Banana - on low carb....

Maldivesbeachbodplease

Hi all,

I am following a high protein, low carb plan. The only carbs i get are from wholegrain cereal in the morning (bran flakes), and a piece of fruit mid morning. After that i have protein with salad for lunch, protein shake for snack then protein with veg/salad for dinner.

Is a banana ok to have mid morning? or would an apple be best? or some other type of fruit? thanks xxx

luhluhlaura

Well, depending on your macro goals for carbs, bananas may or may not fit into that ratio.
Bananas are a starchy fruit which means they have a high simple sugar/carbohydrate content.
Therefore, if you're REALLY trying to be strict with your carbs, it'd be wise to save them for more complex carbs--like oatmeal, brown rice, or other whole grains (these will help keep you fuller longer and more satisfied).
As far as I know, berries have the lowest sugar count, so they probably have lower carbs as well.

That being said, I freaking LOVE bananas and I eat one nearly every day totally worth it imo.

yarwell

low carb - no cereal, no banana. Or maybe you have a different definition of low carb to mine :-)

Maldivesbeachbodplease

low carb - no cereal, no banana. Or maybe you have a different definition of low carb to mine :-)

I have wholegrain carbs at breakfast at 5.30am. and one piece of fruit at around 8.30 then no carbs after that!

Sarah_Wins

low carb - no cereal, no banana. Or maybe you have a different definition of low carb to mine :-)

This. But if you MUST have a fruit, let it be berries.

yarwell

I have wholegrain carbs at breakfast at 5.30am. and one piece of fruit at around 8.30 then no carbs after that!

So maybe "Early Carb" rather than "low carb" :-)

sjostrich

Depends on how my exercise you do as well. I find bananas work a treat to prevent lactic acid build up after long runs/workouts and that would outweigh any issues with it being a starchy mid-range GI carb.