I'm not trying the low carb thing as you might think. I just want to keep my carbs down to around 30%. Does anyone have any ideas what would be good for this? I love veggies, and fruit. I would rather stick with the veggies and maybe just have a banana after lifting or HIIT. Do ppl. normally count the carbs in veggies? Like tonight I'm having chicken breast w/broccolli and carrots....these are natural carbs, so would I count them? I have been. Plus, I'm usually having yogurt with my lunch...I would obviously count the carbs in things like pudding anbd yogurt...I just need a few food ideas.

I'm not trying the low carb thing as you might think. I just want to keep my carbs down to around 30%. Does anyone have any ideas what would be good for this? I love veggies, and fruit. I would rather stick with the veggies and maybe just have a banana after lifting or HIIT. Do ppl. normally count the carbs in veggies?
Count the sugars and complex carbs, but not the fiber. For example, a 280g serving of broccoli (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s01th.html) (sounds more like three servings to me) has 20g of carbs, but 9g of fiber. Your body does not use fiber as an energy source, so you'd just count it as 11g of carbs. Similarly, a cup of blackberries (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s01fc.html) has 14g of total carbs, but 8g of fiber. So you'd just count it as 6g of carbs.

If you're just trying to keep your carbs at 30% of your caloric intake, fiberous fruits and vegetables shouldn't give you any problems at all. (Watch out for the more sugary, non-fiberous ones, though, like bananas (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s01fa.html).)

Count the sugars and complex carbs, but not the fiber. For example, a 280g serving of broccoli (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s01th.html) (sounds more like three servings to me) has 20g of carbs, but 9g of fiber. Your body does not use fiber as an energy source, so you'd just count it as 11g of carbs. Similarly, a cup of blackberries (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s01fc.html) has 14g of total carbs, but 8g of fiber. So you'd just count it as 6g of carbs.

If you're just trying to keep your carbs at 30% of your caloric intake, fiberous fruits and vegetables shouldn't give you any problems at all. (Watch out for the more sugary, non-fiberous ones, though, like bananas (http://www.nutritiondata.com/facts-001-02s01fa.html).)


I know that cellery is all fiber mostly, can you give me more examples? What about canolope(sp). So most count the carbs in veggies?

If you go to this site:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/index.html

You can enter any food you want in the upper right-hand corner, and it will give you the nutritional info.

I personally don't count anything at all. But for people who do count carbs, yes, they generally count the carbs from fruits and veggies after subtracting out the fiber.

How many calories are you shooting for per day?


I count macros in everything I eat, but that's just me.

Jason

How many calories are you shooting for per day?


I count macros in everything I eat, but that's just me.

Jason


1800

Can you give me some good food ideas?

If you go to this site:

http://www.nutritiondata.com/index.html

You can enter any food you want in the upper right-hand corner, and it will give you the nutritional info.

I personally don't count anything at all. But for people who do count carbs, yes, they generally count the carbs from fruits and veggies after subtracting out the fiber.


That's cool! I've nver heard about subtracing the fiber...I fount this site several months ago. It's a great resource

At 1800 calories per day, to get 30% from carbs, you would have to eat 135g. If you eat 6 times, that would average to around 23g carbs per meal. It may be a bit tough depending on what you have PWO. I know my PWO shake has around 90g carbs by itself.
I would say you can get by without counting the vegetables, but definetely count the carbs in fruits. Subtract the fiber as well.
What foods to pick will be up to you. .5 cup of oatmeal for example, has 27carbs and 4 fiber, etc.


Jason

That's cool! I've nver heard about subtracing the fiber...I fount this site several months ago. It's a great resource
That means you're just counting the "net carbs". Nowadays, in some food label, they already wrote it there. Just remember, when it says "net carb", it means that the total carb has been minus by the fiber (so don't minus it again :lol: )

I don't usually say this but, "Eat all the veggies you can!" as long as it's fresh veggies, I believe you'll stop eating before you even reach 20 grams of carb :drool: But like txtitalian said earlier, do count the carbs in fruits and other sources of carb (oats, rice etc) :gl:

whats the differance between frozen and fresh veggies?

I get a big bag of mixed veggies frozen from costco that I heat up quickly to go with my chicken, is this bad? Man i can eat a big bowl of that stuff!!!! :eek:

Some say that frozen or refrigerated vegetables (or fruit) may have lost some of their nutrients. But they only say "some" so I believe there's still some nutrients in it (if the theory was right, that is). Heck just eat it, veggies are good and I'm sure some important nutrients still in it. :eat:

frozen veggies are froze at their peak so they are usually as good as fresh as long as u cook em right...ie steaming rather than boiling