Just What Is A Carbohydrate Anyway?

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Article Title: Just What Is A Carbohydrate Anyway?

Author: Lee Dobbins

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During a recent discussion with my father about low carb diets,

he pointed to the butter on the table and said “is that a

carbohydrate?” when I started to explain, he then pointed to

the sugar and said “well, what about that?”.

Unfortunately, you cannot just point to a food and label it a

“carbohydrate” as each food is made up of protein, carbs and

fats in varying degrees. Some foods are almost all carb, and

some, like meat, eggs and fish have none.

To make matters even more complicated, there are simple

carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. For matters of

nutrition, you should always pick the complex carbs which have

a low glycemic index.

The simple carbohydrates include foods like desserts, sugar,

white bread, candy. Typically, these foods have a little

nutritional value. Though they may taste good, they are

basically empty calories and are digested quickly causing a

high blood sugar spike and then a quick drop off. This is the

reason these foods don’t really satisfy your hunger and you get

cravings for more shortly after having eaten them.

By contract, the complex carbohydrates are extremely

nutritious, these are foods like legumes, whole grains,

vegetables and most fruits. They are loaded with fiber,

antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. Calorie for calorie,

complex carbohydrates will fill you up more and leave you full

longer then the simple carbohydrates.

When choosing which carbohydrates to put on your plate, you

should try to load up on whole grains, fruits and vegetables

but if they are not available in plentiful enough amounts, you

should try to balance your simple carbs with your complex carbs

and proteins. Use the simple carbs as more of a side dish -

maybe filling ¼ of your plate with them and fill up on the lean

protein and complex carbs. This will have a net effect of a more

nutritious and filling meal as well as leave you satisfied

longer.

About The Author: Confused about carbs? Visit

http://www.carbzine.com to find out more about carbohydrates

and your health.

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