{"id":16605,"date":"2024-04-23T09:46:35","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T22:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/?page_id=16605"},"modified":"2024-08-26T10:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T23:31:41","slug":"carb-counting","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/education\/carb-counting\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbohydrate counting"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16605\" class=\"elementor elementor-16605\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a328b9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a328b9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2e6f39\" data-id=\"d2e6f39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff9e52 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ff9e52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Carbohydrate Counting Resources for Children and Adults with Type 1 Diabetes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8308c animated-fast elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de8308c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are proud to collaborate with the International Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD) in developing a comprehensive series of resources on carbohydrate counting \u2013 Healthy Eating and Carbohydrate Counting for Children and Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. This resource is designed to teach and empower persons with diabetes and their families and carers in the essential skill of carbohydrate counting as an important aspect of diabetes self-management. Each resource has three sections:<\/p><ul><li>Section 1: Covers the basics of healthy eating and provides insights into typical carbohydrate sources.\u00a0<\/li><li>Section 2: Provides a list and pictures of carbohydrate foods commonly eaten in a specific country.<\/li><li>Section 3: Provides a list and pictures of carbohydrate foods commonly eaten in most countries.<\/li><\/ul><p>The resource is suitable for persons with diabetes and their families and carers, and healthcare professionals.<\/p><p>For more information on how you can maximize the use of this resource as a part of diabetes and nutrition education, please refer to our 2023 Education\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Bulletin-32-Carb-counting.html\">Bulletin<\/a>.<\/p><p>If you find this resource is useful and are interested in developing one for your country, please contact us via <a href=\"slin@diabetesaustralia.com.au\">email<\/a>. Also if you have developed a similar resource, please let us know.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea7db27\" data-id=\"ea7db27\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8daadc6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8daadc6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ff1e5b\" data-id=\"5ff1e5b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ea32d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ea32d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-911d325\" data-id=\"911d325\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2574a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2574a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LFAC carbohydrate counting books <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caf489d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes bdt-icon-type-image elementor-position-top bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"caf489d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Healthy_eating_and_carbohydrate_counting_Indian_foods_1stedition.pdf&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/in.svg\" alt=\"Healthy eating and carbohydrate counting, Indian Foods (in English)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\tHealthy eating and carbohydrate counting, Indian Foods (in English)\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Healthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Indian food (56 pages)<\/p><p>Source: Life for a Child (LFAC), International Society for Paediatric &amp; Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD). 1st edition, 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46f3bd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes bdt-icon-type-image elementor-position-top bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"f46f3bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Alimentacion_saludable_y_conteo_de_carbohidratos_Platillos_mexicanos_Edicion1.pdf&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/mx.svg\" alt=\"Healthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Mexican food (in Spanish)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\tHealthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Mexican food (in Spanish)\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Healthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Mexican food (Alimentaci\u00f3n saludable y conteo de carbohidratos &#8211; Platillos Mexicanos) (48 pages)<\/p><p>Source: Life for a Child (LFAC), International Society for Paediatric &amp; Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), Mexican Diabetes Federation. 1st edition, 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd2647 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes bdt-icon-type-image elementor-position-top bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"ccd2647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DigitalProof_Carb-Counting-Book_Ecuador-v6-2-1.pdf&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ec.svg\" alt=\"Healthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Ecuadorian food (in Spanish)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\tHealthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Ecuadorian food (in Spanish)\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Healthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Ecuadorian food. Alimentaci\u00f3n saludable y conteo de carbohidratos &#8211; Comida Ecuatoriana (48 pages).<\/p><p>Source: Life for a Child (LFAC), International Society for Paediatric &amp; Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Ecuador, ESPOL. 1st edition, 2023.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e6152 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes bdt-icon-type-image elementor-position-top bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"68e6152\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carb-Counting-Book_Pakistan-v4c.pdf&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/pk.svg\" alt=\"Healthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Pakistani food (in English)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\tHealthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Pakistani food (in English)\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Healthy eating and carbohydrate counting: Pakistani food (in English).<\/p><p>Source: Life for a Child (LFAC), International Society for Paediatric &amp; Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), . 1st edition, 2024.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c868a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c868a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfdbab2\" data-id=\"bfdbab2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77d67f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77d67f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Other carbohydrate counting books and resources<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee150a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes elementor-position-left bdt-title-link-yes bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"9ee150a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Carb-Counter-English-Version-1.pdf&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarbohydrate counting book for Sri Lanka\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carb counter for peole with diabetes (76 pages) is a comprehensive carbohydrate counting resource that is designed for the Sri Lanka culture and food including photo illustration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Source: StEP-D, Sri Lanka College of Endocrinologist and Sri Lanka Diabetes Federation. 2021.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-972037f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes elementor-position-left bdt-title-link-yes bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"972037f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/lifeforachild.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Somali-Carb-couting-book.pdf&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-pdf\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarbohydrate counting book for Somali\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Somali carbohydrate counting guide (24 pages) is a comprehensive carbohydrate counting resource that is designed for the Somali culture and food including photo illustration.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Source: Brunzell C, Moran A, Purcell L, Farah D, Kyllo J, Plager P, Sunni M. 2016.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ee95d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes elementor-position-left bdt-title-link-yes bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"e7ee95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/www.calorieking.com\/&#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalorie King Food Database\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-sub-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApps and website\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CalorieKing offers a free food search App for iOS and Android as well as online search. It provides nutritional information for over 150,000 foods, including data from 260 fast food chains and restaurants. It is a valuable tool to count carb intake for people with diabetes. It is available for different regions and languages such as calorieking US (available in both English and Spanish), UK and Australia.<br \/>Source: Calorie King. The last access by LFAC in 2024. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39c3ba8 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes elementor-position-left bdt-title-link-yes bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"39c3ba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/carbsandcals.com\/app\/features\/ &#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/carbsandcals.com\/app\/features\/ &#039;, &#039;_self&#039;)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarbs &amp; Cals\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-sub-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApps\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Carbs &amp; Cals is a UK-based visual carb and calorie counter app, available for iOS and Android. It\u2019s designed to track nutrients especially the carbs and calories.<br \/>Source: Carbs &amp; Cals. The last access by LFAC in 2024.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-838e165 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial bdt-global-link-yes elementor-position-left bdt-title-link-yes bdt-icon-type-icon bdt-icon-effect-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-bdt-advanced-icon-box\" data-id=\"838e165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/www.myfitnesspal.com\/ &#039;, &#039;_blank&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-heading bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"bdt-icon-wrapper\">\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-icon-box-title-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-title\" onclick=\"window.open(&#039;https:\/\/www.myfitnesspal.com\/ &#039;, &#039;_self&#039;)\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMyFitnessPal\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-sub-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tApps and website\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-advanced-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>MyFitnessPal offers a free food search App for iOS and Android. It is one of the most widely used nutrition tracking app that can track the carb intake or to be used as a food search database for carb counting. It can be linked to 35+ health and fitness apps or devices like Garmin and Fitbit. <br \/>Source: MyFitnessPal. 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