Problemo

[JKurz1]

OK...I'm off the low carbs and trying to pack on some size....problem is, I LOVE those low carb tortilla wraps at luch with my chicken, tuna, etc....I should be eating a sweeet potatoe or yam (which I have in the office too), but those things are pretty good......so, I'm not getting the carbs I need for growth......any suggestions? Does it make a big difference which I eat?

 

[SoreArms]

How about dropping some oat meal or oat bran in your shakes since you drink several a day? Great, quick way to fill in your carb intake.

Sweet potatos are good, you can nuke 'em for a quick carb source.

 

[poopmonkey]

where do you get those low carb tortilla wraps, I've searched everywhere and none of the stores around here (detroit) have a clue what I'm talking about.

Do you know what brand name they are sold under?

Thanks

 

[desman]

http://www.lowcarbfooddepot.com/gc/...Brief&R=S/tortilla&ID=01292310056618584203122

not american bro but its in southern ontario and close to detroit. You can give em a try and you will pay even less as your american dollar is worth more in canadian

 

[young guns]

just throw in some extra carbs spread out in your other meals. or you can always just throw them in to go along with the tuna/tortilla meal.

 

[anthrax]

Why don't you switch to regular tortilla wraps (the ones with carbs) ?

You can also add cream of wheat/rice in your shake (yummy)

 

[onerepmaximum]

Sounds like you already know the answer to your question.

 

[JKurz1]

HUH? Then I wouldnt have asked.....Does a sweet potatotoe (6oz) supply that much more energy/cals then a low carb wrap? Would I be sacrificing much needed carbs for my PM training by switch....my only other carbs are a half cup of oats in am, a myoplex with skim mid-am, and a lean matrix w/ skim mid pm.....noon is where I usually eat 6-8oz of beef, a 60z yam, a decent sized salad and some veggies......

 

[young guns]

the problem is that the tortilla is very high fiber. although some fiber is broken down (by bacteria, i believe in the large instestine) and used, most is not.

fiber is not digested as are starches, which are primarily digested in the early small intestine, where glucose and fructose are transported into epithelial cells to be transferred to capillaries to enter the blood and be taken to the liver, muscle, ect.

i'm not sure the phsyiology behind how fiber is used once it is broken down by bacteria, but it's in a different manner.

so to answer your question, as far as energy differences, YES there is. even if the portion of sweet potatoe contains 19g (6oz potatoe contains more than this) of carbs, like the tortilla, the difference is due to the high fiber content of the tortilla.

now will this difference effect your bulking over the long term? i don't know to be honest.

are you getting in a good amount of starches in your other meals early in the day, prior to your workout? if you are, then i don't think it'd be a big deal.

 

[CPA22]

instead of having one of those chicken/tuna wraps...have 2 of them. Calories will put on size too..