By
choosing slow carbs for snacks, you help control both your blood sugar and your cravings between meals.
Most Americans can benefit from reducing their sugar intake, and
choosing slow carbs is a good way to do that.
Not exact matches
But unfortunately, most people don't
choose the healthy
slow carbs.
Choose high quality food rich in protein and complex
carbs, i.e.
slow - digested foods that can keep you full, keep insulin levels stable and make your body burn a lot of calories while metabolizing them.
Choose carbs that are complex
slow - digesting and don't cause insulin spikes, with the exception of the post-workout meal when quick - acting
carbs should be consumed to replenish your body's depleted glycogen.
Before activity
choose nutrient - rich,
slow - burning
carbs, to fuel your cells, and keep your energy steady.
Combine nuts with grains for healthy,
slow digested
carbs and be mindful to
choose unsalted variants.
Choose plain yogurt and sweeten it naturally with
slow carb fruits, such as raspberries and blueberries.
It just so happens that a little alcohol can also
slow carbs from turning to fat,
choose any one of the following:
The bottom line:
Choose slow - burning
carbs because they are low on the GI scale and will help you control your appetite and feel more energized throughout the day.
As the author explains on his website,
choosing the right
carbs and eating them at the right times, allows us to achieve and maintain high levels of fat loss without having to suffer from nighttime cravings and binges and the all the other side - effects of the
slowed metabolism associated with a strict low - carbohydrate diet.