Crab legs

#1

I was looking up nutrition for snow crab legs. It gives large amt of carbs. Is this true?i

(Sophie) #2

Could be. Some seafood is carby unfortunately. Sucks don’t it.

(Darlene Horsley) #3

Here’s a link to my November post regarding shellfish.

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #4

Really?
First, what exactly is a snow crab?

What does the USDA say?
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/4623?manu=&fgcd=&ds=

I believe it depends on preparation:
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/144287?manu=&fgcd=&ds=

I think they’re zero, like most crabs.

#5

I think the amount of carbs in any unprocessed meat* is incidental and not worth counting.

But this thread has inspired me to an n=1 test. I’m going to buy a couple of pounds of snow crab legs, melt a stick of butter and see if it drives up my BG :blush:

*this means real crab, not the imitation crab crap

#6

I was talking about real crab. I can eat it tonight and see what happens but my blood ketones have been 1-2 for several weeks and I hate to ruin it.

(Chris) #7

I’d be interested to see if it actually drove insulin up as well. That’d be a more expensive test though, I think.

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #8

Might you post a link to what you’ve found? I’m not saying you didn’t find it, I’m just a bit skeptical of the source.

#9

Oh, the sacrifice you’re making for science! :grin:

I live in Maryland - crab country. :crab:

(Banting & Yudkin & Atkins & Eadeses & Cordain & Taubes & Volek & Naiman & Bikman ) #10

Man… Crab feasts with the mallets and the claw crackers… so much fun. A thing I miss about living in DMV.

#11

Yes indeed, and it will be that season soon!

#12

So I saw the high carb count on the red lobster nutrition and also. I also thought my fitness pal showed it as having 30 carbs for 1/2 lb but now it says 0.

#13

My blood ketones are 2 this morning and I ate 1 lb of snow crab legs last night! I am so happy I can eat crab legs!