Monday, March 16, 2009

Simple Carbohydrates

There are basically two different types of carbohydrates, or carbs for short. These two types of carbs are known as simple and complex. Have you ever heard someone say the phrase, 'time to carb up'. I f you have, and wondered what they meant by that, it just simply means 'time to get some fuel, or energy', in blatent terms. Carbs make up a lot of humans energy source. So if you are around an athlete or just a person who is in to fitness, you may hear this phrase uttered in some kind of variation.
Simple carbs are basically made up of sugars. These are the types of carbohydrates anyone who is looking to cut a few ponds off their frame should stay away from. Of course it is alright to over induldge once in a while, but don't let simple carbs be a large part of your diet. A few examples of some food that are high in simple carbs are: bread, cake, non diet soda, syrup, candy, ice creame.
There are some foods that carry simple carbs that are also not so unhealthy. Many types of fuites such as oranges, apples, banannas, pears are all foods that are fairly high in simple carbs, but could also remain a healthy portion of someone's diet. Also, many dairy products are high in simple carbs. For one, milk. People are always surprised to find milk is not exactly as good for you as they thought. These types of simple carbs are much better for you because they have a lot more vitamins and nutrients. Basically it is more or less common sense. You should know, for the most part, of what is and what is not healthy to eat. Eating anythng, in moderation, is perfectly fine.

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