http://www.carveoutcarbs.com/bad-carbs.html Bad carbs start you out on a vicious cycle of eating. Try to limit your intake of bad carbs for good health. en-us Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:13:31 EST Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:13:31 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 You've heard all the talk about low carb diets, but do you even know what a carb is? Did you know there are good carbs and bad carbs? Do you know the difference? Why Bad Carbs are Bad When you eat bad carbs, your body is able to break them down quickly. The reason that's bad is because as soon as your body breaks those bad carbs down, you're hungry again. And when you're hungry, a quick fix is usually a snack made with--you guessed it--bad carbs! Then the cycle repeats itself, and you find yourself eating all the time because you're hungry all the time. To break this cycle, you ought to try switching to good carbs. It takes your body a lot longer to break down good carbs than it does to break down bad carbs, so you feel full longer, and therefore, eat less. The less you eat, the less you weigh. Make sense? Okay, that still doesn't tell you what you probably really want to know--which foods are good carbs and which are bad? Here's a list of bad carbs: Cake Pie Cookies Brownies Desserts of any kind, really Anything made with refined sugar Anything made with white flour White bread Regular pasta White rice And here's a list of good carbs: Fruits Vegetables Whole grains (whole grain crackers, whole grain breads, oats, whole grain cereals) High-fiber foods Anything made with whole wheat flour Whole wheat bread Whole wheat pasta Long grain or brown rice You might be surprised at how tasty some of the good carbs really are. It does take a little forethought and planning to start replacing foods with bad carbs for foods with good carbs, but eventually it will become a habit, and you'll see yourself slowly start to lose weight. (Of course, this happens much faster if you exercise too.) And don't forget to drink your milk and lots and lots of water. All of this is good advice for good health. Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:13:31 EST