Are carrots a bad carb?

Fozzi43
Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I've just read a post on here where the poster said carrots are a bad carb to eat..is that true?
Carrots are my main veg and eat them a lot :noway:
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  • dena789
    dena789 Posts: 165 Member
    I don`t believe that any vegetable is bad. Some people get funny ideas about stuff. I do know that, if you feed a baby too many carrots, their little noses will turn orange....
  • bathsheba_c
    bathsheba_c Posts: 1,873 Member
    I've just read a post on here where the poster said carrots are a bad carb to eat..is that true?
    Carrots are my main veg and eat them a lot :noway:
    Carrots are good for you. As vegetables go, they are relatively high in sugar, which is why carrot juice is a thing, but they honestly don't have THAT much sugar.

    And what on earth is a "bad carb"?
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Carrots aren't good or bad, they are just carrots.

    I think it's smart to try to eat a variety of all kinds of food. I don't think eating carrots as your ONLY veg would be a great idea, but as long as they are eaten along side other foods, I don't see the problem.
  • whiskeycharged
    whiskeycharged Posts: 400 Member
    And what on earth is a "bad carb"?

    Cakes, cookies, chips, soda, white bread.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    Carrots aren't good or bad, they are just carrots.

    I think it's smart to try to eat a variety of all kinds of food. I don't think eating carrots as your ONLY veg would be a great idea, but as long as they are eaten along side other foods, I don't see the problem.

    I eat lots of other veggies but carrots are my favourite ..yummmmmmm :laugh:

    I shall carry on eating them :wink:
  • SamanthaH10
    SamanthaH10 Posts: 72 Member
    I've just read a post on here where the poster said carrots are a bad carb to eat..is that true?
    Carrots are my main veg and eat them a lot :noway:

    NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Don't ever let carb counts in fruits/vegetables stop you from eating them!
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    And then there are some people that have perfectly legitimate medical conditions where eating something as seemingly innocuous as carrot will cause blood sugar issues so they have to stick to less starchy options.

    I see the whole weight management thing as a sliding scale of carbohydrate tolerance, it all depends where you are and what your metabolic state is like.

    In answer to the original question, for some people, yes.
  • Rayman79
    Rayman79 Posts: 2,009 Member
    And then there are some people that have perfectly legitimate medical conditions where eating something as seemingly innocuous as carrot will cause blood sugar issues so they have to stick to less starchy options.

    I see the whole weight management thing as a sliding scale of carbohydrate tolerance, it all depends where you are and what your metabolic state is like.

    In answer to the original question, for some people, yes.

    ... but for all intents and purposes, for the 'normal' person with no significant physiological impairments that would be aggravated by carrots, they are great - eat them!

    In fact:
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    A balanced diet rich in a variety of vegetables, fibrous, starchy and everything in between is one of the best ways to get sufficient macronutrients.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Carrots are 10% carbs, 5% sugar (75% of which is sucrose) and 2.8% fiber. The have a lot of Vitamin A but not much else of note.

    So they aren't a good vegetable for a low carb diet, as others have half the carbs.
  • ickybella
    ickybella Posts: 1,438 Member
    Yeah, carrots are the reason I became obese. No, wait, that was the six slices of French Toast topped with a huge amount of butter and a full cup of syrup I used to eat for breakfast. My bad.
  • heddy90
    heddy90 Posts: 144 Member
    When people start saying you shouldn't eat carrots, you know that this carb hysteria has gone too far. Keep on eating your carrots, they're yummy and good for you :)
  • Flixie00
    Flixie00 Posts: 1,195 Member
    Nothing wrong with carrots, and they help you see in the dark :bigsmile:
  • Off10h8ed
    Off10h8ed Posts: 282 Member
    All your fruits and veggies are complex carbs. Those are good carbs that have nutritional value.

    White breads, pastry and such are simple carbs which you want to definitely eat in minimal quantities. If I eat simple carbs such as bread or pasta, I always off set it with a protein such as a Tbsp of peanut butter or a sauce with lean meats in it. :)
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    Nothing wrong with carrots, and they help you see in the dark :bigsmile:




    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
  • Angiesolomon
    Angiesolomon Posts: 144 Member
    I think they may be slightly higher in calories and sugar then other vegetables but I find them very filling.
  • myofibril
    myofibril Posts: 4,500 Member
    I've just read a post on here where the poster said carrots are a bad carb to eat..is that true?

    No, it's utter nonsense. It is because of a flawed application of GI without reference to GL and the results of a study that showed that carrots (presumably cooked) had a high GI rating (higher than ice cream so I guess the advice should be everybody put down the carrots and pick up the tubs of ice cream. Happy days.)

    If you are eating more carrots than Bugs Bunny at one sitting without anything else then yeah, start worrying.

    Meanwhile back in the real world....
  • Qskim
    Qskim Posts: 1,145 Member
    The Atkins diet screwed peoples head with some veggies ...carrots, beets, tomatoes (fruit) just to name a couple via they are considered high carb veg along with potato n bananas...there's more but don't care to remember cos it's stupid. I know people who succeeded on this diet, failed, n now have an unreasonable fear of these veggies when they try and lose weight again.
  • Kelly_Runs_NC
    Kelly_Runs_NC Posts: 474 Member
    The only "bad carbs" I know of are white sugars, white pastas, white breads, cakes, cookies etc...stay FAR away from that crap. Carrots are good stuff!!! Eat up. :smile:
  • EvgeniZyntx
    EvgeniZyntx Posts: 24,208 Member
    carrots are evil

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    fact.
  • med2017
    med2017 Posts: 192 Member
    i heard.. that if you eat too many carrots you turn orange.. i mean look at bunnies. they eat carrots... so does it mean we are bunnies?obviously we are bunnies. and we eat bunnies.. so if we eat bunnies... does it mean we eat each other?

    conclusion.
    eat carrots cuz rabbits are delicious :)
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    And then there are some people that have perfectly legitimate medical conditions where eating something as seemingly innocuous as carrot will cause blood sugar issues so they have to stick to less starchy options.

    I see the whole weight management thing as a sliding scale of carbohydrate tolerance, it all depends where you are and what your metabolic state is like.

    In answer to the original question, for some people, yes.

    THIS^^^

    I suspect that I am insulin resistant ( going to the doctor today) so I need to limit carbs. I tend to avoid carrots, corn and peas for broccoli, cauliflower and green beans, which are lower GI veggies.
  • squishycow7
    squishycow7 Posts: 820 Member
    I don't think any vegetable or fruit is "bad"


    They probably meant that carrots have a higher sugar content than a lot of vegetables...???
  • rotill
    rotill Posts: 244 Member
    Unless you're seriously trying to reach ketosis, don't worry about the carrots. However, they are much better for you raw than cooked, as they will contain more of the good stuff, and also add fiber. Cooked the fiber will be broken down and the vitamins will be washed out, leaving very little but the sugar.
  • Lina4Lina
    Lina4Lina Posts: 712 Member
    I have PCOS, hypoglycemia and carrots are a life saver for me. They were how I started eating more veggies. Them and grape tomatoes.

    A serving of carrots has a glycemic load of 2, which is really low.
  • sarahrbraun
    sarahrbraun Posts: 2,261 Member
    The Atkins diet screwed peoples head with some veggies ...carrots, beets, tomatoes (fruit) just to name a couple via they are considered high carb veg along with potato n bananas...there's more but don't care to remember cos it's stupid. I know people who succeeded on this diet, failed, n now have an unreasonable fear of these veggies when they try and lose weight again.

    something isn't stupid just because you don't understand it. Carrots, Beets, Tomatoes, etc are higher GI veggies and tend to cause blood sugar issues in some individuals. The people who *fail* on Atkins are the ones who are not doing it RIGHT. No need to be super restrictive after the first 2 weeks unless you want to. It is all about finding YOUR personal level of carbs that allows you to lose at a steady rate. Some people do this at 20g carbs, some people can eat over 100g carbs...
  • stubbseyt
    stubbseyt Posts: 84 Member
    hi,
    carrotts are higher in carbs than other veg, when following low carb plans like Atkins you have to limit carb intake especially on induction, carrots, potatoes, corn, peas and parsnips etc are all no nos... do you have the book or food lists? if not foin the atkins website its free and you can access it all on there or join minimins and read the forums there is lots of help and advice there. You really do need to read the book to understand the ins and outs though xx
  • spirit80
    spirit80 Posts: 327 Member
    Carrots are good eat them!
  • SereneRose
    SereneRose Posts: 500 Member
    And then there are some people that have perfectly legitimate medical conditions where eating something as seemingly innocuous as carrot will cause blood sugar issues so they have to stick to less starchy options.

    I see the whole weight management thing as a sliding scale of carbohydrate tolerance, it all depends where you are and what your metabolic state is like.

    In answer to the original question, for some people, yes.

    I've wondered this alot. I have pcos and insulin resistance and carrots, beetroot and corn are the veg I enjoy the most but the higher in sugar and carbs. I've tried 90g and 60g daily carbs without much success, I've eaten better and exercised more than I have in years and not lost a lot in over a year so now aiming for 20g and ketosis on the hope it gets things moving. What is good for some may not necessarily be good for others.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    All your fruits and veggies are complex carbs. Those are good carbs that have nutritional value.
    White breads, pastry and such are simple carbs which you want to definitely eat in minimal quantities.

    Epic fail. Sugars in fruit (or veg) are simple carbohydrates. Starch is a complex carbohydrate, as found in breads, pastry and vegetables. It's the size of the molecule that makes it simple or complex, not the colour of the food.
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
    What makes a carb "good" or "bad"? Is there a strict list of criteria to be a good or bad carb?

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