A personal favorite, this superfood contains
the healthy type of carbohydrates that are an excellent source of energy.
If you think about food as your body's fuel source you know that you'll need to have in it everything your body uses.The most important parts to include are good fats, good proteins and
healthy types of carbohydrates.
Not exact matches
Incorporating many
types of healthy foods into your breakfast is an easy way to ensure your meal provides adequate energy and a
healthy balance
of nutrients, such as protein,
carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals.
The bananas in this easier - than - pie dessert — all you need is a knife and a microwave — are a rich source
of resistant starch, a
type of healthy carbohydrate that helps you burn calories and eat less.
Diet: An endomorph body
type would need to adopt a strict eating regime, whereby they remove the bulk
of their
carbohydrates (especially the white, processed ones) and enjoy more plant - based vegies, two low - sugar fruits per day,
healthy fats (at least 60g per day) and plenty
of lean proteins.
In fact, scientists found that the gut bacteria in
healthy Japanese people are higher in bacteria that can digest the
types of carbohydrates in seaweed (source).
Restricting your eating overnight can trigger the body to burn ketone bodies — a
type of brain -
healthy fat — rather than
carbohydrates, he explains.
Using easy - to - understand subjective measures, like how you feel after a meal, as well as a blood glucose monitor, you can precisely determine what amounts and
types of carbohydrates and other foods allow you to keep your blood sugar within
healthy ranges.
Resistant starch is a
type of carbohydrate that our digestive enzymes can not break down, meaning it's not absorbed in the small intestine
of healthy individuals.
The difference between this
type of carbohydrate and the «naughty» ones, is that it is not digested or absorbed into the body, but it has a starring role in keeping you
healthy.
Best
carbohydrate sources for
healthy meals are: vegetables and fruits (preferably low glycemic and organic: spinach, kale, collard greens, broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, rocket, Romanian lettuce, pack choi, watercress, radish, tomatoes, celery, leek, onion, garlic, all
types of berries etc) as well as grains, like quinoa, millet, amaranth, buckwheat, rice, sprouted or sourdough bread.
The take home message with all
of this, is that if you have diabetes... especially
type II, it is sincerely in your best interest to get off all the «white» refined foods and stick with the
healthier choices
of carbohydrates found in fruits and vegetables and whole grains as they are high in fiber as well as packed full
of vitamins and minerals which will not only protect your system from long term damages associated with diabetes, but will also keep you younger and feeling more fabulous as part
of an anti-aging program.
Additionally, a
healthy diet will emphasize fruits, vegetables and whole grains, which are good sources
of fiber, a
type of carbohydrate that helps lower blood sugar.
No, I'm still not a fan
of cereals, grains, waffles, etc... But the use
of healthy starches with breakfast,
healthy carbohydrates with breakfast, fruit - based
carbohydrate, potato - based
carbohydrates, and those
types of things is certainly acceptable especially in the case
of breakfast.
He is very passionate about management
of obesity,
type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome through the scientifically proven low
carbohydrate - high
healthy fat diet.
So, let's get back to how «whole wheat» relates to this... Here is a little - known fact that's often covered up by the massive marketing campaigns by giant food companies that want you to believe that «whole wheat» is
healthy for you... but the fact is that wheat contains a very unusual
type of carbohydrate (not found in other foods) called Amylopectin - A, which has been found in some tests to spike your blood sugar HIGHER than even pure table sugar.
Fiber is a
type of carbohydrate that is important for
healthy digestive function and can lower your risk for obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease.
The researchers go as far as suggesting that given the endemic levels
of insulin resistance prevalent in
type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes patients, limiting the intake
of sugar and refined
carbohydrates in conjunction with
healthy weight management should be the number 1 dietary goal for most people.
On the other hand, the roots
of dandelion are rich in inulin, a
type of carbohydrate that supports
healthy gut flora and has been suggested to be responsible for the digestive properties
of the herb.
One
of the best sources
of complex
carbohydrates is oats, because they are a highly nutritious gluten - free cereal that contains a
healthy type of fiber known as beta gluten.
In this 5 part series you'll learn the reasons why and also when you might consider eating
carbohydrates, along with what
types of foods are the most beneficial to keep you fit and
healthy.
A 5 - year study
of 3,500 middle - aged adults published in the British Journal
of Psychiatry in 2009 showed that people who ate a diet high in processed foods, including refined
carbohydrates, sugary desserts, fried foods and processed meats, had a 58 percent higher risk
of depression compared with those who followed a
healthy Mediterranean -
type diet.