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    "Good" Carbs

    Posts: 7
    edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    Hi peeps,

    I keep on staying well below my Goal Carbs (+- 212) per day and I don't want to start eating bread to fill it up, I do however eat couscous from time to time.

    Is there anything else I could try except pasta or potatoes?

    Thanks!

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    • Posts: 275 Member
      Quinoa! And oatmeal (but not the instant stuff, go for the whole rolled oats). :flowerforyou:
    • Posts: 7
      Kewl, thanks! Will give oatmeal a try! :smile:
    • Posts: 5,564 Member
      Steel cut oats, brown rice, multigrain anything.
      I like a good bowl of cereal before bed!
    • Posts: 972 Member
      Rice

      50# sacks are pretty cheap at asian stores or Costco

      invest in a good rice cooker - it makes all the difference
    • Posts: 24 Member
      Stay away from potatoes, they're high on the glycemic index and will actually cause weight gain. Try whole wheat bread, kamut, or sprouted grain breads.
    • Posts: 12,294 Member
      No need to eat the carbs MFP gives you. MFP tends to be high on carbs and low on protein. You can go in and change you %, maybe increase protein by 5-10% and lower carbs by the same. The fat goal on MFP is pretty reasonable.

      To make the change, go to goals, > change goals > Custom > make your changes > save changes.
    • Posts: 12,294 Member
      Stay away from potatoes, they're high on the glycemic index and will actually cause weight gain. Try whole wheat bread, kamut, or sprouted grain breads.

      Food high on GI index does not mean you will gain weight. You will only gain weight if you take in more calories than you consume. high GI foods are only bad from those with or prone to diabetes.
    • Posts: 7
      Thanks Eric, Yep, I keep going over Protein and under Carbs... Will do!
    • Posts: 864 Member
      No need to eat the carbs MFP gives you. MFP tends to be high on carbs and low on protein. You can go in and change you %, maybe increase protein by 5-10% and lower carbs by the same. The fat goal on MFP is pretty reasonable.

      To make the change, go to goals, > change goals > Custom > make your changes > save changes.

      I agree. I ignore the carbs part, go over the protein a bit, hit the calorie goal.
    • Posts: 24 Member
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      Food high on GI index does not mean you will gain weight. You will only gain weight if you take in more calories than you consume. high GI foods are only bad from those with or prone to diabetes.

      Recently from a local nutritionist I have heard otherwise...It's a new discovery. I'm not saying don't ever eat potatoes, but be aware of your intake.
    • Posts: 300 Member
      Agreed, beware of potatoes, white bread, and white sugar. My carb intake for the day is anywhere between 30-40g and I couldn't be happier. I eat absolutely no bread or potatoes and believe it or not, but that food is not the best for your body. Your topic is called "Good" carbs, well these are not them. This is a great lifestyle for me and it's working.

      Some of the "Good" carbs come from your dark green veggies, cauliflower, and cabbage. There is a wonderful Cauliflower rice that you can make or you can make mashed cauliflower. You would want to stay away from the bad carbs in carrots and corn. Also don't use vegetable oil, instead use Olive Oil. These are just a few of many things I've learned in the last 5 months. I'm here if you need anything!
    • Posts: 9,834 Member

      Recently from a local nutritionist I have heard otherwise...It's a new discovery. I'm not saying don't ever eat potatoes, but be aware of your intake.

      They are wrong
    • Posts: 45
      I'll have to try Cauliflower rice that sounds amazing! I struggle to not eat bread for lunch when I'm working, but it's wholegrain at least.
    • Posts: 456 Member
      Bulgar wheat. Does a similar thing to couscous but contains more protein.

      I take what you're really aiming for here is to have additional nutrients riding along with your carbs?
    • Posts: 42
      Carbs are your friend. Carbs, especially those junk food types with no nutritional values are bad. Carbs are NOT a friend to anyone who is mostly sedentary. Potatos are very good for, unless you are insulin sensitive, eat all you want, they are nutritional, and burn off like any other carb if you take the time to do it. If you exercise though, and are otherwise active, your body must have carbs to power your muscles. Oatmeal is a great slow burn energy provider, if you are into endurance type of exercising
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      Carbs are your friend. Carbs, especially those junk food types with no nutritional values are bad. Carbs are NOT a friend to anyone who is mostly sedentary. Potatos are very good for, unless you are insulin sensitive, eat all you want, they are nutritional, and burn off like any other carb if you take the time to do it. If you exercise though, and are otherwise active, your body must have carbs to power your muscles. Oatmeal is a great slow burn energy provider, if you are into endurance type of exercising

      Why not?
    • Posts: 16 Member
      Hi, my dietician told me to have basmati rice as this is best rice carb :happy:
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      show previous quotes

      Recently from a local nutritionist I have heard otherwise...It's a new discovery. I'm not saying don't ever eat potatoes, but be aware of your intake.

      ::SIGH::

      Assuming that was true, we'd predictably find that low GI diets would be superior for weight loss, correct?
    • Posts: 42
      But I like oatmeal
    • Posts: 74
      It's very important to have complex carbs

      as others have stated oatmeal is a great slow digesting carb. i have it every morning :) just regular old fashioned oats.

      others are veggies, sweet potatoes, Ezekiel bread, brown rice, unsalted rice cakes, flat out wraps-- these are the only ones you need.

      Stay away from white bread, white rice, ect. No whites!! :)
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      It's very important to have complex carbs

      as others have stated oatmeal is a great slow digesting carb. i have it every morning :) just regular old fashioned oats.

      others are veggies, sweet potatoes, Ezekiel bread, brown rice, unsalted rice cakes, flat out wraps-- these are the only ones you need.

      Stay away from white bread, white rice, ect. No whites!! :)

      Any particular reason why?
    • Posts: 74
      You need carbs in your diet-- some more then others but carbs are not the enemy. They help with your overall energy and healthy it's calories in calories out--your body needs all sources of nutrients to operate and function best.

      some carbs in theory are better then others but cutting things out of your diet is not healthy and will not help you loose weight any faster. you are doing this for your health right?

      do it healthy then.
    • Posts: 86 Member
      Agreed, beware of potatoes, white bread, and white sugar. My carb intake for the day is anywhere between 30-40g and I couldn't be happier. I eat absolutely no bread or potatoes and believe it or not, but that food is not the best for your body. Your topic is called "Good" carbs, well these are not them. This is a great lifestyle for me and it's working.

      Some of the "Good" carbs come from your dark green veggies, cauliflower, and cabbage. There is a wonderful Cauliflower rice that you can make or you can make mashed cauliflower. You would want to stay away from the bad carbs in carrots and corn. Also don't use vegetable oil, instead use Olive Oil. These are just a few of many things I've learned in the last 5 months. I'm here if you need anything!

      Anyone that can eat 30 to 40g of carbs a day amazes me! I always go over on mine! I love bread!
    • Posts: 387 Member
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      Any particular reason why?

      For starters, it takes a long time to digest.
      Why eat white bread when you can have some kind of sprouted wheat, or grain bread?
      Seems like a waste when you can get all those great nutrients, that don't slow down your digestive system.
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
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      For starters, it takes a long time to digest.
      Why eat white bread when you can have some kind of sprouted wheat, or grain bread?
      Seems like a waste when you can get all those great nutrients, that don't slow down your digestive system.

      Quite possibly because things like brown rice and whole grains are worse then their white counterparts?
    • Posts: 110
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      Any particular reason why?

      Because they are generally over processed and most of the nutritional value is removed from them in production. Wholegrains retain most nutirtion because they are closest to the grain/starch in original form.

      Usually for weightloss etc we always say keep it simple, for Carbs though the opposite is true, keep it complex ;)
    • Posts: 15
      Sweet potatoes are great for you. There are lots of veggies that are high(ish) in arbs but also vitamins and other healthy stuff. Some of hose are winter squash, carrots, parsnips, peas. Another way I end up getting a lot of my carbs these days is through beans and lentils. They have lots of fiber but other carbs also..but protein, nutrients and SO filling.
    • Posts: 12,142 Member
      Because they are generally over processed and most of the nutritional value is removed from them in production. Wholegrains retain most nutirtion because they are closest to the grain/starch in original form.

      Usually for weightloss etc we always say keep it simple, for Carbs though the opposite is true, keep it complex ;)

      Again, so for weightloss if complex carbs were so great, we'd see that low GI diets were superior to high GI diets for weightloss, correct?
    • Posts: 3,783 Member
      Hi peeps,

      I keep on staying well below my Goal Carbs (+- 212) per day and I don't want to start eating bread to fill it up, I do however eat couscous from time to time.

      Is there anything else I could try except pasta or potatoes?

      Thanks!

      Actually, pasta isn't exactly a good carb. Minimize your flour based carbs, pasta, breads.

      Good carbs:
      - Rice
      - Sweet Potatoes
      - Red Potatoes
      - Berries
      - Ezekiel Bread (not 100% sure why but my nutritionist let's me eat a little of this)
      - Oats
      - Legumes

      The white rice comment isn't entirely true.

      Edit: A small amount of hi-GI carbs aren't bad immediately after lifting to help increase nutrient uptake into your muscles. Something like a small serving of Apple Sauce immediately following your workout.
    • Posts: 9
      Dumbest comment I've read on MFP. Carb "type" has no impact on body composition. Its simply calorie-in/calorie-out
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