What foods have the lowest amount of carbs and calories?
As a general matter, meats, fish and nuts contain almost all proteins and fats and thus have few if any carbohydrates. Of these, fish have the fewest calories. Vegetables, ounce for ounce, contain the fewest calories. Vegetables can contain very little carbohydrates or they can contain a significant amount, depending on the vegetable. For example, green vegetables of all types contain only trace amount of carbs. Carrots, on the other hand, contain significant amounts of sugar –it´s why they are sweet–and thus contain higher amounts of carbs. Foods that contain carbs and calories raise the level of sugar in your blood higher than foods that are low in carbs and calories. If a food raises your blood sugar fast, it is said to have a high glycemic index (GI). If a food does not raise your blood sugar, it is called a low glycemic food. A good rule is that if a food has a low glycemic index number, it means it has very few carbs. So, if you are trying to come up with a list of foods that h
