High density carbs include flours, sugars, breads, chips, rice cakes, granola bars, French fries, popcorn, and other fast and processed foods.
Not exact matches
Additionally, make sure to support your recovery after a grueling workout by eating
high -
carb and protein - rich post-training meals, pausing for one or two days before you train again and taking certain supplements that help maintain bone
density.
So healthy fats, healthy protein, healthy
carbs, nutrient
density has to be
high, inflammation has to be low and uhm — making sure there's enough calories and good macros.
And for anyone listening to this, and — you know — when you hear the word Paleo, what we're trying to talk about is kind of ancestral way of eating, typically, cutting out inflammatory foods, cutting out foods that are
high in toxins and try to really increase nutrient
density, so, typically, healthy meats, lots of good veggies — you know — the — the — the right amount of fruits and starch and
carbs for you and — You know — I — I tend to use the term Paleo template because we can really adjust in the macronutrients.
The first one is to rethink your nutrient intake and it emphasizes specifically going after nutrient
density, staying away from refined
carbs, and adding in more proteins and fats which is basically like snub the white houses, brand new, unveiled, plate shaped, pie chart and do you own
higher protein,
higher fat deal instead so no surprise there.
Foods categorized as slow
carbs tend to have a
higher nutrient
density, which means that they offer more vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in their calories than quick
carbs.
If you've never tried spaghetti squash, it's delicious and it's also a great low -
carb alternative to pasta, since it's much
higher in nutrient
density and MUCH lower in total carbohydrates and calories...
It was lower in total energy, energy
density,
carbs, and
higher in unsaturated fatty acids, dietary cholesterol, and several vitamins.
Fatty animal foods in general have
higher caloric
density than
carb - rich plant foods.
(They also have low mineral
density, low fat - soluble vitamin levels, low fiber, low polyphenols / antioxidants,
high iron,
high fluoride / bromide, etc., which all could be confounding factors in the
carbs - lower - testosterone hypothesis.)
On the left - hand end of the chart a very
high carb low fat diet can be hard to overeat because it has such a low energy
density and is so filling.
... but if you pair a
density workout with a
high carb feeding, it will ALSO allow you to build dense, lean muscle while you do it!