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48Basal-Bolus Insulin and Carbohydrate Counting
Practice time: label reading
Answer Sheet: Page 21
How to count grams of carbohydrate on a food label:
1. Read the Nutrition Facts.
2. Look for serving size at the top.
3. Look for the carbohydrate grams. Subtract the fibre grams from the carbohydrate grams. This equals the available carbohydrate
in the serving size.
Old Mill
Dempster’s
Country Harvest
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Nutrition Facts
Per 1 bagel (85 g)
Per 1 bagel (90 g)
Per 1/2 bagel (56 g)
Amount
% Daily Value
Amount
% Daily Value
Amount
% Daily Value
Calories 220
Calories 240
Calories 150
Fat 1.5 g
2%
Fat 2 g
3%
Fat 1 g
2%
Saturated 0.3 g
Saturated 0.2 g
Saturated 0.2 g
+ Trans 0 g
2%
+ Trans 0 g
1%
+ Trans 0 g
1%
Cholesterol 0 mg
0%
Cholesterol 0 mg
0%
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 430 mg
18%
Sodium 410 mg
17%
Sodium 340 mg
14%
Carbohydrate 39 g
13%
Potassium 60 mg
2%
Potassium 75 mg
2%
Fibre 4 g
15%
Carbohydrate 47 g
16%
Carbohydrate 30 g
10%
Sugars 3 g
Fibre 2 g
8%
Fibre 1g
5%
Protein 9g
Sugars 4 g
Sugars 3 g
Protein 8 g
Protein 5 g
1. Serving size: 1 bagel
1. Serving size: 1 bagel
1. Serving size: 1 bagel
2. Carbohydrate grams:
39 g
2. Carbohydrate grams:
47 g
2. Carbohydrate grams: 30 g
Subtract Fibre grams:
4 g
Subtract Fibre grams:
2 g
Subtract Fibre grams:
1 g
= 35 grams of available
= 45 grams of available
= 29 grams of available
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
If I eat a whole bagel
= 58 grams available carbohydrate
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