Good starches bad starches?!

[DioL]

I did a search but it couldnt come up with anything, so I was wondering if someone could provide a link or help me out with what carbs i should be intaking?

 

[MissChris]

Yams/sweetpotatoes, long-grain brown rice, rolled oats are probably the most standard fare.

Some choose to add in things such as whole grain breads, beans, and other grains like quinoa and barley.

 

[Magnus T Rico]

If it's white, don't eat it. That's the best advice that I can give.

 

[danielson]

i think this is what you asked

different types of carbs.....grouped into monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides (i'll include fibre in this too)

carbs are grouped by how they digest too. into hi GI, medium GI and low GI. high GI stuff tends to be anything sugary or white (like white bread) and digests quick, low GI is stuff that looks like its out the earth (wholewheat pasta etc) and digests slow. low GI fuels u for longer and doesnt raise blood sugar too much so u wont get fat. high GI dgests wuick, energises you quick but too much might send your blood sugar too hi and make you fat

monosaccharides are things with 1 molecule....small and simple.
glucose is the most obvious, most carbs break down to form this. as its so small it gets digested quick and makes your bloods sugar go up fast, and insulin release follows. so its great fpr after exercise when u need energy QUICK

fructose is an exception...it diffuses slow and doesnt really cause such a big increase in insulin release. it also fills your liver rather than musckles after exercise, and once it fills that is more likley to turn to fat. found in fruit and is super sweet. so u may wanna avoid too much of this. same for galactose


disaccharides are 2 molecules joined together. kind of an inbetween of poly and mono and digest farly quick
maltose - glucose joined to glucose....breaks down slightly slower than glucose alone and fuels the body for a bit longer

lactose - glucose and galactose. from milk usually. im always wary of the galactose becaue it may get stored as fat if u get too much

table sugar - glucose and fructose. again im wary of the fructose


polysaccharides are big long chains of carbs and digest slow. good for fueling the body for long periods of time.

starches are an example of these.
fibre is polysaccharides that can;t be digested and absorbed and instead are left for your gut bacteria

 

[DioL]

Thanks alot...
Helped alot

 

[anthrax]

What danielson said

I would add that the more fiber the better (fiber lowers the GI)

and choose whole food instead of refined one
ie whole wheat bread , not white bread

 

[Mr. Sexy Man]

i think this is what you asked

different types of carbs.....grouped into monosaccharides, disaccharides, polysaccharides (i'll include fibre in this too)

carbs are grouped by how they digest too. into hi GI, medium GI and low GI. high GI stuff tends to be anything sugary or white (like white bread) and digests quick, low GI is stuff that looks like its out the earth (wholewheat pasta etc) and digests slow. low GI fuels u for longer and doesnt raise blood sugar too much so u wont get fat. high GI dgests wuick, energises you quick but too much might send your blood sugar too hi and make you fat

monosaccharides are things with 1 molecule....small and simple.
glucose is the most obvious, most carbs break down to form this. as its so small it gets digested quick and makes your bloods sugar go up fast, and insulin release follows. so its great fpr after exercise when u need energy QUICK

fructose is an exception...it diffuses slow and doesnt really cause such a big increase in insulin release. it also fills your liver rather than musckles after exercise, and once it fills that is more likley to turn to fat. found in fruit and is super sweet. so u may wanna avoid too much of this. same for galactose


disaccharides are 2 molecules joined together. kind of an inbetween of poly and mono and digest farly quick
maltose - glucose joined to glucose....breaks down slightly slower than glucose alone and fuels the body for a bit longer

lactose - glucose and galactose. from milk usually. im always wary of the galactose becaue it may get stored as fat if u get too much

table sugar - glucose and fructose. again im wary of the fructose


polysaccharides are big long chains of carbs and digest slow. good for fueling the body for long periods of time.

starches are an example of these.
fibre is polysaccharides that can;t be digested and absorbed and instead are left for your gut bacteria

stop worrying so much about foods at the moleculear level. they are all calories. but quick digesting ones will make you more hungry. slow carbs are more filling.

dont worry about galactose and fruictose, it wont make a difference at all. eat em up.

ive came from maintaining 13 percent bodyfat year round to about 4-7 and i eat my fruit and drink my milk. calories in calories out.

if you want to loose fat eat half gram per pound in protien perday and cycle your carbs 1 day eat 400 plus 2 days 100-200 and low fat under 20 but make them all efa's and you will be shredded. and pig out on weekens eat whatever and youll be ok