the importance of multiple carb sources?

[sentricyphen]

right now i am only eating oats for my complex carbs, and other than that,just sweet potatos on a very rare occasion.
then theres malto& dextrose. --other than incidental carbs, that's it. should i work on adding in more? or will i get by with just oats? i def. need to add veggies though, without a doubt. BTW, im cutting.

-could i add in long grain pasta?(low GI last time i checked.)

 

[Jill]

How about some brown rice? Or try the cerel fiber one, its to die for!

 

[Tha Don]

brown rice or wholewheat pasta and some lettuce or spinach with your meats would be a good choice

and like jill says try switching your oats with a bran cereal here n' there

i have oats in the morning and pre-training, pasta/rice with my dinner, bran flakes b4 bed

i'm cutting too, majority of my intake is either chicken or whey, i need to vary my protein sources i think

 

[sentricyphen]

protein is actually really easy to vary really. i mean as far as the meats go,you can basically eat ANY kind of unprocessed meat, as long as its lean. of course, on a cut, you will inevitably have to eat more fish, unless you want a good deal of incidental saturated fats throw in the mix.

but about the carbs, brown rice isn't exactly low glycemic, almost the same as white. i've been told by alot of people to stay away from it... definitly going considering the pasta.(in small portions obviously) any other oppinions on the rice/pasta?

-and about the cereal, i'd go for it, but i don't drink milk, unless on a refeed.

 

[sara]

try lugumes, kidney beans, lentils.. high in fiber

 

[Musclemar]

The brown rice is good but not as low glycemic as oatmeal & sweet potatoes. It's your choice if you'll have it or not. The GI of foods is lowered significantly when combined with a lean source of protein anyway.

 

[naturalguy]

Originally posted by Musclemar
The brown rice is good but not as low glycemic as oatmeal & sweet potatoes. It's your choice if you'll have it or not. The GI of foods is lowered significantly when combined with a lean source of protein anyway.

Excellent point. People don't understand that the GI is based on eating those foods on an empty stomach. When you combine high GI foods with fat and or protein, it completely changes the GI of the total meal.

 

[sara]

Originally posted by naturalguy
Excellent point. People don't understand that the GI is based on eating those foods on an empty stomach. When you combine high GI foods with fat and or protein, it completely changes the GI of the total meal.

Are you saying eating brown rice as a first meal in the morning with chicken is not a good idea?

 

[Tha Don]

i get a source of protein every meal

 

[naturalguy]

Originally posted by sara
Are you saying eating brown rice as a first meal in the morning with chicken is not a good idea?

No that's fine, I was just agreeing with the point that a mixed meal lowers the GI of foods.

 

[donescobar2000]

I agree with everyone on this one. Just mix most carb sources with protien and you be ok.

 

[sara]

Ok

 

[FatGuy]

sorry to hijack the thread, but what about fruit? is it a rule to say "no fruit on a cut"?

 

[Leslie]

Everyone has different opinions on this. Personally when dieting down I limit fruits to a few choices. Some fruits are better than others. Good fruits: apples, berries, grapefruit, pears
Bad fruit while cutting: Bananas