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Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Carbohydrate Content in Popular Foods


As previously mentioned in other posts, a carbohydrate rich diet is a requirement for all athletes to properly fuel for sport. Keeping track of about how many grams of carbohydrates you are eating with each meal and snack will help you meet your goal amount. Here is the carbohydrate content of some popular foods:  

Food
g CHO
Food
g CHO
Food
g CHO
Bagel, wheat
48 g
Banana, medium
26 g
Raisins, small box
34 g
Apple, medium
25 g
Pretzels, 10
47 g
Chocolate milk, 1 cup
30 g
Cheerios, 1 cup
21 g
Fruit yogurt, 8 oz nonfat
46 g
Potato, baked
34 g

Favorite food not listed? I found all of this information from the USDA National Nutrient Database. It has an easy search option for you to look up information for whatever food you choose.

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