Good Carbs, Bad Carbs
What Are Carbohydrates?

Good carbs, bad carbs, and what are Carbohydrates?
A list of low carbohydrate foods that will keep you on track with your healthy eating plan.

What Are Carbohydrates?

So what are carbohydrates? For this page we will focus on the two types:

Simple carbohydrates, which are found in fruits and dairy products are more easily digested by the body. Unfortunately they are also often found in processed, refined foods such as white sugar, pastas, and white bread.
Avoid these foods.

Complex carbohydrates take longer for the body to digest. Found in vegetables (cellulose), grains, and legumes. Eating some oatmeal will fill you up and give you longer lasting energy than a bowl of sugary cereal due to the way the body processes and uses the carbohydrates. These are the good carbs to build into your daily healthy eating plan.

List of Low Carbohydrate Foods

What about a low carb food list you ask? Well, here is one that you can use to help plan your daily healthy eating plan.

For grains use whole wheat bread, rye bread, brown bread, oatmeal, whole wheat pasta, brown rice, pearl wheat, whole wheat crackers, maize-meal to name just a few. These are the staples for your low carbohydrate foods. The rest of of your carbohydrates can come from the following list:

Arugula Asparagus Beets Bell peppers Bok choy Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Cauliflower Celery Cucumbers Dandelion greens Eggplant Garlic Green beans Green peas Kale Leeks Mushrooms Okra Onions Parsnips Pumpkin Romaine lettuce Spinach Squash Sweet potatoes Tomatoes Watercress Yams Zucchini	Lemon or Lime Rhubarb Raspberries Blackberries Cranberries Strawberries Papaya Watermelon Peaches Nectarines Blueberries Cantaloupes Honeydew Melons Apples Apricots Grapefruit

Keep your blood sugar levels stable by fueling your body with good, slow burning carbohydrates every few hours. Make sure to include some quality foods with protein with each meal as well. This is one of the best ways to speed up metabolism.

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