Please Scroll Down to See Forums Below i usually have oatmeal, brown rice, wheat bread, and carbs from milk for carbs but i dont have any other real low gi carbs laying around at my house, though i always have nature valley granola bars (the healthier kind). how do they rate on the glycemic index scale, they are a real convenient souce of 45 carbs so how are they for u, ok?
how are granola bars as a carb source?
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drveejay11
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gymtime said:
My thoughts exactly--- too many processed sugars!
gymtime
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110% said:
There is a HUGE difference between simple carbs (sugar) and complex carbs (bread, rice, pasta, etc.) And among complex carbs there are high GI (Glycemic Index) carbs and low GI carbs, low GI being preferrable to bbs.
The point is, that 11 gr of sugar will account for more than half of the granola bar's carb content, not just 11 grams. If you were to eat 45 grams worth of plain granola for example, that would be fine as long as it fit into your diet. The problem is, without all that sugar, it'd probably taste like dirt.
110 - do some reading up on carbs and the glycemic index. Very important diet stuff.
trial0rzgrl
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drveejay11 said:
i agree!!
Sure. They have sugar. So do carrots and salad and fruit and most breads. Of course the granola's sugar will be slighter higher on the Glycemic Index, but, one will not fucking kill you or your diet. If you are going to eat them all the time, or just have a craving for one, eat them in the morning with breakfast or do it pre workout (if it's a huge deal to have a tiny bit of sugar).
Just don't eat a crate of them... you know? Moderation.
Just don't eat a crate of them... you know? Moderation.
strong island
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Bro I used to eat whole wheat bread thinking it was low GI...but most whole wheats are enriched just like white bread.
Try to find "whole grain" whole wheat and check the ingredients and make sure it doesn't say enriched.
Try to find "whole grain" whole wheat and check the ingredients and make sure it doesn't say enriched.
strong island
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gymtime said:
Man, that sucks. I didn't know that. I've been eating "12 grain" bread for some time now. I thought it was low gi. But it says "enriched flour" on the ingredients. Might as well have been eating french bread all this time.
Yeah I was pissed too..
Casablanca
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Great info guys, good to know. Are we better off with whole wheat bread from bakery sections? I have been eating the "Heath Nut" which I thought would have EFA, prot., and low GI, any input on that one?
you can eat whole grain brea from the super market just make sure the 1st ingredient isnt enriched whole wheat flour. if it says enriched u dont want it bc its the same shit as white bread. Ive been eating arnold's whole wheat bread its 70 cal a slice with 12 carbs and 2g fiber a slice
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