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Complex Carbs

Dazza2D2UK Posts: 5 Joined: 2002/02/03	2002/02/06, 05:17 PM Hi, Can anyone inform me of any foods that contain good sources of Complex Carbohydrates? i have been informed that it's good to eat foods with these upto an hour or two before training to get my energy levels up so I can max out! The thing is I am not a banana fan, and don't know any other food sources. please help, thanks Darren
ltroisi Posts: 764 Joined: 2001/11/06	2002/02/06, 11:57 PM go to the nutrition section...rice,potato,oatmeal, peas to name a few.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/02/07, 02:17 AM By the way Banana is NOT complex carbs....... It's GI is rather high......
Dazza2D2UK Posts: 5 Joined: 2002/02/03	2002/02/07, 09:24 AM Ok apologies if I got it wrong. I am new to this! All I wanna know is what the best food to eat before training is, so I can have the right energy balance for training.
Dazza2D2UK Posts: 5 Joined: 2002/02/03	2002/02/07, 09:29 AM I have heard that Fig rolls are a good source of energy pre workout...would you agree?
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/02/07, 11:00 AM Fig Newtons are a good source of carbs (39 grams). They also have 2g of protein. If you are on a high calorie diet, then you can eat these prior to working out (each cookie contains 100 calories). You can also eat the foods mentioned by ltroisi above. Oatmeal is definitely good as a pre-workout meal.