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Getting too much fat and not enough carbs. Ideas?

Posts: 152 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Looking over my food diary I notice that I'm consistently over the recommended amount of fat but low on carbs.

Could use some ideas about how to increase my healthy carb intake. Ideally, not wheat based foods as I think I have enough of those.

Alternatively, do I even need to be concerned about this? I don't feel like I lack energy.

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  • Posts: 17,889 Member
    No, this day and age it's the opposite that would pose a problem o:)
  • Posts: 282 Member
    one magic word..... PASTA... (whole wheat is better)
  • Posts: 816 Member
    I would not be concerned, personally. Getting adequate fat and protein is awesome. If you want, you can switch the optional tracking column from "sugar" to "fibre". If you're getting enough fibre, and you feel good, it's likely fine.

    (There is even an eating plan called LCHF, low carb, high fat, high protein. I think the typical thinking is that if you are low carb or lower in carb, that's fine, just that getting enough fat and protein becomes extra important.)
  • Posts: 4,535 Member
    I wouldn't be concerned with that honestly. My first goal is to hit protein, then fat and the rest is "meh" - wherever it falls.
  • Posts: 389 Member
    potatoes, taro root, yams, wild rice, quinoa, whole wheat pasta...theyre all good.
    some other nice sources of carbs are fruits.
  • Posts: 5
    If your trying to lose weight being low on carbs and high on fat is a good thing. If not you could always increase fruit and root veggies to up carb count.
  • Posts: 421 Member
    Eat more veggies
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    DaFibble wrote: »
    Looking over my food diary I notice that I'm consistently over the recommended amount of fat but low on carbs.

    Could use some ideas about how to increase my healthy carb intake. Ideally, not wheat based foods as I think I have enough of those.

    Alternatively, do I even need to be concerned about this? I don't feel like I lack energy.

    I don't think you need to be concerned; in fact, IMHO carbs are the problem, not the solution. We've been conditioned all our lives to believe fat is the enemy, but our grandparents knew it was carbs and sugar that would make you fat.
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    mbaker824 wrote: »
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    I don't think you need to be concerned; in fact, IMHO carbs are the problem, not the solution. We've been conditioned all our lives to believe fat is the enemy, but our grandparents knew it was carbs and sugar that would make you fat.

    Carbs and sugar do not directly make one fat. Rather, it is the nature of the carbs and sugar to process through the body quickly. This creates hunger, and a constant challenge to not overindulge.

    I say that if you feel good and are progressing, "don't fix what ain't broke"
  • Posts: 30,886 Member
    DaFibble wrote: »
    Looking over my food diary I notice that I'm consistently over the recommended amount of fat but low on carbs.

    Could use some ideas about how to increase my healthy carb intake. Ideally, not wheat based foods as I think I have enough of those.

    Alternatively, do I even need to be concerned about this? I don't feel like I lack energy.

    I wouldn't worry about it unless you feel low energy or are doing lots of exercise and feel your performance isn't as strong as it could be. Then I might experiment with more. But MFP's default numbers are higher carb than I personally like on a calorie deficit. (They seem to work for me at maintenance, though.)

    Thus, I'd not worry about it.

    However, some good carb sources that aren't wheat are oatmeal, potatoes, sweet potatoes, root vegetables (carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, celeriac), winter squash, rice, corn, beans, and fruit.
  • Posts: 854 Member
    Check out my food diary for today. Full of protein and fat, very little carbs. It's GLORIOUS :D
  • Posts: 12,589 Member
    mbaker824 wrote: »
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    I don't think you need to be concerned; in fact, IMHO carbs are the problem, not the solution. We've been conditioned all our lives to believe fat is the enemy, but our grandparents knew it was carbs and sugar that would make you fat.

    Clearly. I am in awe of your demonization of an entire food group based on anecdotes from nearly a hundred years ago. Please, go on.
  • Posts: 30,886 Member
    My grandparents weren't anti carbs: they ate lots of potatoes and bread, not to mention fruits and veggies, and my grandfather had quite the sweet tooth. My grandfather's family had the first grain mill in their Iowa county even (started some years before my grandfather's birth, of course).

    They weren't fat at all, I assume because they had lives that required quite a bit of physical activity.

    This idea that people in the past didn't eat carbs is odd, especially since many traditional diets are based around carbs.
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  • Posts: 152 Member
    Thanks all. Could have sworn I'd already replied to this thread! Oh well. Yeh, I won't worry so long as I'm feeling good and not low on energy, etc. Maybe I'm just a naturally low carb person, since I know the kind of foods I want and carbs don't seem to appeal to me all that much.

    Lots more veggies and beans are great though. Whole wheat stuff is good too.
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    MrM27 wrote: »
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    False

    False. Research.

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    magerum wrote: »
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    Clearly. I am in awe of your demonization of an entire food group based on anecdotes from nearly a hundred years ago. Please, go on.

    He is absolutely correct. Processed carbs are absolutely the problem and more of you need to research before you criticize others posted information. The ignorance in nutrion on here blows me away.

  • Posts: 286 Member
    https://myfitnesspal.desk.com/customer/portal/articles/1599939-nutrition-101-fats
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  • Posts: 47 Member
    You can google vegetable carbs and get a list that is not derived from breads or like foods.

    Sweet potatoes, potatoes, beets, broccoli all have high carb contents per serving.

    Once you get your list you can decide what fits in your food plan!

    Good luck!
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    GlennS18T wrote: »
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    He is absolutely correct. Processed carbs are absolutely the problem and more of you need to research before you criticize others posted information. The ignorance in nutrion on here blows me away.

    I remember feeling that way too when I did my first 'set' of low carb diets. But, at the back of my mind, I just couldn't quite square how the fittest, strongest and fastest human beings on the planet were wolfing down simple carbs like there was no tomorrow.

    Of course, now that I'm triathlon training, I research and realise that ...put in the right context carbs are the elixir of life. There are no bad foods just bad diets.

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    Springfield1970 wrote: »
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    I remember feeling that way too when I did my first 'set' of low carb diets. But, at the back of my mind, I just couldn't quite square how the fittest, strongest and fastest human beings on the planet were wolfing down simple carbs like there was no tomorrow.

    Of course, now that I'm triathlon training, I research and realise that ...put in the right context carbs are the elixir of life. There are no bad foods just bad diets.

    I'm not at all saying cut all carbs/go low carb. Carbs are 40% of my intake in my current set up. I'm saying for health reasons, not for training reason natural /minimally processed carbs are key. Loading up up on sugary processed carbs will show its effects down the road.

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    MrM27 wrote: »
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    More nonsense that you can't back up and is full of assumptions

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/carbs-against-cardio/

    http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/07/18/brain-imaging-confirms-food-addiction.aspx

    http://m.ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/5/774.long

    http://authoritynutrition.com/9-ways-that-processed-foods-are-killing-people/

    http://www.organicauthority.com/health/health/the-health-hazards-of-refined-carbohydrates.html

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    This was simply a quick google search to provide you with somewhere to start. Please show me the studies that say you should focus on getting your daily intake of soda and chips if you want to be in good health
  • Posts: 1,776 Member
    GlennS18T wrote: »
    This was simply a quick google search to provide you with somewhere to start. Please show me the studies that say you should focus on getting your daily intake of soda and chips if you want to be in good health


    LOL

    http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Straw_man



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