FIBER On Ketogenic Diet.. Should It Count As Regular Carbs?

[rez]

it doesnt make sense..fiber comes from carbs, and there arent any carbs on a keto diet..so whats there to count?

 

[MS]

No no no Rez, you've missed the theoretical boat here. You could go out and eat the entire tree in your back yard, which is mostly carbs, and not gain any calories from it. A keto diet does not (and should not) mean a lack of fibrous carbs. It merely means a lacks of digestable carbs. To put it in grossly oversimplified terms "fiber=good"; "sugar=bad".

 

[rez]

so you can still be in ketosis if your salads w your fats and pro?

 

[KWKSLVR]

Go read the labels of foods designed for low carb diets. They'll say something to the effect of:

Total Carboydrates: 4 grams
*Dietary Fiber: 2 Grams
Sugar: 1 Gram

*Total digestable carb count is 2 grams.

If you are on Atkins, the rule of thumb is to subtract Fiber count from Total Carb count to get total digestable carbs.

Total Carbs: 7 grams
Dietary Fiber: 2 grams

Digestable carbs = 5 grams.

Its as simple as subtraction.