list bad carbs please

Chief_Rocka

bread, noodles, white rice, potatoes, corn.

Good carbs: fruits, veggies (including sweet potatoes)

White potatoes bad, sweet potatoes good. Got it.

ArroganceInStep

My lunch today is a pint of tcby strawberry frozen yogurt. The bad carbs are the damned remnants that won't gtfo the container, onto the spoon, and into mah belly.

DeeJayTJ

i disagree with the ones that say carbs are carbs... yes they are BUT seriously, id rather eat 500 calories in veggies and fruit than to eat 500 calories in a slice of cake or in bread or anything else that does nto have any benefits at all.

if you go to the gym and do a lot of lifting and cardio, you need carbs! but you dont want to fill up your carbs with cake and other junk. just like when people say good calories vs bad calories.. would you say theres no such thing as bad calories?

id rather eat healthy calories and carbs than to eat junk food carbs and calories such as chips and candy.

BurtHuttz

White potatoes bad, sweet potatoes good. Got it.

I'm sorry, is that a racial remark????

cpa6533

To the OP---Please understand I am not an expert by any means. I just wanted to help answer the question for you, so I did a quick Google search. Here is what I found:

Bad carbs

Soft drinks
Sports drinks
Fruit drinks
Beer
French fries
White rice
White bread
Sugar-sweetened cereals
Bagels
Baguettes
Croissants
Potato chips
Pastries
Cookies
White crackers
Brownies
Cakes
Pies
Candy
Sugar
Brown sugar
Honey


Debatable

Corn
Popcorn
White potatoes
Pasta
100% fruit juice (limited quantities)

This information came from an article in the Chicago Tribune. Hope it helps, and good luck to you!

Dizonne

I try to avoid anything that's high in carb and low in fiber. Fiber breaks down carbs.

melaniecheeks

The carbs in white potatoes and sweet potatoes are not much different, sorry.

Chief_Rocka

just like when people say good calories vs bad calories.. would you say theres no such thing as bad calories?

yes

Chief_Rocka

White potatoes bad, sweet potatoes good. Got it.

I'm sorry, is that a racial remark????

I have a dream, that one day bodyweight will be determined not by the color of the carbs, but by the content of the calories.

BurtHuttz

yes

What's that supposed to mean?

janeite1990

bread, noodles, white rice, potatoes, corn.

Good carbs: fruits, veggies (including sweet potatoes)

I'd have some whole grains on the good list, too, but yes, this.

Go for less processed foods.

TR0berts

White potatoes bad

Even funnier coming from, well, a non-white guy.


:waits for warning/strike because someone else is offended and reports post because they don't look and see the humor:


eta: Dagnabbit - emany beat me to the punch...

geeluv1124

Okay, so I think you should avoid anything white and replace it with brown. Example, breads,rice potato etc. Also, as a poster said, you may have cakes and goodies of that but in moderation. Remember, everything is a balancing act. If you are looking to drop an extensive amount of weignt in my opinion then you should avoid eating goodies for now and even fruit for that matter. Yes, you can have fruits but not all day and although they contain "natural sugar" that doesn't mean that won't turn into fat if you've had too many. Try incorporating salads and anything green into your diary to see if that helps you lose. Also, we are human and we will always crave things, don't ignore your signs, you're body is telling you what it wants you just need to learn how to balance it or find ways to improvise when what you really want, is to eat ice cream or a juicy cheese burger. I hope this helps

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