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Carbohydrates HEEELLLLP!

TB1228 Posts: 22 Joined: 2003/01/27	2003/01/29, 07:58 PM What foods have a good source of carbohydrates, my diet is severely lacking this. Thanks
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/01/29, 09:47 PM Good carbs come from foods like sweet potatoes, whole grai bread, veggies preferably dark green, brown rice, oatmeal, Nothing White. -------------- Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt! Ivan Montreal Canada
Shaolin_911 Posts: 92 Joined: 2003/01/20	2003/01/29, 10:57 PM but brown rice is such a pain to coooook!
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2003/01/30, 02:14 PM Naw... Bring 2 cups of water to a boil; add 1 cup of rice; stir until it comes to a boil again; lower heat to simmer and cover........That's it! -------------- Michael "Trample the weak; hurdle the dead!"
erirvine Posts: 196 Joined: 2002/11/20	2003/01/31, 09:32 AM I got an automatic rice cooker, you add a measured amount of rice and water and it dose it perfect every time. No watching the pan it switches itself onto keep warm mode automatically. If I want rice I get back from the gym put it on, and when I finish showering its all ready and waiting. Only problem is you need to cook at least 3 servings at once – but I eat so much this is not a big hassle
dpking44 Posts: 470 Joined: 2002/08/07	2003/01/31, 09:39 AM Potatoes and pasta provide complex carbos too, those are easy to cook and have a high "yummy" factor. DP
GymKitten Posts: 55 Joined: 2002/07/18	2003/01/31, 01:37 PM Cook a whole load of brown rice on sunday afternoon- freeze in in portions, take one out in the morning to thaw and nuke it in the microwave in the evening for your dinner! Cous-cous is great too: just pour an equal volume of boiling water onto your couscous in a plastic box, seal the lid and leave it for 10-15 mins. Fork it up, then scoff it.
INTRUDER Posts: 642 Joined: 2002/06/27	2003/01/31, 01:40 PM try plain baggels-lots of good carbos, very low sugar. -------------- "Get everthing you want--just make a little change now"
Shaolin_911 Posts: 92 Joined: 2003/01/20	2003/02/01, 11:05 AM i like cous cous, since i am morrocan and everything. It actualy takes like 2min, not even to cook cous cous.
houseofdiet Posts: 161 Joined: 2003/01/07	2003/02/02, 05:23 PM I have the exact opposite problem. I eat too many carbs (mostly good ones) and I don't get enough protien.
Lumina20 Posts: 966 Joined: 2001/10/31	2003/02/02, 05:54 PM minute rice is easy (yes, the brown kind)
INTRUDER Posts: 642 Joined: 2002/06/27	2003/02/03, 02:16 PM we had that Cous-cous last night, we added frozen mixed vegies, mushrooms, and fat free chicken broth, its great. -------------- "Get everthing you want--just make a little change now"
metraa Posts: 89 Joined: 2002/08/05	2003/02/03, 04:19 PM How about hummus...I have a yummy spicy cilantro hummus that I like to make. -------------- What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us ----- William Morrow
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/02/03, 07:17 PM Regarding pasta, potatoes and plain bagels, none are really good carb choices. They are average at best. Regular potatoes, believe it or not, are VERY high on the glycemic index, as is pasta (it's heavily processed). Regular bagels are really no different than white bread. Any grain carbs you consume should be dark (except oatmeal) and grainy. If it's soft, it's probably high glycemic. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/02/04, 01:28 PM Isn't couscous generally deep fried? ============ Quoting from INTRUDER: we had that Cous-cous last night, we added frozen mixed vegies, mushrooms, and fat free chicken broth, its great. ============= -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/02/04, 04:45 PM Last time I had couscous it was steamed. It is basicly semolina. -------------- Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt! Ivan Montreal Canada