The fundamental principle involved in the abs diet are the ones that have been followed by athletes, fitness models, and bodybuilders such as eating often, building muscle, adopting a pertinacious diet and aiming to eat
whole unrefined carbs which tags this diet plan as a nutritional diet.
I can't help wondering if the high carbers manage to get on top of carb cravings effectively as
unrefined carbs still results in large amounts of glycogen being released into the blood stream.
Ideally, you should have a palm - sized serving of lean protein, plenty of low starch veggies, healthy fats, and a
healthy unrefined carb with each meal.
When looking at the typical gluten containing processed products, instead of looking just for «gluten - free», make sure you're also getting clean ingredients: whole grains or no grains,
unrefined carbs.
I'm currently eating slow carb, which means lots of vegetables, protein, healthy fats and
unrefined carbs, like beans and lentils.
These are digested much more quickly than
unrefined carbs, leaving you hungry and looking for more food soon after.
With the exceptions of before and after exercise, we generally need our carbs slowly so, as a rule, you should select wholegrain and
unrefined carbs (which have a low glycemic index) the majority of the time.
While it is clear that
unrefined carbs are just as effective as refined high - GI carbs at enhancing recovery and restoring glycogen levels over a 24 hour period, there are certainly times when a simple high - GI shake is warranted.
Don't eat anything more until dinner, when you again have protein and
unrefined carbs, along with healthy fat (maybe fish, cooked vegetables, and butter).
Moving from refined to
unrefined carbs is a highly positive move IMO.
Also, is a potato
an unrefined carb?
Gary Taubes has a point; you can't treat a problem caused by 60 % refined carbs with 60 %
unrefined carbs.
I'm currently eating slow carb, which means lots of vegetables, protein, healthy fats and
unrefined carbs, like beans and lentils.