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Originally Posted by r0dxx
After my workout i down 70g carbs (50/50 split dextrose/banana), with about 40g of whey protein. I then eat a meal 45-60 min later usually 3/4 cup oats, and some protein...
The 3/4 cup oats is about 34g carbs, is this too little? It usually makes me hit me daily amount of 250g... |
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Originally Posted by r0dxx
After my workout i down 70g carbs (50/50 split dextrose/banana), with about 40g of whey protein. I then eat a meal 45-60 min later usually 3/4 cup oats, and some protein...
The 3/4 cup oats is about 34g carbs, is this too little? It usually makes me hit me daily amount of 250g... |
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Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh
Firstly - They are some weird oats as .75 cups usually has ~40g carbs??
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Originally Posted by r0dxx
OK I'm REALLY REALLY confused...
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/Product...dFashioned.cfm Is this 23g carbs per 1/2 cup or 27?! I've always counted a cup as 46g carbs. So 3/4 cup is 34.5g carbs. Am I counting it wrong!!!?!?! |
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Originally Posted by furion joe
Is fiber included in the carbohydrate count?
For example: 1/2 cup of oatmeal = 27g Minus the fiber (4g), carbohydrate = 23g per 1/2 cup That's how I've always measured it too. Is there a difference? Your body doesn't really use the fiber for energy production...or does it? I thought it was used for elimination purposes only, scrubbing the intestinal walls and such... |
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Originally Posted by furion joe
Is fiber included in the carbohydrate count?
For example: 1/2 cup of oatmeal = 27g Minus the fiber (4g), carbohydrate = 23g per 1/2 cup That's how I've always measured it too. Is there a difference? Your body doesn't really use the fiber for energy production...or does it? I thought it was used for elimination purposes only, scrubbing the intestinal walls and such... |
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Originally Posted by Emma-Leigh
I count fibre.
And yes - Fibre does contain calories - about 1.5-2.5 cals per gram (average of 2 cals/gram)... It is somewhat variable because it passes into the large intestine where it is degraded by the bacteria in your gut. So it depends on the type/number and health of these bacteria. Sure 2 cals/gram it is nothing to get hugely excited about but if you take in more than 50g fibre a day then it will add up. But as I said - it doesn't matter!! It is just a number - it is like eating the same thing every day (and getting results) and then realising that the label has been wrong and you have been eating twice as much as you thought.... Does it change the fact that you have been getting results? No!! So if what you are doing in NOT counting fibre is working for you - then keep doing it. |
) as well, but I separate the total amounts of both. 
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