Carbs in Brown Rice

[carolwray99]

My menu that comes up says 1/3 cup brown rice has 1 carb? This is not correct. Also with the same meal it says home fries and has 1 carb? I am wondering if all the menus are wrong with calorie, carb, fat count?

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, carolwray99. What you’re seeing here are exchanges, which are units of nutrients. They translate to the following approximate nutritional values:
1 carbohydrate exchange = 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 3 grams of protein
1 protein exchange = 7 grams of protein + up to 5 grams of fat
1 fat exchange = 5 grams of fat
1 fruit exchange = 15 grams of carbohydrates
1 vegetable exchange = 5 grams of carbohydrates + up to 2 grams of protein
1 sweet exchange = up to 15 grams of carbohydrates + up to 5 grams of fat
1 free exchange = up to 5 grams of carbohydrates or up to 2 grams of protein or fat

[charrobe]

I think what they mean by 1 carb is a carb count which would be 15 grams but I noticed that some carb is listed as 0 carb count. I am wondering if it is under 15 grams they list as zero, but for diabetic, this does not work we need to count every carb in any food. I

[Ossie-Sharon]

Hi, charrobe. Please see my response in another thread.

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