Carbohydrates, also referred to as carbs, are necessary for energy production in the body. Simple carbohydrates are digested quickly and they include cookies, candy, soda, fruits and milk. Complex carbohydrates take longer to digest and they include brown rice and whole grain breads. According to the Center for Young Women's Health, completely eliminating carbohydrates from the diet is not a good idea because your body needs this substance for energy. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you should consume a diet that provides 45 percent to 65 percent of calories as carbohydrates.
Liquids
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, liquids that don't contain carbohydrates include tap water, a 6 oz. cup of coffee, a 2 oz. cup of restaurant-prepared espresso, a 12 oz. cup of club soda and 1.5 oz. of 80 to 90 proof distilled alcohol such as gin, rum, vodka and whiskey.
Beef
According to the USDA, zero carbohydrates are found in 3 oz. of certain beef products, such as canned corned beef, whole beef ribs, bottom round, roast, top sirloin and ground beef patties containing a mixture of 75 percent to 85 percent lean meat and 15 percent to 25 percent fat.
Pork
According to the USDA, no carbohydrates are found in 3 oz. of certain pork products such as pork shoulder, spareribs, roast, loin, backribs, county-style ribs and ham. Additionally, two pork sausage links and one sausage patty contain zero carbohydrates each. No carbohydrates are found in 1 oz. of plain pork skins.
Lamb
According to the USDA, lamb products that don't contain carbohydrates include 3 oz. of lamb shoulder, loin, leg and rib.
Poultry
Chicken products that contain zero carbohydrates include 1 cup of chicken stew meat, a thigh, a drumstick, half a chicken breast, one cup of giblets and 5 oz. of canned chicken, according to the USDA. Other poultry products that don't contain carbohydrates include one ground turkey patty, 3 oz. light turkey meat and half a duck.
Fish
According to the USDA, fish containing zero carbohydrates include 3 oz. each of Pacific cod, walleye, yellowfin tuna, orange roughy, rainbow trout, Atlantic and Pacific halibut, Atlantic ocean perch, Pacific rockfish, smoked Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, haddock, swordfish and flatfish like flounder or sole. Canned fish that doesn't contain carbohydrates includes 3 oz. each of Atlantic sardines in oil, light tuna in oil or water, white tuna in water, pink salmon and Atlantic cod.
Shellfish
Shellfish that doesn't contain carbohydrates includes 3 oz. each of canned shrimp, Alaska king crab and blue crab.
Cooking Ingredients
Cooking ingredients that don't contain carbohydrates include 1 tsp. baking soda, one cup fish stock, 1 tsp. table salt and 1 tbsp. lard. Oils that contain zero carbohydrates include 1 tbsp each of partially hydrogenated soybean oil, peanut oil, olive oil, sesame oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, canola oil and safflower oil.
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