Carbs are bad. Yes or no?

willwhitelaw

I don't like em. Do you?

ceiswyn

Love 'em. Can't beat a nice bit of roasted courgette, a really good lightly dressed salad, or a lovely ripe persimmon.

Also the odd bit of cake or pastry. Do you really not like those?

MalkinMagic71

Love carbs.

Potterhead1234

Carbs are very important actually, they are a good source of energy and they are important for the renewal of RBCs and brain cells. They also make you feel full for a longer time if you combine them with protien. Yes to Carbs in moderation.

sardelsa

I love carbs and they love me.

bpetrosky

Silly question.

Whether or not a person "likes carbs" doesn't make them "bad" or "good". Starches, sugars, and fiber all play a role in nutrition and can serve particular needs for digestion and quick or sustaining energy.

Fruits and vegetables are both recognized as important sources of nutrients and are high in carbs, it seems silly to forgo them because carbs being out of fashion among certain diet gurus.

Oddly, the items often discussed as carbs (pastries, breads, fried starches) are oftem have as many calories from fat as from carbs like sugar or starch.

If you personally don't like them, don't eat them. They're still beneficial parts of an overall balanced diet.

erickirb

Good or bad for what?

Panini911

no

Phirrgus

willwhitelaw wrote: »

I don't like em. Do you?

I have no idea what this has to do with whether they're bad or not. Dunno...spank them and then maybe they'll be good?

gallicinvasion

No.

amusedmonkey

carbs are very very good, especially mixed with fat and cooled. A scoop or two in the evening is heaven on earth.

cmriverside

Doesn't seem like much of a debate.

Like or dislike is opinion.

I'll pick like.

Carol_L

Good or bad in what context?

Personally, I believe in a balanced diet - there are micro-nutrients in fruits, vegetables, grains and pulses that are necessary for optimal functioning - and I will not skip Sushi day...ever.

ninerbuff

willwhitelaw wrote: »

I don't like em. Do you?

I'll bite. Why don't you like them?

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tbright1965

Everything in balance.

If I'm 90km into a 100km bike ride, I don't need more protein, I need more carbs as I've probably gone through all my glycogen reserves during the previous 3 hours.

Carbs are bad* when I'm sitting on the sofa watching TV and doing very little. I really don't need to be eating a bag of chips or cookies at that time. I'm not using that much energy. But if I'm in the initial scenario and need energy for that last 10km of the ride, a banana or a candy bar, or some bread and honey is an excellent choice.

* a relative term.

MikePTY

Carbs are found in some of most nutritious foods out there. Fruits, legumes, and whole grains. In fact, a lack of consumption of whole grains has been identified as one of the top diet related factors that for cancer. If you look into "blue zones", areas where people that people live longer than normal, their diets are usually carbohydrate heavy, particularly legumes.

Oh, and they're tasty too.

lemurcat2

I'll go out on a limb and say I like some foods that are primarily carbs and dislike others because it's a very varied category and they don't all taste the same.

Mostly I like them, vegetables are one of the most important food groups and IMO most are tasty when properly prepared, most fruit is delicious, potatoes are great, beans are a tasty source of protein and fiber, fresh in season corn on the cob is a treat, pasta is delicious (but IMO only really when combined with fat and protein and other carbs). Steel cut oats can be a comfort food for me.

I would not consider foods that are basically half fat as carbs, so won't go on about them.

OP, do you really think all carbs taste bad? Hmm.

Panini911

Ok this post was confusing. Do I answer the question in the TITLE or the question in the POST? cuz the questions are framed differently (and opposite)


Title: Carbs are bad, yes or no?: no

willwhitelaw wrote: »

I don't like em. Do you?

I do - how can you dislike a macro entirely? that covers startches in grains, fruits and vegetables?

J72FIT

erickirb wrote: »

Good or bad for what?

^^^This...

mbaker566

they are neither good or bad
and i do like them very much

LyndaBSS

My body needs them. Doesn't matter whether or not I like them.