Question about berries

[PurpleRose]

How much berries do you eat per day? I have an Atkins carb counter book and it says that 1/2 cup of unsweetened frozen blackberries is 11.8 grams of carbs and 8.1 ner carbs for 1/2 cup.

Bluberries are 9.4 grams of carbs and 7.4 net carbs for 1/2 cup also for frozen and unsweetened.

Boysenberries are 8.1 grams of carbs and 5.5 net carbs for 1/2 cup of unsweetened frozen.

I get the frozen unsweetened kind because the fresh are more expensive and don't last as long. Costco has a huge bag of mixed berries and I don't know what the carb count is.

I'm on about page 125 of Protein Power and I'm not sure how many berries I can have, being that I should not exceed 30 grams of carbs per day. I did find out what my mininum protein requirement is (105 grams of protein).

Please help. I want to head out to Costco today and grab those berries. We were there yesterday and I didn't grab them because I wasn't sure.

I just finished the wonderful breakfast my husband made me of two eggs, mushrooms, a little cheese and some leftover steak. I may not be hungry until dinnertime.:)

Do we count the full carb count or just net?

Thanks!

[miralin]

I have a really hard time with breakfast, so what I do is buy fresh berries in season and freeze them (or buy the frozen unsweetened bags if the fresh stuff isn't that great) and use about a half cup in a morning smoothie with cream and protein powder. I eat a good bit of other veggies, but not so much fruit otherwise.

My smoothies end up being a little over the 10 ECC but since I'm pretty tight the rest of the day, it balances out.

[Billie]

You count the net on all things. If for example the berries have 10 grams of carbs and 5 grams of fiber, you subtract the fiber and have 5 ECCs.

[Belfrybat]

Raspberries are the best value as far as ECC goes-- 8 ECC for a whole cup, followed closely by strawberries. Blueberries and blackberries are a bit "expensive" but well worth it for taste and antioxidents. The frozen mixed berries I purchase at Walmart come out to an ECC of 11 per cup. I normally consider 1/2 cup as a serving. I love them mixed with cottage cheese, yogurt, whey protein powder, flax seed meal, and nuts. It makes a very satisfying meal for breakfast or a light supper at around 12 ECC total. I also like to eat the frozen berries by themselves one at a time letting them melt in my mouth. Sort of like a mini popsicle.

[deirdra]

I use whatever amount fits my ECC (net carbs) allowance for the meal, so I look at what else I'm having before deciding if it will be 1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 3/4 or 1 cup. If you are very carb sensitive, like me, you want to make sure you eat the berries with fat &/or protein and leave enough room for the ECCs in the cream or whatever else you are eating at that sitting.

[Dodger]

I use the Nature's Three Berries from Costco. It is a mixture of blueberries, raspberries and Marionberries. They have 17 carbs with 3 being fiber for a net of 14 in a cup.

[LisaS]

I don't measure my frozen berries in a cup - too variable for my taste - I weigh them - and aim for 70g per serving, regardless of type. It all evens out but it is easier for me to use the scale and my final shake container than guess at 1/2C or 1C -

[PurpleRose]

I use the Nature's Three Berries from Costco. It is a mixture of blueberries, raspberries and Marionberries. They have 17 carbs with 3 being fiber for a net of 14 in a cup.
So do I! I love them and think I am going down to 1/2 cup instead of a full cup. I know a full cup is 14 grams of carb and that leaves me with only 16 for the rest of the day.