Hidden Carbs

Carb counting can be key to finding blood sugar balance when managing type 1 diabetes, but even with years of experience, it’s a tricky task.

Take this quiz to hone your carbohydrate comprehension.

Can you find the hidden carbs?

Source for all carb counts: USDA Food Composition Database
All counts unless otherwise noted are based on 100g servings.

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Which has the highest carb count?

Which has the highest carb count?

Which has the highest carb count?

Which has the highest carb count?

Which has the highest carb count?

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Source for all carb counts: USDA Food Composition Database
All counts unless otherwise noted are based on 100g servings.

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Question 1
  • 1 cup bran cereal
  • 2 slices of toast with 2 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 cup oatmeal

Breakfast is filled with carb-heavy options. In your morning pantry search, keep in mind that healthy-looking cereal has 32 grams per cup and ask yourself, can you get eggcited instead?

Question 2
  • Peanut butter and jelly sandwich
  • Turkey club sandwich
  • Tuna salad sandwich

Packing a lunch for school? Feeling nostalgic for this easy childhood favorite? With 10 grams more carbs than turkey or tuna sandwiches, PB & J’s are not as innocent as they seem!

Question 3
  • Burger on a bun
  • Pasta with red sauce
  • Steak and mashed potatoes

You thought it was going to be pasta, didn’t you? While it depends on the recipe, a burger is packed with hidden, and empty, carbs.

Question 4
  • Popcorn
  • Pretzels
  • Potato chips

Sodium isn’t the only thing this snack is packing. Go-to snacks like nuts and fruit are always a good option.

Question 5
  • Ice cream
  • Chocolate chip cookie
  • Brownie

This isn’t a blank check to eat it all the time, but in this case, I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream (having less than half the carbs of brownies or cookies).

Source for all carb counts: USDA Food Composition Database
All counts unless otherwise noted are based on 100g servings.

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