Zero Net Carb Foods

It's best to understand what is meant by "zero carb foods" before looking for a list of such foods. When you see a packaged food that advertises "zero net carbs," often this means that it has some carbs in it, such as fiber, sugar alcohol, glycerin or even ordinary carbs which are counteracted by an additive. While these products can make a claim to be "zero net carbs" foods, they often still cause a rise in blood sugar levels because the "net carbs" designation is applied somewhat loosely to allow things like sugar alcohol and carbs with additives which may raise blood sugar, though more slowly than ordinary carbs.

DaVinci, Walden Farms and UBet diet syrups

• The diet syrups from DaVinci and UBet, along with all Walden Farms syrups are true zero carb foods. These syrups are all sweetened using Sucralose, a zero carb sugar derivative which passes through your body without being absorbed by it at all. Unlike sugar alcohols such as sorbitol and maltitol, which often lead to blood sugar rises, Sucralose does not cause blood sugar to rise in most people.

Egg Whites

• Even though eggs often form the basis of many low-carb diets, they are not zero carb foods. Each egg yolk has an estimated .6 grams of carbohydrates in it. Egg whites, however, are true zero carb foods.

Meat and Poultry

• Meat and poultry are the classic zero carb foods. As long as nothing has been added to them (such as sauces or sugar-laced spices), these foods are completely free of carbohydrates and can be eaten by anyone looking for "zero net carb" foods.