Don't
worry about carb cycling just yet — unless you're under about 18 % body fat, it's not necessary.
If you're looking for more information
about carbs in your favorite ingredients?
Regarding your
question about carbs converting to fat, I want you to focus on the quantity and quality of carbs first and the timing second.
Everybody knows there are a ton of carbs in candy, grains and delicious baked good — but
what about carbs in milk?
The nutritional info is a little scary, but I don't care
about carbs from veggies.
The
thing about carbs is that they are great for powering muscle performance, but they also stimulate fat storage by promoting your levels of insulin.
So, I was wondering if you had any
idea about carb count with your recipes.
If I didn't
care about the carbs that white chocolate (even the sugar - free version) is full of, I'd make white chocolate brownies.
All of those negative things you've
heard about carbs always refer to the «bad» kind (simple carbs), which you now know you should avoid.
Perhaps this is why some are overly cautious
about carb consumption - and why many are wary of the benefits of consuming pumpkin as part of a well - balanced diet.
As expected — and in keeping with the
theory about carb - cutting — insulin levels went down and fat burning went up.
I really liked this podcast and thought it was very interesting talk
about the carb ratios and how much one should aim for in a day.
I never mentioned this in my «journal» but somewhere in there, we learned a very big
lesson about carbs!
After all, the best carb free snacks are those which can even be enjoyed by teenagers, children and others who never think
twice about carbs.
When sports nutritionist talk
about carb loading, they're talking about eating more foods that will raise your blood sugar.