| Whatever diet you choose, low carb, low fat, low | | | | are less processed. It seems the processing is what |
| sugar, all of the best tasting foods are always the | | | | removes the nutritional value of the foods. Complex |
| villains! All the comfort foods are high in | | | | carbs take longer to digest and are therefore |
| carbohydrates, high in calories, and are highly | | | | available to generate energy for a longer period. |
| processed. All three of these things are to be | | | | However, these whole grain foods would also need |
| avoided when trying to lose weight and/or gain | | | | to be limited due to them being considered high in |
| health. | | | | carbohydrates. In that they are healthy foods, |
| Carbohydrates are literally in just about everything. | | | | however, small amounts would provide more nutrition |
| There are simple and complex forms of | | | | than a large amount of processed foods. |
| carbohydrates. We need a certain amount of | | | | The only foods that don't have carbohydrates are |
| carbohydrates to function. We just need LESS of a | | | | meat and fat. Both of these, if eaten in excess can |
| good thing. So the phrase low carb diet food, simply | | | | be detrimental to your health. If I eat only meat and |
| connotes those foods that are lower in | | | | fat, I will indeed be on a low carb diet and may lose |
| carbohydrates. | | | | weight. However, while I may look better, I may die |
| Simple forms of carbohydrates burn faster, so you | | | | of clogged arteries or a number of other diseases |
| are hungry again sooner, and for one thing, this leads | | | | caused by too much meat or fat. No use being a |
| to cravings and binges. Simple carbohydrates are for | | | | svelte corpse. I'm vain, but not that vain |
| instance those that contain sugar. While refined sugar | | | | Pastries are usually made from processed flour, and |
| (sucrose) is the worst enemy, there is also fruit | | | | refined sugar is their main ingredient. Almost as tragic |
| sugar (fructose) and milk sugar (lactose). | | | | as a life without pastry, is a life without pasta or rice. |
| A low carb diet food would be those that limit all | | | | However, this wonderful food is also one of the main |
| carbohydrates, but especially the simple | | | | foods that would not ever be considered a low carb |
| carbohydrates. Of the simple carbohydrates the only | | | | food! Eat these very sparingly. |
| one we really don't need much of to be healthy is | | | | So besides avoiding these major villains, the operable |
| sucrose. Particularly, refined white sugar. We would | | | | concepts in describing the low carb diet food are |
| not be wise to eliminate milk (as long as it is skim or | | | | limiting or reducing, (not omitting) most |
| low fat), and certainly fruit is always associated with | | | | carbohydrates; and choosing natural or unprocessed |
| a healthy diet. | | | | forms of carbohydrates, rather than processed or |
| Complex carbohydrates are those that are more | | | | refined; moderation, as in all things, is key to a low |
| healthful, such as whole grains and vegetables, which | | | | carb diet plan. |