Thread: Carbs from sugar

Originally Posted by Keth

When planning your diet (daily carb allowance) do you treat carbs from sugars the same as slow burning carbs?

Smores pop tarts rule.

Yeah. Both are carbs, right?

I really don't only try to keep sugar(cereal kashi,fruit)to morning,post workout.
usally eat complex(sweet potatoes little sugar,oats ect)rest of day until 1:30pm i train in the morning to so don't need them after done with working during the day.

With the exception of my postWO shake, I try to avoid simple sugars all together.

same here, yes carbs are carbs but sugar impacts blood insulin differently than slow burning carbs. I too avoid sugars, apart from fruit, and stick to whole-grains, veggies etc

Originally Posted by Keth

When planning your diet (daily carb allowance) do you treat carbs from sugars the same as slow burning carbs?

Smores pop tarts rule.

I have always treated them the same. You wouldn't want all of your carbs to come from sugar, but some pop-tarts won't hurt if you fit them into your macros.

I also, do not eat any refined sugars, and stay away from a lot of those natural hidden sugars found in fruit. I only eat about 20 to 30 carbs a day not including the good carbs from all of the veggies.