Carbs Are OK, Just Not Sugar

With all the interest over low-carb dieting, people often find themselves avoiding foods high in carbohydrates. But actually, what you only need to be concerned about is how much of the those carbs come from sugar.

Sugar is quickly dissolved and absorbed into your bloodstream. That means it creates a spike in your blood-sugar level. At that point, the body stops burning fat and burns only the sugar for energy.

What you want is to eliminate the sugar so that your body spends more time burning fat.

You can actually still eat carbohydrates like bread, potatoes, and pasta, as long as you don't add any sweeteners like sugar, syrup, jellies, ketchup, etc. Of course these carbohydrates will be broken down into sugar, and will increase the blood-sugar level, however it takes much longer for this happen than if you were to consume pure sugar, and the amount of sugar the body makes from these foods is much lower than pure sugar.

So the effect is that the body will still get sugar from bread, potatoes, and pasta, but because of how slow it takes and how little sugar the body gets, it still has to burn some fat to keep yourself going.

It's only when you eat pure sugar that your body stops burning fat.

Oh, and don't add any fat to those foods, like butter, cream, or peanut butter, because the point is to burn fat, not add more!

Examples of foods that have pure sugar in them include...

• Frozen confections (sorbet, frozen yogurt, ice cream)


• Condiments (ketchup, relish, steak sauce, BBQ sauce, jelly, salad dressing)


• Cereals (kids cereals, flavored oatmeal, flavored granola)


• Dairy (yogurt, kefir, flavored milk)


• Drinks (liqueurs, cocktail mixes, fruit juice, soda, Kool-Aid, sports drinks)


• Canned goods (canned fruit, fruit sauces)


• Desserts (cookies, cakes, pies, pudding, jello


• Dried Fruits (prunes, raisins, trail mixes)


• Medicines (cough syrup, cough drops, TUMS)

Even eating fresh fruits will have this same effect, though I would not suggest avoiding fresh fruits. There's still so much more positives in eating fresh fruits and vegetables. Just make sure you're eating them plain, and not adding more sugar, such as syrup or chocolate. In fact use fresh fruits to satisfy your craving for sweets. I particularly eat blackberries and strawberries for their smaller snackable size.

Always check the ingredients list when you're buying food at the store. Do not buy any foods with sugar added. Pure sugar can be found in the following ingredients...

• Sugar


• Brown Sugar


• Molasses


• Honey


• High Fructose Corn Syrup


• Cane Juice

I actually went through all the foods in my refrigerator and pantry and was surprised to learn what foods contain these ingredients. I recommend everyone do this, it's a great way to educate yourself and become a healthier shopper.

Finally, here's a great article I found that goes more into this topic, enjoy...
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/betteru35.htm

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