Potatoes, rice, bread and all that stuff
jeansuza
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Question: Health-wise, if you eat enough proteins, lots of veggies and fruits, some milk or yogurt, do you really need to eat rice, potatoes or bread at every meal? I use to hear that they should be 1/4 of your plate, but is this just propaganda?
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You never "need" to eat starchy carbs. You can. But you never "need to". You certainly never "need" to eat refined grains (store bought bread, pastas etc).Question: Health-wise, if you eat enough proteins, lots of veggies and fruits, some milk or yogurt, do you really need to eat rice, potatoes or bread at every meal? I use to hear that they should be 1/4 of your plate, but is this just propaganda?
I eat bread *maybe* once a week, if that, and when I do it's 100% whole grain. I eat some brown rice (+- 1 cup a week?). I eat a sweet potato once a month or so. I eat 100% whole grain pasta once every few weeks or so.
I get plenty of carbs from fruits, veggies and dairy.
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yes, propaganda….you can eat as many carbs as you want, unless you have some kind of medical condition that makes you sensitive to them. overeating = weight gain, not over eating carbs….
so eat all the carbs you want, just fit them into your calorie and macro targets and you will be fine.0 -
You don't have to do anything...but potatoes are delicious.0
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it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.0
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F1tnessCh1ck wrote: »it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.
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yes, propaganda….you can eat as many carbs as you want, unless you have some kind of medical condition that makes you sensitive to them. overeating = weight gain, not over eating carbs….
so eat all the carbs you want, just fit them into your calorie and macro targets and you will be fine.
I love when people give real answers
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Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You never "need" to eat starchy carbs. You can. But you never "need to". You certainly never "need" to eat refined grains (store bought bread, pastas etc).Question: Health-wise, if you eat enough proteins, lots of veggies and fruits, some milk or yogurt, do you really need to eat rice, potatoes or bread at every meal? I use to hear that they should be 1/4 of your plate, but is this just propaganda?
I eat bread *maybe* once a week, if that, and when I do it's 100% whole grain. I eat some brown rice (+- 1 cup a week?). I eat a sweet potato once a month or so. I eat 100% whole grain pasta once every few weeks or so.
I get plenty of carbs from fruits, veggies and dairy.
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F1tnessCh1ck wrote: »it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.
Can you please explain what makes white rice, white bread or regular potatoes crap? Be specific.0 -
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I think fresh baked bread is the best thing in the world. In all seriousness ndj1979 is right.yes, propaganda….you can eat as many carbs as you want, unless you have some kind of medical condition that makes you sensitive to them. overeating = weight gain, not over eating carbs….
so eat all the carbs you want, just fit them into your calorie and macro targets and you will be fine.
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F1tnessCh1ck wrote: »it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.
Can you please explain what makes white rice, white bread or regular potatoes crap? Be specific.
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1/4 plate does not mean literally taking up 1/4 of the plate's surface.Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
One of my favorite dinner foods is vegetarian chicken tenders. They're battered in whole grains. I dip them in Italian dressing. That meal has a ton of carbohydrates (40+ grams)/grains. Most things people eat are not purely broken into the categories shown on choosemyplate.gov.0 -
F1tnessCh1ck wrote: »it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.
Can you please explain what makes white rice, white bread or regular potatoes crap? Be specific.
100+ year old Asians are being slooowly killed by them0 -
F1tnessCh1ck wrote: »it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.
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F1tnessCh1ck wrote: »it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.
Can you please explain what makes white rice, white bread or regular potatoes crap? Be specific.
100+ year old Asians are being slooowly killed by them
It's an epidemic. I just had a baked potato the other day...and sushi before that...I guess I better get to the doctor so that I can detox from all the crap with a $200 cleanse.-2 -
You don't 'need' to eat them if you don't want too.
Carbs are needed for energy though - Swap white carbs for brown
I love love love carbs... But try and watch the belly carb bloat hahah
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At best, it's a simplified guideline for people who don't want to properly track their macros. By following it, people should get a somewhat balanced meal.
But eat whatever you want that fits within your goals. I don't eat starches that much but would totally sit down to a bowl full of potatoes if I had the carbs available.0 -
yes, propaganda….you can eat as many carbs as you want, unless you have some kind of medical condition that makes you sensitive to them. overeating = weight gain, not over eating carbs….
so eat all the carbs you want, just fit them into your calorie and macro targets and you will be fine.
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Question: Health-wise, if you eat enough proteins, lots of veggies and fruits, some milk or yogurt, do you really need to eat rice, potatoes or bread at every meal? I use to hear that they should be 1/4 of your plate, but is this just propaganda?
I think you can eat them if you want. These days I believe they are saying that the amount of grains you should eat- if you eat grains- depends on your age, gender and physical activity level. I don't think they are saying the 1/4 plate thing at all anymore.
If you don't like rice, potatoes or bread you can skip them and you will most likely be perfectly healthy if you are getting enough nutrients, fiber and calories from other foods.0 -
F1tnessCh1ck wrote: »it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.
Have you ever actually looked at the differences in nutritional content of white rice vs brown...or a white potato vs. sweet potato, etc? The differences are pretty immaterial. I personally prefer brown rice to white rice myself...but as nutrition goes, there's not a ton of difference here.
OP...eat grains and starches if you want to...or don't...it really makes no difference.
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Need? Especially at every meal? Nope! Not if you're getting all your nutrients elsewhere. But you can, if you can handle them appetite-wise. Too many high-carb items make me SERIOUSLY hungry and I wind up face-planted in the bottom of a bowl of Doritos, so personally I can't...but if I could handle them, trust me, I'd be eating them with every meal - I love potatoes and rice! Yum.
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You "need" to? ok.LolBroScience wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You never "need" to eat starchy carbs. You can. But you never "need to". You certainly never "need" to eat refined grains (store bought bread, pastas etc).Question: Health-wise, if you eat enough proteins, lots of veggies and fruits, some milk or yogurt, do you really need to eat rice, potatoes or bread at every meal? I use to hear that they should be 1/4 of your plate, but is this just propaganda?
I eat bread *maybe* once a week, if that, and when I do it's 100% whole grain. I eat some brown rice (+- 1 cup a week?). I eat a sweet potato once a month or so. I eat 100% whole grain pasta once every few weeks or so.
I get plenty of carbs from fruits, veggies and dairy.
I do
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cwolfman13 wrote: »F1tnessCh1ck wrote: »it's not necessary to have carbs at every meal. I eat them, but I usually try to eat them earlier in the day along with my fruit. once or twice a week I will have them for dinner. But if you're going to have them, brown rice, sweet potatoes, quinoa, brown bread - never ever ever ever white anything! It's crap.
Have you ever actually looked at the differences in nutritional content of white rice vs brown...or a white potato vs. sweet potato, etc? The differences are pretty immaterial. I personally prefer brown rice to white rice myself...but as nutrition goes, there's not a ton of difference here.
OP...eat grains and starches if you want to...or don't...it really makes no difference.
It's true. one potato versus one sweet potato: very little difference. I like to think of the whole lifestyle. Sweet fits into mine better. As does brown rice, as do 100%whole grain breads and pastas. Little changes leading to big rewards. A few fibers here, a few more nutrients there... but if you really dislike brown, or really prefer white, eat that.
And yes: eat the grains and starches if you want. There's no real need to.0 -
Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You "need" to? ok.LolBroScience wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You never "need" to eat starchy carbs. You can. But you never "need to". You certainly never "need" to eat refined grains (store bought bread, pastas etc).Question: Health-wise, if you eat enough proteins, lots of veggies and fruits, some milk or yogurt, do you really need to eat rice, potatoes or bread at every meal? I use to hear that they should be 1/4 of your plate, but is this just propaganda?
I eat bread *maybe* once a week, if that, and when I do it's 100% whole grain. I eat some brown rice (+- 1 cup a week?). I eat a sweet potato once a month or so. I eat 100% whole grain pasta once every few weeks or so.
I get plenty of carbs from fruits, veggies and dairy.
I do
For performance purposes, yes.0 -
LolBroScience wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You "need" to? ok.LolBroScience wrote: »Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
You never "need" to eat starchy carbs. You can. But you never "need to". You certainly never "need" to eat refined grains (store bought bread, pastas etc).Question: Health-wise, if you eat enough proteins, lots of veggies and fruits, some milk or yogurt, do you really need to eat rice, potatoes or bread at every meal? I use to hear that they should be 1/4 of your plate, but is this just propaganda?
I eat bread *maybe* once a week, if that, and when I do it's 100% whole grain. I eat some brown rice (+- 1 cup a week?). I eat a sweet potato once a month or so. I eat 100% whole grain pasta once every few weeks or so.
I get plenty of carbs from fruits, veggies and dairy.
I do
For performance purposes, yes.
if you say so. I've seen some great stuff from low carbers, and lots from folks who don't eat grains at all. But sure, if you do for your intense exercise or body building or whatever, ok. I'll let you judge how you perform best.
Does the OP need to for "health" as she asked? NO, probably not.
Do I or most of us "need to" for health? nope.0
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