Too many carbs

Dreamingwillow
Dreamingwillow Posts: 33
edited September 23 in Health and Weight Loss
I notice that I eat a lot of carbs and not much protein. I eat a mostly veggie diet although, I'm not vegetarian, I try to eat meat only 1 - 2 times a week. How important is protein, really? And how will eating more carbs effect my weight loss? My carbs come from whole grain pasta (brown rice), breads, fruits etc.

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  • sweebum
    sweebum Posts: 1,060 Member
    Protein will keep you full and help alleviate muscle loss that can happen when you lose weight quickly.

    Complex carbs are important, but too much of anything is not great. Eating less carbs or more complex ones will help with weight loss. Even when the carbs come from fruit, sugar is sugar- it increases your blood sugar and can cause fluctuations, weight gain, and sugar cravings.

    A happy balance is important- and MFP gives a generous amount of carbs per day.
  • LizardIsANerd
    LizardIsANerd Posts: 113
    Some non-meats that are high in protein:
    Beans,
    Peanut Butter (though also can be fatty!)
    Greek Yogurt
    rye bread
    flax

    I dip my veggies in cucumber garlic greek yogurt - low cal (23) and 2 g protein per 4tbsp.
  • Dreamingwillow
    Dreamingwillow Posts: 33
    Thank you. Don't beans also have a high carb content? I just thought about snacking on some nuts too, those have high protein. Do you know which nuts would be best?(I don't like almonds)
  • cclala
    cclala Posts: 190 Member
    Try Quinoa, one of the most protein packed plant foods there is!
  • Dreamingwillow
    Dreamingwillow Posts: 33
    Oh yeah, I always forget about Quinoa! It's not so good by itself but with some sort of sauce....hmmm...Does anyone have any really tasty, low carb, low cal, Quinoa Recipes?
  • atomiclauren
    atomiclauren Posts: 689 Member
    Carbs with fiber help out (net carbs = carbs - fiber). I also notice some of the foods I eat add flax to lessen the carb load..
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