Confused about carbs

zaizix

The gym I'm with have put together an exercise plan for me and have suggested no carbs after 4pm.
I'm struggling to find out what foods are considered 'carbs' apart from the obvious bread, rice, potatoes and pasta and I'm not sure what to be eating for my evening meal as it usually involved some kind of starchy foods.

Does anyone know what kind of foods I should be avoiding? or how to substitute these foods? As fish and veg doesn't sound as filling as new potatoes fish and veg,

Thanks for any help you can give me

beckyb77

Hey there. Sugar = carbs!!! So, dinner should probably not consist of your obvious pasta, potatoes, rice or bread, but also high carb veggies. Some of those are corn, peas, carrots and a lot of beans. Stick with the green veggies like salad, broccoli, green beans and the like. Carbs promote hunger and belly fat, not something good to be heavy with at the night time meal. Most of my carbs are at my morning snack and lunch.

SHBoss1673

not so sure I agree with carbs promoting hunger and belly fat. Eating to many carbs, sure, but not carbs in general. I also have no faith in plans that limit certain foods to certain times of day.

In general you should avoid processed foods and foods with high white flour or white sugar content (that's all day every day, not just at night). Complex carbs are good for you and healthy, there's no reason to avoid them. Things like whole grains and wild rice, vegetables, some fruits (I.E. berries in limited quantities and a few others) are all fine. Things like white flour baked goods, frostings, creamy dressings, sugary glazes and dressings, fried foods, batter coatings, sugar coatings are all things to avoid. Other things to avoid are things on labels like the word hydrogenated and the term HFCS (High Fructose Corn Syrup). Alway look at 3 things besides the calorie count. Carbohydrate amount, sugar amount, and fiber amount. That's not all you should be watching for, but it's a good start.

No matter what kind of carb you eat, if you eat to much, you'll gain weight (that goes for protein and fats too). So if you keep the carbs healthy and in the right amounts, there's no need to cut them out at night. Unless you have a specific food allergy to some carbohydrate that is.