally occurring fiber. Therefore, you can simply subtract the fiber from the total carbs to get the net carbs.The USDA Food Composition Databases Trusted Source provides complete nutrition information on thousands of foods, including carbs and fiber.For example, a medium avocado contains 17.1 grams of total carbs, 13.5 grams of which is fiber.So 17.1 grams of total carbs – 13.5 grams of fiber = 3.6 grams of net carbs.   Calculating Net Carbs From Fiber Most fiber can be completely subtracted from the total carbs listed on the nutrition label. If you...

This month we are dedicating our discussions to grocery shopping! Grocery shopping can be very intimidating to some and with good reason. Everything is marketed to catch the eye, have flashy colors and prints on their labels to make consumers want to purchase their item whether it is healthy for them or not. I compiled a list of a few, easy tips to help when grocery shopping so that you are not swayed to make wrong decisions and hurt your progress! The first easy tip to remember is to NEVER go to the grocery store when you are hungry! Everything is...

Happy hello everyone! I am very happy to show you all our upcoming topics for our monthly discussions! I believe it is very important to ALWAYS try to be learning as much as we can about diet, health, nutrition and general well being. I hope you all enjoy and stay tuned for our "Educational Videos" and articles in January 2021!     Our Topics:  January’s Topic is all about how to grocery shop for fruits and         vegetables                February’s Topic is SUGAR! We can never talk about this enough!                March Topic...