Counting Carbohydrate Grams or Servings Your doctor, registered
dietitian, or certified diabetes educator may suggest that you
use one of two ways to count Reference carbohydrate Opens New
Window in your diet. For both, 15 grams of carbohydrate equals
one serving. Use the method that is easiest for you. - Counting
grams of carbohydrate. For example, if you want to eat 45 grams
of carbohydrate, you would choose three servings (3 servings x
15 grams per serving = 45 grams). So for breakfast, you could
choose three servings of different foods (such as oatmeal, milk,
and half of a banana) or three servings of the same food (such
as a larger serving of oatmeal). - Counting servings of
carbohydrate. In this system, 15 grams equals 1 carbohydrate
serving. Instead of counting 45 grams of carbohydrate at
breakfast, you would count 3 carbohydrate servings.
|By:||Reference Healthwise Staff||Last Revised: Reference July
1, 2011| |Medical Review:||Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD -
Internal Medicine Reference Jennifer Ho