Weight-Loss Carbs from sugar

[ItDoesntHurt]

I've read about the differences between simple and complex carbs, and I know that simple (baaaad) carbs are things like sugar, white flour, etc. So, as I'm now charting all of my food intake and tracking my calories, fat, etc., I wonder how to track the listed carbs from sugar. Is there some way to ballpark a decent number I could follow on a weight-loss plan?

 

[Toddless]

Nutrition labels won't help you differentiate between "good" and "bad" carbs. As a general rule, if you avoid heavily processed foods you'll be cutting out most sources of bad carbs. Learn to cook and you can really control your intake!

 

[Jeanette401]

Yeah, while some nutrition panels will tell you the amount of 'sugar' it doesn't differentiate between glucose, fructose and sucrose. And they do have different effects. So I'm not sure that there's any way to ballpark a 'target'. Although I think one of my friends who has gestational diabetes has been told something like 25g of actual sugar... still, that's not very helpful because it doesn't count starches such as potato, pasta etc. which aren't high in sugar, but are still carbs.

Here's my simple suggestion - try a 'replacement' strategy. Instead of white rice, bread or pasta, have wild rice, brown rice, lentils or beans. Look for high fiber and whole grain versions of breads and pasta (I'm a fan of both the Barilla Plus pasta and the Great Western bagels).

The other thing is to try tracking your fiber - it will be difficult to get enough fiber AND stay under your calories if you're eating a lot of simple carbs. It may not be exactly what you were thinking of, but it should provide a similar effect. I try for 25g of fiber a day, although I don't always hit it (and I've been known to slug back a shot of psyllium husk powder in water at the end of the day).

 

[seoalexray]

Healthy life without sugar

For a healthy life avoid sugar or try to use it as minimum as possible.

 

[ItDoesntHurt]

Here's my simple suggestion - try a 'replacement' strategy. Instead of white rice, bread or pasta, have wild rice, brown rice, lentils or beans. Look for high fiber and whole grain versions of breads and pasta (I'm a fan of both the Barilla Plus pasta and the Great Western bagels).

I hear that! The area in which I haven't made the switch is bread; I still use regular rye bread because I simply don't like the taste of 100% whole-wheat bread. But in pasta and rice, I have cut out the white stuff.

 

[barryfishh]

Only carbohydrates, fiber, sugar counter gives you the whole story, carbohydrates all the information you need to make the best food choices. Carbohydrate is my favorite. We all seem to love potatoes, pasta, bread, tortillas, bagels, of course, sweets. Most Americans get the heat from the "carbohydrate." You can see why when you add the corn and other cereals, popcorn, rice, beans, vegetables, fruits, milk and milk products, all high carbohydrates.

 

[Aaronxy]

if your want to loose your weight then use minimum sugar because it increase your weight. and use less protein food

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