Great sources of carbohydrates

[Thandie]

While I count the carbs in everything without the minus the fibre thing, would you still consider the items in bold carbs as they are so low in carbs?

For example 100 g of cauliflower has 3 g of carbs, broccoli (100g) has 1.1 g of carbs, 100 g of green beans has 3.2 g.


Kale and swiss chard, while yummy, would have less being greens.

Absolutely! I count everything.
If I need 150g of carbs, I'd have most of my carbs through the day and for my dinner I'd have the broccoli, or swiss chard. Even mixed greens salad, which has 2g carbs for 2 cups I count. However I don't use a cup to measure it; I just eyeball it. When I'm entering food items on my spread sheet, I just add everything. Fish oil goes in, flaxseed, etc. They all count. I don't leave things to chance. It sounds like hard work, but actually is not a big deal.

 

[mommalu]

Absolutely! I count everything.
If I need 150g of carbs, I'd have most of my carbs through the day and for my dinner I'd have the broccoli, or swiss chard. Even mixed greens salad, which has 2g carbs for 2 cups I count. However I don't use a cup to measure it; I just eyeball it. When I'm entering food items on my spread sheet, I just add everything. Fish oil goes in, flaxseed, etc. They all count. I don't leave things to chance. It sounds like hard work, but actually is not a big deal.

+1
I also count everything. I track on thedailyplate which I find incredible.
I'll be having barley as my carb for lunch along with 4oz chicken & 1C steamed broccoli.(is it lunch time yet)

 

[billfred]

(whole) pinto beans have a phenomenal GI number and even mashed (ie. refried beans) still have a superior GI number to oats. To the list of grains I'd add sorghum.

Sorghum??? It is actually a food item other than molasses?

How much of it is actually absorbed. I know most sorghum is used as cattle feed. The knock on it vs corn is about 30% of it passes through without any digestion or nutritional value at all.

 

[RottenWillow]

Sorghum??? It is actually a food item other than molasses?

How much of it is actually absorbed. I know most sorghum is used as cattle feed. The knock on it vs corn is about 30% of it passes through without any digestion or nutritional value at all.

Yes. It can be developed into a refined flour product for people with gluten intolerance. I can speak to the level of refinement used for cattle feed, but it's quite high for GF human food products. I'd think that would improve digestibility.

 

[Tatyana]

Absolutely! I count everything.
If I need 150g of carbs, I'd have most of my carbs through the day and for my dinner I'd have the broccoli, or swiss chard. Even mixed greens salad, which has 2g carbs for 2 cups I count. However I don't use a cup to measure it; I just eyeball it. When I'm entering food items on my spread sheet, I just add everything. Fish oil goes in, flaxseed, etc. They all count. I don't leave things to chance. It sounds like hard work, but actually is not a big deal.

I count everything as well.

I don't think I phrased the initial question all that well.

My concern is that someone would eat exclusively leafy green veggies thinking they are eating carbs, when really, when you consider the fibre, you are not really eating any significant amount of carbs.

Or people may think all veggies and fruits are low in carbs when some aren't, for example sweet corn is 18 g of carbs/100g.

 

[needtogetaas]

I count everything as well.

I don't think I phrased the initial question all that well.

My concern is that someone would eat exclusively leafy green veggies thinking they are eating carbs, when really, when you consider the fibre, you are not really eating any significant amount of carbs.

Or people may think all veggies and fruits are low in carbs when some aren't, for example sweet corn is 18 g of carbs/100g.

Come one everything???? lmao everything

 

[Tatyana]

Come one everything???? lmao everything

On a comp diet, yes.

I have weighed and counted my calories etc so many times now, I can eyeball a lot of portion sizes.

It is quite easy, most things I eat are typically in 100-200 g weight, with the exception of oats, that I eat 30-50 g of, depending on what my goals are.

 

[needtogetaas]

lmao

 

[Thandie]

I count everything as well.

I don't think I phrased the initial question all that well.

My concern is that someone would eat exclusively leafy green veggies thinking they are eating carbs, when really, when you consider the fibre, you are not really eating any significant amount of carbs.

Or people may think all veggies and fruits are low in carbs when some aren't, for example sweet corn is 18 g of carbs/100g.

Tat, I'm so glad you clarified that. You're so right! No one should eat ONLY leafy green vegetables. That's why when I'm giving suggestions I post the same items over and over, so no one is confused as to which carbs to have.
Grains and starchy vegetables are VERY important as a carbs source. Your body will pay the consequences from eating only green vegetables, because starchy and fibrous carbs will be used as a secondary source or energy. You don't want to use energy only from fats.

 

[Thandie]

On a comp diet, yes.

I have weighed and counted my calories etc so many times now, I can eyeball a lot of portion sizes.

It is quite easy, most things I eat are typically in 100-200 g weight, with the exception of oats, that I eat 30-50 g of, depending on what my goals are.

Yes, I can also eyeball almost anything. I weight everything when competing..