Carbohydrate and Calorie List
Carbohydrate and Calorie List
Carbohydrate and Calorie List
Grains
Carbohydrates
Food Serving Size Calories Healthy Options
(grams)
Bagel 1 (4 or 5-‐inch) 70 g 360 Choose 100% whole wheat
Vegetables
Carbohydrates
Food Serving Size Calories Healthy Options
(grams)
Non-‐starchy Vegetables:
Artichokes
Asparagus 1 cup (raw) 5 g 25
Beans (green, Italian, wax) Choose fresh, frozen or low
Beets, (not pickled) sodium
Broccoli
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower If adding sauce or breading, be
Celery sure to count carbohydrates!
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Greens (kale, mustard)
Kohlrabi ½ cup (cooked:
Lettuce steamed, baked, canned 5 g 25
Mushrooms or grilled without oil)
Okra
Pea pods
Peppers
Radishes
Spinach
Tomatoes
Turnips
Zucchini
Baked beans ½ cup 25 g 140
Beans (black, garbanzo, pinto, Drain and rinse or choose
½ cup 15 g 114
kidney, red) low sodium
Corn ЪĐƵƉŽƌϲ͟ĐŽď 15 g 66
French Fries Small 33 g 267
Medium 52 g 421
Large 65 g 531
Green Peas ½ cup 10 g 60
Mixed vegetables (with corn or Choose fresh, frozen or low
1 cup 11 g 80
peas) sodium
Spaghetti Sauce (without meat) 1 cup 15 g 120 Choose low sodium
Sweet Potato ϱ͟ůŽŶŐyϮ͟ĚŝĂ 20 g 100 with skin
White Potato ϰ͟ůŽŶŐ;ďĂŬĞĚͿ 30 g 128 with skin
½ cup (mashed,
prepared with whole 17 g 110
milk)
Winter Squash (acorn or
1 cup 20 g 90
butternut)
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Fruit
Carbohydrates
Food Serving Size Calories Healthy Options
(grams)
Berries (blueberries, Choose fresh or frozen
1 cup 10 g 60
raspberries, strawberries) without added sugar
Canned fruit ½ cup ( in juice) 13 g 55
½ cup (light syrup) 17 g 70
½ cup (heavy syrup) 25 g 95
Choose fresh or frozen
Cherries 1 cup 20 g 87
without added sugar
Dried fruit (raisins, Craisins,
¼ cup 25 g 100
other)
Fruit:
^ŵĂůů;Ϯ͘ϳϱ͟ĚŝĂͿ 15 g 70
Apple
Banana
Choose fresh or frozen
Pear DĞĚŝƵŵ;ϯ͟ĚŝĂͿ 21 g 90
without added sugar
Peach
Orange >ĂƌŐĞ;ϯ͘ϱ͟ĚŝĂͿ 28 g 120
Nectarine
Small Fruits:
Kiwi Choose fresh or frozen
ϮǁŚŽůĞ͕ƐŵĂůů;Ϯ͘ϭ͟ĚŝĂͿ 15 g 65
Clementine without added sugar
Plum
*Check with doctor or
Grapefruit ϭǁŚŽůĞ;ϰ͘ϱ͟ĚŝĂͿ 13 g 55 pharmacist for medication
interaction
Juice (grapefruit, orange) ½ cup 13 g 60 Use to treat a low blood sugar
Melon (watermelon,
1 cup 12 g 50
cantaloupe, honeydew
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Carbohydrates
Food Serving Size Calories Healthy Options
(grams)
Cheese
Cheddar
1 ounce
Colby
Brie
Parmesan
0 g 110
American or
Provolone
Blue (Bleu)
Gouda
Muenster
Low-‐Fat Cheeses
Feta
Part-‐skim or low-‐ 1 ounce 0 g 80
fat
Swiss
Milk (regular or lactose-‐ Choose low fat or fat-‐free
1 cup (skim) 13 g 90
free) dairy
Combination Foods
Carbohydrates
Food Serving Size Calories Healthy Options
(grams)
Asian entrée (meat and
1 cup 15 g 120
vegetables, no rice)
ϭͬϴŽĨϭϰ͟;ĐŚĞĞƐĞ͕ŽƌŝŐŝŶĂů
Pizza 30 g 270
crust)
ϭͬϴŽĨϭϰ͟;ĐŚĞĞƐĞ͕ƚŚŝŶĐƌƵƐƚͿ 16 g 190
Salty Snacks
Wheat Thins 1 oz (16 crackers) 20 g 140 Choose 100% whole wheat
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Sweets
Carbohydrates
Food Serving Size Calories Healthy Options
(grams)
ϯЪ͟ĚŝĂ 17 g 115
ϲ͟ĚŝĂ
60 g 480
͞DŽŶƐƚĞƌ͟ĐŽŽŬŝĞ
Carbohydrate and Calorie List
Carbohydrates
Food Serving Size Calories Healthy Options
(grams)
Beef, Pork, or Lamb,
lean or extra-‐lean, fat 3 ounces
trimmed:
Round roast
Loin
Sirloin or 0 g 150
Tenderloin
T-‐bone
95% lean ground
beef
Ham
Canadian Bacon
Beef or Pork, medium fat
(fat trimmed)
Chuck roast
3 ounces 1 g 200
Brisket
85-‐90% lean
ground beef
Beef or Pork, high fat (fat
left on in cooking)
͞WƌŝŵĞ͟ĐƵƚƐŽĨ
meat
Prime rib
Lamb ribs
3 ounces 0 g 230
Chuck roast
Brisket
80% lean ground
beef
Pork leg ham
Shoulder cut
Pork, very high fat
3 ounces 0 g 340
Spareribs
Poultry (chicken or
turkey), white meat,
3 ounces 0 g 150
without skin, grilled or
baked
Fish, fatty
Salmon
Tuna
Trout
3 ounces 0 g 160
Herring
Mackerel
Sardines
Swordfish
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Fish, lean
Cod
Flounder
Haddock
Hake
Halibut
3 ounces 0 g 100
Pollock
Red Snapper
Sea Bass
Sole
Shark
Tilapia
Lunchmeat (high fat)
1 oz slice 0 g 90
Bologna
Salami
2 ounces 0 g 180
Sausage
Bratwurst
3 ounces 0 g 280
Hot dog
Lunchmeat (lean)
Ham
Look for low-‐sodium
Turkey 1 oz slice 0 g 60
versions
Prosciutto
Corned beef
Cheese
Cheddar
1 ounce
Colby
Brie
Parmesan
0 g 110
American or
Provolone
Blue (Bleu)
Gouda
Muenster
Low-‐Fat Cheeses
Feta
Part-‐skim or low-‐ 1 ounce 0 g 80
fat
Swiss
Egg 1 large 0 g 80
Tofu 1 ounce 1 g 40
Carbohydrate and Calorie List
Carbohydrates
Food Serving Size Calories Healthy Options
(grams)
Avoid saturated and trans
Margarine 1 Tablespoon 0 g 100
fats when possible
Mayonnaise (regular) 1 Tablespoon 0 g 90
Mayonnaise (reduced-‐fat
1 Tablespoon 0 g 50
or light)
Nuts or Seeds (dry
roasted or raw)
Almonds
Cashews
1 ounce 2 g 160
Peanuts
Pistachios
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts
Salad dressing, creamy,
regular
Blue Cheese
1 Tablespoon 0 g 75
Caesar
Ranch
French
Salad dressing, creamy,
1 Tablespoon 2 g 15
low-‐fat or fat-‐free
Salad dressing, vinaigrette,
regular 1 Tablespoon 1 g 45
1 teaspoon 0 g 40 Choose olive or canola oil
Oil to increase your intake of
1 Tablespoon 0 g 120 healthy fats
Bacon 1 slice 0 g 50
Gravy ½ cup 5 g 60