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Healthy Low
Carb Foods That Work!
GG Bran Crispbread and GG Fiber Sprinkles are two excellent sources of dietary fiber, but are very low in carbohydrates. Because of this, these products are located on our list of low carb foods found below. Because GG is low carb and high fiber, our products have many dietary benefits including having a low glycemic index, being great for diabetes control, a must have product for the F-Factor Diet weight loss regiment, and it is also certified Kosher.

As you can
see there are many low carb foods other than high protein, such as found
in meats. Below is a list of veggies. Most are very low in carbs, some are
somewhat higher, but all of them are good for you. Also provided on this
page is a list of commonly eaten breads. Most bread is very high in
carbohydrates, and too much of it can cause weight problems. However,
there is a crisp bread on the market that has less carbs than a majority
of the veggies listed with only 12 calories per slice! -- GG Bran
Crispbread.
*
All of these low carb vegetables have a
relatively
low glycemic load
* Most of the vegetables listed are low carb, few are
moderately
higher
* All of these low carb foods are good for you!
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Food Item |
Quantity |
Carbs |
Dietary Fiber |
Net Carbs |
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1 slice |
7g |
5g |
2g |
Alfalfa Sprouts, raw |
1 oz |
1.5g |
0.5g |
1g |
Artichokes, boiled |
1 cup |
18.8g |
6.5g |
12.3g |
Jerusalem-artichokes, raw |
1 cup |
26.2g |
2.4g |
23.8g |
Asparagus, boiled |
4 spears |
2.5g |
1.2g |
1.3g |
Avocado, raw |
1 oz |
2.2g |
1.6g |
0.6g |
Bamboo shoots, canned |
1 cup |
4.2g |
1.8g |
2.4g |
Beet greens, boiled |
1 cup |
7.9g |
4g |
3.9g |
Beets, canned |
1 cup |
12.3g |
2.8g |
9.5g |
Beets, boiled |
1 cup |
16.9g |
3.4g |
14.5g |
Beets, canned |
1 beet |
1.7g |
1g |
0.7g |
Broccoli, boiled |
1 cup |
11.2g |
5g |
6.2g |
Broccoli, boiled |
1 spear |
2.7g |
1.2g |
1.5g |
Broccoli, raw |
1 cup |
5.8g |
2.2g |
3.6g |
Brussels sprouts, boiled |
1 cup |
5.8gq |
2.2g |
3.6g |
Cabbage, chinese (pak-choi), boiled |
1 cup |
3g |
1.7g |
1.3g |
Cabbage, chinese (pe-tsai), boiled |
1 cup |
2.9g |
2g |
0.9g |
Cabbage, boiled |
1 cup |
6.7g |
2.8g |
3.9g |
Cabbage, raw |
1 cup |
3.9g |
1.6g |
2.3g |
Cabbage, red, raw |
1 cup |
5.2g |
1.4g |
3.8g |
Cabbage, savoy, raw |
1 cup |
4.3g |
2.1g |
2.2g |
Carrot, baby, raw |
1 medium |
0.8g |
0g |
0.8g |
Carrots, canned, regular pack |
1 cup |
8.1g |
2g |
6.1g |
Carrots, boiled |
1 cup |
12.8g |
4.6g |
8.2g |
Carrots, raw |
1 carrot |
6.9g |
2g |
4.9g |
Cauliflower, raw |
1 cup |
5.3g |
2.5g |
2.8g |
Cauliflower, boiled |
1 cup |
5.1g |
3.3g |
1.8g |
Cauliflower, raw |
1 floweret (floret) |
0.7g |
0.3g |
0.4g |
Celery, boiled |
1 celery stalk |
1.5g |
0.6g |
0.9g |
Celery, boiled |
1 cup |
6.0g |
2.4g |
3.6g |
Celery, raw |
1 cup |
3.6g |
1.9g |
1.7g |
Chives, raw |
1 tbsp |
0.1g |
0g |
0.1g |
Coleslaw, home-prepared |
1 cup |
14.9g |
1.8g |
13.1g |
Coleslaw |
1 cup |
17g |
1.9g |
15.1g |
Collards, boiled |
1 cup |
9.3g |
5.3g |
4g |
Corn, sweet, yellow, boiled |
1 cup |
31.7g |
3.9g |
27.8g |
Corn, sweet, white, boiled |
1 ear |
19.3g |
2g |
17.3g |
Corn, sweet, yellow, canned, vacuum pack |
1 cup |
40.8g |
4.2g |
36.6g |
Corn ear, sweet, yellow, boiled |
1 ear |
19.3g |
2.1g |
17.2g |
Corn, on cob, boiled |
1 ear |
14.1g |
1.7g |
12.4g |
Cucumber, peeled, raw |
1 cup |
2.6g |
0.8g |
1.8g |
Cucumber, with peel, raw |
1 large cucumber |
10.9g |
1.5g |
9.4g |
Dandelion greens, boiled |
1 cup |
6.7g |
3g |
3.7g |
Eggplant, boiled |
1 cup |
8.6g |
2.4g |
6.2g |
Endive, raw |
1 cup |
1.7g |
1.5g |
0.2g |
Garlic, raw |
1 clove |
1g |
0g |
1g |
Hearts of palm, canned |
1 piece |
1.5g |
0.8g |
0.7g |
Kale, boiled |
1 cup |
7.3g |
2.6g |
4.7g |
Kohlrabi, boiled |
1 cup |
11g |
1.8g |
9.2g |
Leeks, boiled |
1 cup |
7.9g |
1g |
6.9g |
Lentils, boiled |
1 cup |
40.0g |
15.5g |
24.5g |
Lettuce, cos, raw |
1 leaf of lettuce |
0.3g |
0g |
0.3g |
Lettuce, romaine, raw |
1 cup |
1.8g |
1.1g |
0.7g |
Lettuce, green leaf, raw |
1 cup |
1.6g |
0.7g |
0.9g |
Lettuce, iceberg, raw |
1 head |
11.3g |
5.4g |
5.9g |
Lettuce, iceberg, raw |
1 cup |
1.1g |
0.5g |
0.6g |
Mushrooms, canned |
1 cup |
7.9g |
3.7g |
4.2g |
Mushrooms, boiled |
1 cup |
8.3 |
3.4 |
4.9g |
Mushrooms, raw |
1 cup |
2.3g |
0.8g |
1.5g |
Mushrooms, shiitake, cooked |
1 cup |
20.7g |
3g |
17.7g |
Mushrooms, shiitake, dried |
1 mushroom |
2.7g |
0.4g |
2.3g |
Okra, boiled |
1 cup |
7.3g |
4g |
3.3g |
Olives, ripe, canned |
5 large |
1.4g |
0.7g |
0.7g |
Onion rings, breaded, par fried, heated in oven |
10 rings |
23g |
0.8g |
22.2g |
Onion rings, breaded and fried |
8 rings |
31.3g |
1g |
30.3 |
Onions, boiled |
1 cup |
21.3g |
2.9g |
18.4g |
Onions, raw |
1 cup |
16.2g |
2.2g |
14g |
Onion, spring or scallion, raw |
1 whole |
1.1g |
0.4g |
0.7g |
Onions, spring or scallions, raw |
1 cup |
7.3g |
2.6g |
4.7g |
Parsnips, boiled |
1 cup |
26.5 g |
5.6g |
20.9g |
Peas, green, boiled |
1 cup |
22.8g |
8.8g |
14g |
Peas, green, canned |
1 cup |
21.3g |
7g |
14.3g |
Peas, edible-podded, boiled |
1 cup of peas |
11.3g |
4.5g |
6.8g |
Peas, split, boiled |
1 cup |
41.4g |
16g |
25.4g |
Peas, edible-podded, frozen, boiled |
1 cup |
14.4g |
4.9g |
9.5g |
Peppers, hot chili, green, raw |
1 pepper |
4.3g |
0.7g |
3.6g |
Peppers, hot chili, red, raw |
1 pepper |
3.7g |
0.7g |
3g |
Peppers, jalapeno, canned |
1/4 cup |
1.2g |
0.7g |
0.5g |
Peppers, sweet, green, boiled |
1 cup |
9.1g |
1.6g |
7.5g |
Peppers, sweet, green, raw |
1 green pepper |
5.5g |
2g |
3.5g |
Pepper, sweet, red, raw |
1 cup |
9g |
3g |
6g |
Pimento, canned |
1 tbsp |
0.6g |
0.2g |
0.4g |
Pumpkin, raw |
4oz pumpkin (1/2 cup) |
2.1g |
1g |
1.1g |
Radishes, raw |
1 radish |
0.2g |
0g |
0.2g |
Rhubarb, frozen, cooked, w/sugar |
1 cup |
75g |
4.8g |
71.2g |
Sauerkraut, canned |
1 cup |
10.1g |
6g |
4.1g |
Shallot, raw |
1tbsp |
1.7g |
0g |
1.7g |
Spinach, boiled |
1 cup |
6.8g |
4.3g |
2.5g |
Spinach, canned |
1 cup |
7.3g |
5g |
2.3g |
Spinach leaf, raw |
1 spinach leaf |
0.4g |
0.2g |
0.2g |
Squash, boiled |
1 cup |
7.8g |
2.5g |
5.3g |
Squash, raw |
1 cup |
3.8g |
1.2g |
2.6g |
Squash, baked |
1 cup |
18.1g |
5.7g |
12.4g |
Squash, butternut, boiled |
1 cup |
24.1g |
5.7g |
18.4g |
Spaghetti Squash, cooked |
1/2 cup |
5g |
1g |
4g |
Tomatillos, raw |
1 medium |
2g |
0.6g |
1.4g |
Tomato products, canned, paste |
1 cup |
49.5g |
11.8g |
37.7g |
Tomato products, canned, puree |
1 cup |
22.5g |
4.7g |
17.8g |
Tomato products, canned, sauce |
1 cup |
18.1g |
3.6g |
14.5g |
Tomatoes, red, canned, stewed |
1 cup |
15.8g |
2.5g |
13.3g |
Tomatoes, red, raw |
1 cherry tomato |
0.7g |
0.2g |
0.5g |
Tomato, red, raw |
1 cup |
7g |
2.1g |
4.9g |
Tomato, red, raw |
1 medium tomato |
5g |
1.5g |
3.5g |
Tomato products, canned, sauce |
1 cup |
18.1g |
3.6g |
14.5g |
Tomatoes, red, canned, stewed |
1 cup |
15.8g |
2.5g |
13.3g |
Tomatoes, red, raw |
1 cherry tomato |
0.7g |
0.2g |
0.5g |
Tomatoes, red, raw |
1 cup |
7g |
2.1g |
4.9g |
Tomato, red, raw |
1 Medium tomato |
5g |
1.5g |
3.5g |
Tomatoes, sun-dried |
1 Piece |
1.1g |
0.2g |
0.9g |
Turnip greens, boiled |
1 cup |
6.3g |
5g |
1.3g |
Turnip greens, boiled |
1oz |
1g |
0.5g |
0.5g |
Turnips, boiled |
1 cup |
7.9g |
3.1g |
4.8g |
Watercress |
1oz. |
1g |
0g |
1g |
Yam, cooked |
1/2 cup |
23g |
3g |
20g |
Zucchini, cooked |
1/2 cup |
3g |
0.5g |
2.5g |
Bread (serving size) |
Carbs (g) |
Wheat bread (1 slice) |
12g |
Rye bread (1 slice) |
15g |
Pumpernickel bread (1 slice) |
12g |
Pita bread, white (6" diameter) |
33g |
Pita bread, whole wheat (6" diameter) |
35g |
Mixed grain bread (large slice) |
15g |
Italian bread (large slice) |
15g |
Sourdough (large slice) |
18g |
French bread (5") |
18g |
Vienna bread (5") |
18g |
Granary bread (100g) |
46g |
Malt bread (100g) |
57g |
Wholemeal bread (100g) |
42g |
Ciabatta bread (100g) |
20g |
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