Good carbs/bad carbs?
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janejellyroll wrote: »Thanks guys. And no she never put the idea in my head. But she said I was carb heavy. I never eat over my calorie limit so I should be okay. I am for 1200-1300 cals at most for the whole day
If you are truly carbohydrate-heavy, it means you're eating too little fat or protein. Instead of artificially limiting carbohydrates, it might be helpful to focus on getting more of whatever you need more of -- whether that is fat, protein, or some of both.
Exactly. Just balance your food overall around your nutrition needs.0 -
TavistockToad wrote: »
I think it was in response to this comment earlier in the thread: "If your dietitian is the source of your idea that there are good carbs and bad carbs, he or she would be the person to ask . . . "0 -
Is whole wheat pasta or whole wheat things in general a good or bad carb? What are some other things that are considered a good carb? Tia.
I would agree that carbs are carbs... Ultimately it's about what comes with the carbs. White starches tend to have less nutrition than others, so brown rice vs white rice... they may have the same carbs, but the brown rice comes with other nutrients that aren't in the white rice, so it can be said it's healthier. It's not the carb, it's the whole product.12 -
I disagree with all of these answers but if you spend a minute talking to a nutritionist or registered dietician - you can have that explained to you pretty simply.17
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I disagree with all of these answers but if you spend a minute talking to a nutritionist or registered dietician - you can have that explained to you pretty simply.
You disagree with the advice that one should balance one's overall diet to meet their nutritional needs? I mean, that seems pretty reasonable to me.11 -
bigbandjohn wrote: »Is whole wheat pasta or whole wheat things in general a good or bad carb? What are some other things that are considered a good carb? Tia.
I would agree that carbs are carbs... Ultimately it's about what comes with the carbs. White starches tend to have less nutrition than others, so brown rice vs white rice... they may have the same carbs, but the brown rice comes with other nutrients that aren't in the white rice, so it can be said it's healthier. It's not the carb, it's the whole product.
White rice may have *less* of some nutrients than brown rice (mainly in the B-vitamins), but I'm not aware of anything that has been totally stripped. What nutrients are you thinking of?5 -
bigbandjohn wrote: »Is whole wheat pasta or whole wheat things in general a good or bad carb? What are some other things that are considered a good carb? Tia.
I would agree that carbs are carbs... Ultimately it's about what comes with the carbs. White starches tend to have less nutrition than others, so brown rice vs white rice... they may have the same carbs, but the brown rice comes with other nutrients that aren't in the white rice, so it can be said it's healthier. It's not the carb, it's the whole product.
Another popular misconception, which is easily debunked: https://www.aworkoutroutine.com/brown-rice-vs-white-rice/8 -
Why are complex carbs better than simple carbs?
The More Complex, the Better. Complex carbs pack in more nutrients than simple carbs, because they are higher in fiber and digest more slowly. ... Fiber and starch are the two types of complex carbohydrates. Fiber is especially important because it promotes bowel regularity and helps to control cholesterol
so I guess if you want empty calories eats tons of simple carbs.19 -
janejellyroll wrote: »I disagree with all of these answers but if you spend a minute talking to a nutritionist or registered dietician - you can have that explained to you pretty simply.
You disagree with the advice that one should balance one's overall diet to meet their nutritional needs? I mean, that seems pretty reasonable to me.
I disagree with the blind CICO regardless of what nutrition is in those calories...yes.
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Why are complex carbs better than simple carbs?
The More Complex, the Better. Complex carbs pack in more nutrients than simple carbs, because they are higher in fiber and digest more slowly. ... Fiber and starch are the two types of complex carbohydrates. Fiber is especially important because it promotes bowel regularity and helps to control cholesterol
so I guess if you want empty calories eats tons of simple carbs.
This doesn't really make sense. People making good/bad carbohydrate lists frequently include simple carbohydrates on the "good" list and complex carbohydrates on the "bad." Like the person trashing white rice above although rice -- both white and brown -- includes complex carbohydrates.
You're conflating two different things. It's not a useful way to plan a diet. It's much more useful to look at the foods you're choosing, what is in them, and how they fit in the overall context of your diet.10 -
janejellyroll wrote: »I disagree with all of these answers but if you spend a minute talking to a nutritionist or registered dietician - you can have that explained to you pretty simply.
You disagree with the advice that one should balance one's overall diet to meet their nutritional needs? I mean, that seems pretty reasonable to me.
I disagree with the blind CICO regardless of what nutrition is in those calories...yes.
How is advising that someone understand what is in the foods they're choosing so they can meet their nutritional and calorie needs "blind CICO"? Are you even reading what people are writing?13 -
Why are complex carbs better than simple carbs?
The More Complex, the Better. Complex carbs pack in more nutrients than simple carbs, because they are higher in fiber and digest more slowly. ... Fiber and starch are the two types of complex carbohydrates. Fiber is especially important because it promotes bowel regularity and helps to control cholesterol
so I guess if you want empty calories eats tons of simple carbs.
But once I meet my nutritional needs, is there any benefit to more nutrients?6 -
janejellyroll wrote: »I disagree with all of these answers but if you spend a minute talking to a nutritionist or registered dietician - you can have that explained to you pretty simply.
You disagree with the advice that one should balance one's overall diet to meet their nutritional needs? I mean, that seems pretty reasonable to me.
I disagree with the blind CICO regardless of what nutrition is in those calories...yes.
Great. Because I haven't seen anybody advocate that point of view yet, so you're probably agreeing with what pretty much everybody else has said.15 -
Why are complex carbs better than simple carbs?
The More Complex, the Better. Complex carbs pack in more nutrients than simple carbs, because they are higher in fiber and digest more slowly. ... Fiber and starch are the two types of complex carbohydrates. Fiber is especially important because it promotes bowel regularity and helps to control cholesterol
so I guess if you want empty calories eats tons of simple carbs.
Rice, pasta, bread, potatoes, etc...complex carbohydrates. The largest component of most fruits are simple carbohydrates...simple carbohydrates aren't nutritionally void...what you wrote really doesn't make much sense.13 -
I disagree with all of these answers but if you spend a minute talking to a nutritionist or registered dietician - you can have that explained to you pretty simply.
You disagree that overall balance is more important than momentary snapshots?
Example: I prefer white bread (which is a complex carb) because the whole wheat bread I have access to is heavier so I need to have less of it. Making a proper sandwich with whole wheat bread bumps up my calories and takes away from other things I could be having. I get the nutrients and fiber from vegetables, so I'm not too worried about the particular nutritional profile of white bread. In this context, white bread is a "good carb" because it makes my diet more sustainable.
On the flip side, I tend to overeat nuts and small portions of them are stressful and unsatisfying to me despite being nutritious. In this case, nuts are a "bad carb" (and fat) because they make my diet unsustainable and there are many things I could eat that have the same nutrients.
Evaluating your diet, nutritional needs, and other factors like hunger, preference...etc is a much better way to design a diet than rigid food lists of good and bad.7
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