A lot of people mistaken Carbs to be a bad food item. But with what you eat and when you eat it, it is actually great for you. You NEED at least 50-100 grams of complex carbs per day for your body to burn fat effectively and to provide the energy requirements of your brains and central nervous system. Good sources of carbohydrates: Oatmeal: I like the slow cooked version but the quick one minute is fine. I have oatmeal with my first meal every day. It is a slow digesting carb (keeps you feeling fuller longer until you next meal) Steel Cut Oats- Similar to oatmeal. Slow digesting carb. Fruit - All fruits are great but some are better than other for different reasons. Blueberries are at the top of the list for antioxidants and bananas are great for post-workout carbs. The majority of they digest faster than complex carbs so they are best used in the AM or pre-and post workout. Vegetables- Like fruit you really cant go wrong when you eat veggies. During the off-season (bodybuilders) all veggies are great to have but when you are looking to diet I stick with just the green ones as they have less calories and net carbs. they are also a great source of Fiber. Try to have some in every meal. Sweet Potatoes/ yams- Tasty slow digesting carb. Brown Rice- Staple of a slow digesting carb. White Rice- Faster digesting carb. Whole Wheat Bread- I like to have Ezekial Bread as it is not processed and not made with white flour. Great slow digesting carb. Cream of Wheat- Substitute for white rice- Faster Digesting Carb. Cream of Rice- also substitute for white rice. Faster Digesting Carb.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 17:43:57 +0000
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