My son’s first-grade class was having a party for the ten billionth time that month. I was available to help out with crafts, games, and keeping the kids somewhat contained during the festivities, so I volunteered to join the celebration. Of course, there was a table full of snacks. I quickly went to check out what was being served to see how tricky it would be to carb count. As I was looking at food labels, another mom came up to me. She asked me, “So, what do you do with the labels? Why do you need to count carbs?”
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