What is a non-starchy carb?

[muscleman1234]

Everywhere I look there are starchy carbs....yet in order to lose fat you need to obtain carbs from non-starch/non-sugar sources.

What are some carb-dense sources of non-starchy, non-sugary carbs?

 

[JG1]

green veggies

 

[muscleman1234]

carb-dense? I'd have to eat a million green veggies to get even 20 grams of carbs...

 

[JG1]

carb-dense? I'd have to eat a million green veggies to get even 20 grams of carbs...

hence the loss if bodyfat..........

 

[kentucky]

just about anything but potatoes, and corn.

 

[muscleman1234]

jg1, the idea is not to reduce carb intake, just to make better selections of carbs (non-sugary, non-starchy) Obviously if you eat less you will lose weight (both fat and muscle)...

kentucky, I hope you're just kidding....for your sake...

 

[kentucky]

kentucky, I hope you're just kidding....for your sake... [/B]

Well I was just pointing out the obvious ones. Now that I feel like I'm challenged, I'll list all that I can think of...certain types of squash, artichokes, beets, carrots, corn, green peas, lima beans, okra, potato, pumpkin, rutabagas, sweet potato, turnips.


That's all I got.

 

[JG1]

jg1, the idea is not to reduce carb intake, just to make better selections of carbs (non-sugary, non-starchy) Obviously if you eat less you will lose weight (both fat and muscle)...

Is that what the idea is?...............................

 

[muscleman1234]

kentucky, I appreciate the responses, but I am trying to find calorie-dense carbs that are NOT starch. Are you listing starchy carbs or non-starch? as far as I know, potatoes are starch and peas are not, both are listed in your response, so I'm confused...

JG1, YES, that is MY idea.

Anyone have better responses?

 

[jh1]

sugar....