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Originally Posted by Arrowwind09
Most of your carbs should come from vegetables...
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Arrowwind, what vegetables do you suggest? You would have to eat at least five times as many vegetables as legumes to obtain a decent amount of carbs. Most of my reading indicates that vegetables are great for micro nutrients, but don't provide much in terms of energy and zero essential proteins.
Look at these examples:
Asparagus 5grams of carbs in a cup
Broccoli 3 grams of carbs in one cup
Peas 4.7g in one cup
Spinach 1g in one cup
The alternative :
Lentils 20g of carbs and 10g of proteing in one cup
Black beans 20g of carbs and 9g of protein in one cup
Obtaining carbs from vegetables is a great choice, but just realize that you will have to eat about five times more to obtain the necessary "fuel" for your body. Otherwise you will find yourself feeling fatigued and irritable.
You do need glucose in your blood to fuel your body. I was only talking about the rate some carbohydrates put this into your blood. Afterall, too much glucose is an extremely bad thing leading to obesity, diabetes, etc. This isn't to say that having a bowl of pasta is going to make you obese by any means. But eating large portions of white breads, pastas, fruits and other fast carbs at every meal could give you unintended results.
I think the best possible meal is a lean protein (chicken, fish, etc.), legumes and veggies. If you find yourself slimming or low on energy add a cup of brown rice to the meal.