How to Make It. 1  Pour boiling water over tea bags, sugar, and lemon zest in a large bowl. Stir until sugar is dissolved; cover and steep 5 minutes. 2  Pour mixture through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a large pitcher, discarding tea bags and zest. Stir in 4 cups cold water and next 2 ingredients.
Counting Carbs in Alcohol. The problem with drinking alcohol on the Atkins diet is that alcohol contains around 7 calories per gram, compared to 4 calories per gram in good carbohydrates. The calories in alcohol nearly rival the calories found in fat, which contains about 9 calories per gram.
With claims such as low-carb, reduced carb, and carb-smart, these products promise to help Atkins and other low-carb diet devotees stay true to their weight-loss plan while satisfying their hunger for traditionally high-carb foods. But is a low-carb beer any better for you than the regular version? What does low- or reduced-carb content really mean? That's where experts say the marketing is way ahead of the science. Unlike low-calorie or reduced-fat claims, the FDA has not legally ...