How much carbs

[mina 27]

Okay, I know how calories, Protein and fluids I'm suppose to get in a day. What's the maximum amount of carbs should i limit myself to a da? is 60 grams too much? I'm still in the full liquid stage and in a week I'll be doing mushies.

[swizzly 901]

Good question, I don't know either. And do you count carbs that are in good foods like dairy??

[Foxbins 625]

I didn't start counting carbs until I could eat real food and I keep them under 30 most days. I count all carbs but concentrate on getting them from good sources--dairy, green vegetables, small amounts of berries. I think during liquids and mushies you are eating so few calories that unless you are sucking down milkshakes the carbs probably don't make that big a difference.

[RickM 1,747]

I've never been a big carbophobe, but have long concentrated on getting the best nutritional density that I can - the most Protein, Vitamins, minerals, etc. for the calories/fat/carb/evil d' jour that I can, but now I can keep the overall quantity down. My doc doesn't give a particular target number beyond minimizing simple carbs but I'm generally running in the 60-70gm range (at around 100gm protein level) - which is a fair bit better than the 300+ preop