Not exact matches
«Healthy carbs» (as opposed to «unhealthy carbs,» which
include sugar and
refined, heavily processed carbs like
white bread) are typically from whole grains, meaning they
include a hefty portion of fiber, which helps keep your digestive system running smoothly.
It
includes «
refined»
sugars like
white sugar and corn syrup but it also
includes concentrated natural
sugar like honey, syrup, and fruit juice.
Avoid: packaged, processed foods (
including prepared plant - based meats or cheese,
white bread or pasta, etc.)
refined sugar, salty and fried foods.
But
refined or simple carbs,
including foods like
white bread, cakes, and cookies, have added
sugars and fewer nutrients.
Examples of processed foods
includes refined sugars (like
white and raw
sugar), convenience foods (like frozen meals), bread, soft drinks, snack foods like chips, protein bars and biscuits, dairy products like cheese and butter, spreads and preserves, and, the kicker for most paleo eaters, preserved meats.
Secret # 3 - Eliminate all fake foods, fast foods and highly processed foods: This
includes soft drinks,
refined white sugar and flour and any other food that is man - made, such as artificial sweeteners, colorings, flavorings and preservatives.
It also
include two bonus cookbooks inside: From Your Garden to Your Family (a guide to growing and preserving your own food) and Gluten - Free Grain - Free Baking (for those who love to bake but don't want to use
refined sugar and
white flour).
High glycemic - index foods,
including refined carbs like
white rice, have been shown to increase your risk of depression since they cause your blood
sugar to suddenly rise, promoting a spike of insulin.
Dr. Weston Price noticed that once
white flour and
white sugar were introduced to unsuspecting cultures, tooth decay, physical degeneration, and disease set in over the period of a single generation.40 Current evidence links excessive
sugar and
white flour consumption with the development of almost any health problem,
including (but definitely not limited to) cancer, 41 osteoporosis, 42 heart disease, 43 hypoglycemia, adrenal exhaustion, and parasitic and yeast infections.44
Sugar and
refined flour also depress the immune system within minutes of consumption, 45,46 which means more sniffles, allergies and gloomy moods.
16 The main reason for this is the fact that
refined carbohydrates, which
include sugar and its cousin
white flour, cause hypoglycemia, 17 or low blood
sugar.
Canned or jarred pasta sauce Ketchup and other similar condiments Breads (even whole wheat), rolls and other bread based products Gluten free packaged snacks Crackers Canned soup Salad dressing Snack bars Energy drinks (they are chock full of
sugar) Take - out food Almost all canned food Sweetened yogurt (this
includes fruit on the bottom)
Refined (
white) flour and products made with
refined flour Soda Juice Alcohol
The diet minimizes all processed foods
including sugar,
white flour,
white rice, and other
refined or «fractionated» foods.
If you ever want to
include refined white sugars / prodcuts again in your diet (rather not), try to see how much you can eat without tipping over to an addiction again where you will start craving more and more.
First, eat a balanced and varied diet that is heavily plant - based,
includes all the 6 colours of the phytonutrient spectrum, yet avoids
refined carbohydrates like
sugar and
white bread.
Processed foods
includes everything that has somehow been «processed,» whether by adding
refined white flour or
sugar, artificial flavorings or preservatives, or any other chemical.
The cause of heart disease is not animal fats and cholesterol but rather a number of factors inherent in modern diets,
including excess consumption of vegetables oils and hydrogenated fats; excess consumption of
refined carbohydrates in the form of
sugar and
white flour; mineral deficiencies, particularly low levels of protective magnesium and iodine; deficiencies of vitamins, particularly of vitamin C, needed for the integrity of the blood vessel walls, and of antioxidants like selenium and vitamin E, which protect us from free radicals; and, finally, the disappearance of antimicrobial fats from the food supply, namely, animal fats and tropical oils.52 These once protected us against the kinds of viruses and bacteria that have been associated with the onset of pathogenic plaque leading to heart disease.
And the diet variables (factors we should be mindful of in what we eat to take care of ourselves)
include plant based versus high in animal flesh and other animal products (like feeding Adult Humans what nature created for Baby Cows etc) but also other factors how much salt you consume, how much
sugars, also
refined grains versus whole (brown and wild rice versus
white rice), and others.
In an article on the Africans of Zimbabwe, author Dr. Michael Gelfand reports that by 1980 western foods such as
white bread,
refined sugar, jam and tea had become popular.6 These were usually eaten between the main meals, which still consisted of native foods
including stiff maize porridge, vegetable relish and some meat or fowl.
-- Consumption of meat and dairy products (can trigger autoimmune response and causes hormonal imbalance),
refined, junk and processed foods,
refined sugar,
white flour products, high glucose (high fructose) syrup, stimulants (
including coffee, tea, green tea, cola, etc., nutritional deficiencies,
white pasta,
white rice, processed foods, stress, lack of exercise, etc..
Processed foods,
including refined sugars and
refined carbohydrates like
white bread and
white rice, should be avoided altogether.
This
includes:
refined white sugar, brown
sugar, powdered
sugar, date
sugar, beet
sugar, evaporated cane juice, concentrated
white grape juice, corn syrup, fructose, turbinado
sugar, sucanat and more... let's stop there for now.
This
includes refined white sugar with a GI of 80 and high fructose corn syrup with a GI of 87!
The common
refined carbohydrates that lurk in our everyday food
include table
sugar, beverages,
sugar syrups, high fructose corn syrup in drinks, fruit juices, snacks,
white flour, all purpose flour etc..
As per the Smart Eating guidelines, a healthytarian does not generally consume any
refined or processed food, this
includes all
refined sugars like
white sugar, brown
sugar, high fructose corn syrup, regular corn syrup, most commercial honey and artificial sweeteners.
part, the carbs I
included in my diet were always of the wholesome, complex nature; no simple carbs, no
white bread or
white rice, and definitely no processed foods or anything which
included refined sugar.