list bad carbs please

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  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    bread, noodles, white rice, potatoes, corn.

    Good carbs: fruits, veggies (including sweet potatoes)

    White potatoes bad, sweet potatoes good. Got it.
  • ArroganceInStep
    ArroganceInStep Posts: 6,239 Member
    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
    DeeJayTJ Posts: 355 Member
    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
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    White potatoes bad, sweet potatoes good. Got it.

    I'm sorry, is that a racial remark????
  • cpa6533
    cpa6533 Posts: 12
    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
    Dizonne Posts: 1
    I try to avoid anything that's high in carb and low in fiber. Fiber breaks down carbs.
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    The carbs in white potatoes and sweet potatoes are not much different, sorry.
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    just like when people say good calories vs bad calories.. would you say theres no such thing as bad calories?

    yes
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
    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
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    yes

    What's that supposed to mean?

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  • janeite1990
    janeite1990 Posts: 671 Member
    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
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    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
    geeluv1124 Posts: 3
    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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