Check out the Carbs in your Fruit

Managing type 2 diabetes means making healthy food choices. Lean meats, whole grains, vegetables and fruits, are all part of a healthy diet, but when you have diabetes, eating a lot of carbohydrates can affect your blood glucose levels. Usually foods with a high sugar or starch content are higher in carbs. Most kinds of fruit have natural sugar in them and contribute carbohydrates to your meals, but not all fruits are created equal. Some fruits have more grams of carbs than others. Have you ever wondered how many grams of carbs are in the fruits you eat?

About.com’s online nutritional website, Calorie Count.com can help you figure out the carbs in all kinds of foods. I used Calorie Count to find out how many carbs are in many different fruits. An apple can have as many as 30 grams of carbs, while a cup of strawberries can have 11 grams.

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