Good Carbs Vs Bad Carbs: Heard of the Healthy Carbohydrates? Yes, banana, brown rice, sweet potatoes are the Healthy Carbs that you should include in your diet. Read on.
Carbohydrate has suddenly gained a villain status when it comes to fitness and diet. Everyone is shunning it and avoiding it because of the eternal debate of good carbs vs bad carbs. Yes there are healthy carbohydrates that are much required by the body. They are your sources of energy and banishing them from your life like an unscrupulous thug isn’t a great idea. You need to know which are the god carbs and how to add them in your diet. Here I am sharing you 5 Healthy Carbs that you should include in your diet.
First, why do you need Carbohydrates?
Carbs are one of the three macronutrients that your body needs to meet and sustain the metabolism and energy levels. When digested carbohydrates turn into glucose, which is then burned to produce heat and adenosine triphosphate (a molecule that stores and releases energy as needed by the cells in our body).
Good Carbs Vs Bad Carbs:
The moment you want to consider a change of diet, somehow, the first targets to be eliminated from the list are fats and carbs, without realizing we need both of these macronutrients for our body. Apart from sugars, carbohydrates also contain fiber, which our gut bacteria turn into short-chained fatty acids. So make good choices instead of making carbohydrates a complete no no. The first thing to do in this debate of Good Carbs Vs Bad Carbs is to stay away from refined carbs – they don’t contain fiber and are stripped of key minerals and vitamins.
The Bad Carbs to Avoid
Anything that reads refined has been stripped off its nutrients. Avoid these bad carbs in your diet.
- White Sugar
- Fruit Juices
- Aerated drinks
- White bread
- French Fries
- Potato Chips
- White rice
- Refined flour
- Regular white Pasta
- Regular Cookies
5 Healthy Carbs that you should include in your diet
Sweet Potato
Sweet potatoes are a source of good carbs and are rich source of fibre. Sweet potatoes help in boosting overall metabolic function and cardiovascular health. Try baking sweet potatoes in chips or just roast them and add in your salad or even make a soup!
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Brown Rice
Ours is largely a rice eating population but we end up eating white rice mostly. White rice is polished and is stripped of its nutrients. Whereas Brown Rice is a whole grain with antioxidants and fiber. It is a rich source of manganese. If you suffer from diabetes, and crave for rice, switch white rice with brown because brown rice is known to lower blood sugar levels and decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Buckwheat
Buckwheat is filled with fiber, protein, antioxidants, and aromatic compounds. It is a good substitute for wheat. Even if the name suggests, you must know, buckwheat is not a kind of wheat. It is actually seeds of a grass like that is closely related to rhubarb. Buckwheat is gluten free and extremely healthy.
You can add cooked buckwheat groats in salads, or blend them and make pancakes. There are many ways of enjoying buckwheat. Now, isn’t that one of the Healthy Carbs that you should include in your diet?
Quinoa
Quinoa is a superfood that is gluten-free, high in protein and one of the few plant foods that contain all nine essential amino acids. It is high in fiber, magnesium, B vitamins, iron, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin E and various beneficial antioxidants. I like adding cooked quinoa in salads or make a healthy bowl of quinoa with roasted vegetables.
Dates
They are super famous across the middle east. Many break their Ramadan fasts with dates because it gives you a good dose of energy. Dates are sweet yet high in fiber which benefits your digestive health by preventing constipation. They are also high in antioxidants which protect your cells from free radicals.
One of the best ways to include dates in your diet is by substituting sugar in desserts with mashed dates! I use that quite a lot!
Now, aren’ these some Healthy Carbs that you should include in your diet? Carbohydrate is not bad, you just need to pick up the healthy carbohydrates!
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That’s some useful information for people who want to stay fit. This post is a big myth buster of avoiding carbs at all. People should know the difference between good and bad carb.
This is an informative post. While I usually avoid the bad carbohydrates, I just have quinoa from the good carbohydrates and that too not very regularly. Will try to incorporate more of the good carbs.
This is an informative post. While I usually avoid the bad carbohydrates, I just have quinoa from the good carbohydrates and that too not very regularly. Will try to incorporate more of the good carbs.
Now that’s really interesting! I thought all carbs are the same! Will surely include dates and quinoa in my diet!
Such an informative post this was and some bad carbs in my diet which I came across needs to be eliminated from ny diet now.
Never knew importance of carbs in diet and never knew that these foods are rich source of carb too . Very informative post! Looking forward to read more such post from you 🙂
This is such a lovely and informative post. My husband always talks about good carbs vs bad carbs and encourages all of us to eat healthy and exercise regularly to stay fit. I have incorporated it to some extent. Need to follow religiously.
That’s a informative post. I need to follow a good diet for my fitness. This post is really helpful for me
Very insightful post indeed. This should be read by all. We don’t have a clear idea of good and bad cabs
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A very great informative post. I am just starting on some diet. This post will belike a guide. I am gonna book mark this one and will come back for further reference
Amazing and informative post. Very useful and beneficial tips for healthy diet. Very insightful for the good and bad cabs. Great thoughts.
That’s very informative post, i will try to avoid bad carbohydrates now. Though I’m also taking good carb like dates in my diet on regular basis.
Thank you so much for this post. Even I try to avoid sugary substances. Though I am yet to try Quinoa & Buckwheat in my diet.
I always look forward to your diet recommendations dear and always ensure I take back home some worthy advice.
This info came at the right time. A good comprehensive post about good and bad carbs.
A gud post about taking care of our health . What’s Buckwheat I dont know
Thanks for this detailed information about carbs. Ask anybody dieting and they suggest cutting down on carbs. This is ideal. I love the idea of substituting. Also I am gonna try the sweet potatoes and carrots soup for my little one
Very healthy post! Quinoa is absolutely very good and i just love it!
I am on a weight loss programme right now! Thanks for this “healthy” post
I do make sure to keep as many good options as possible. Dates as such I try less due to heat but must increase it. Quinoa is something I tried this year and amazingly I loved it.
This is the thing… everyone has a different notion when it comes to good or bad carbs. One of the most popular nutritionists of the country loves white rice. she wouldn’t call them bad cards, nor would I. Same with many things that weren’t mentioned – the usual rotis?
Such posts require much research and analysis of everything from every angle.
These are all great alternatives! I’m trying to look for alternatives to rice so I could control my diet more. Brown rice is really expensive but I think sweet potato would work for me. Thanks for this!