Sugary Carbs?

darreneatschicken

Can sugary carbs be consumed to aid in hitting your macros?

What I mean by sugary carbs are things like: beer, chips, soda and juice.

I am a 19 year old male, 142 lbs and bulking.

Although I don't base my carbs off products like beer and juice, I tend to find that consuming a few cans of juice a day helps me reach my macros.

darreneatschicken

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snazzyjazzy21

You can eat whatever you want. Carbs from juice will still count towards your carb macro. It wouldn't be my first choice personally, especially if you struggle repeatedly. Why not just eat actual fruit instead of juice?

darreneatschicken

Because I struggle with eating enough, and I find that it is way easier to consume a few glasses of juice, as compared to eating 3 bananas (and 3 bananas = 3 glasses of apple juice in carbs).

CA_Underdog

You also have a fiber target--which corresponds to eating whole foods and grains. It would be challenging to gulp down multiple glasses of orange juice per day and still meet your macro and fiber targets. If you opt for beer and soda, I would be really curious to see how you're meeting you potassium and calcium targets!

Of course, none of this rules out having a 4oz glass of orange juice in the morning.

darreneatschicken

You also have a fiber target--which corresponds to eating whole foods and grains. It would be challenging to gulp down multiple glasses of orange juice per day and still meet your macro and fiber targets. If you opt for beer and soda, I would be really curious to see how you're meeting you potassium and calcium targets!

Of course, none of this rules out having a 4oz glass of orange juice in the morning.

How do you keep track of your fiber, potassium, and calcium targets using MFP?

And how do such nutrients aid you in your bulk?

darreneatschicken

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CA_Underdog

> How do you keep track of your fiber, potassium, and calcium targets using MFP?

With the MFP Android and iPhone apps, you can view the most important micronutrients at once--

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On the website, you must view them one at a time. Click on "Reports" and then select "Fiber", "Potassium", or "Calcium" to see your intake of the micronutrients relative to the healthy amounts. As for the impact of a deficiency in one of those, you can Google "Potassium Deficiency" to see the consequences are. In most cases it's not good! That's why MyFitnessPal chose to focus in on these particular micronutrients.

If you're eating whole foods, hitting these targets is fairly easy. A half carrot, for example, has enough Vitamin A for your entire day! As you replace those with sodas, fast foods, etc. you will find it much harder.

Of course, if you've already hit those targets, some emptier carbs are okay!

darreneatschicken

Wow! You learn something new every day!

I just found out that, for the past 90 days, I have been at a potassium and fiber deficit.