ronmcc44;
When counting carbs you can still have breads and cereals with grains. I eat reduced cal wheat bread (10 carbs per slice) and cheerios (22.4 carbs per cup). You just have to be very selective and read the labels carefully.
Basically, any person carb counting needs to stay away from foods that are white; this includes sugar, flour, pasta, potatoes etc. Another rule of thumb is that; most vegetable that grow above the ground are low carb, with the exception of corn and peas.
Here is a
vegetable list for low and high carb vegetables.