Low-carb diets support thread

marrbett

Having seen this dancing banana,I felt it appropriate to the discussion!!!!
Have enjoyed this discussion, I like a good debate me.
Night all.xx

Mercy

marrbett wrote: »

Having seen this dancing banana,I felt it appropriate to the discussion!!!!
Have enjoyed this discussion, I like a good debate me.
Night all.xx

HaHaHaHa! :j

Want a dancing banana of my own :rotfl:

Will have to do with new cats

Mx

~Chameleon~

murphydog999 wrote: »

The majority of a banana's nutritional value comes from sugar, being 93% carbs........

The good: This food is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C, Potassium and Manganese, and a very good source of Vitamin B6.

The bad: A large portion of the calories in this food come from sugars. This applies to all fruit, but..........

of the 27g carb in a medium banana, 14g are sugars, starch and 3g fibre make up the rest,

of the 12g carb in similar weight of raspberries 4g is sugars, with 6g fibre
The good: This food is very low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. It is also a good source of Vitamin K and Magnesium, and a very good source of Dietary Fiber, Vitamin C and Manganese.

Surely a better choice for those who are restricting carbs/sugars? However hard you have been working in the gym, 54g sugary carbs isn't the best answer for re-fuel. You would get more benefit from a small glass of full-fat milk and a handful of mixed nuts, post workout

When you're doing 2-3 hours of high intensity activity and have repleted stores of glycogen, you need an easily accessible form of glucose for energy and a banana is perfect. I don't use bananas as post-workout food, at least not exclusively, and would always include high protein food otherwise you're entering into the realm of using muscle mass for energy which you certainly don't want to do.

marrbett

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

When you're doing 2-3 hours of high intensity activity

:eek::eek::eek::eek:
Not sure I'd ever manage this!!
Slinks off to aim for 10 press ups!

daska

marrbett wrote: »

:eek::eek::eek::eek:
Not sure I'd ever manage this!!
Slinks off to aim for 10 press ups!

I'm lucky to manage 2-3 seconds :rotfl: press ups are down to 5 with my feet near the wall since I went back on the wheat.

murphydog999

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

When you're doing 2-3 hours of high intensity activity.................

Chameleon, I hope you don't think I'm now picking up on everything, but is there a reason why are you doing 2-3 hours of high intensity? Are you training for a triathlon, or something else endurance based?

High intensity is meant for short-time training - sub 30 mins - probably the best form of exercise going. The thinking behind the need to do hours and hours in a gym to keep fit are long gone, and to be frank, a complete waste of time and energy.

Unless you want fitness for an endurance event, you could have a lot more time on your hands

inspirespirit

Can anyone enlighten me on the situation regarding baked beans. I have read a couple of differing views so I'm not really sure whether to have them or not.

andrewsmum

inspirespirit wrote: »

Can anyone enlighten me on the situation regarding baked beans. I have read a couple of differing views so I'm not really sure whether to have them or not.

Baked n=beans are ful of sugar and I know some will say they're good for you because they're full of fibre, I personally wouldn't call them a good choice if you are watching your carbs.

I must be feeling a bit brave here replying to this but for all those loving how good baked beans are supposed to be, they aren't good if you watch your carbs.

please dont shoot me down in flames if I am wrong in sayng this, but for me personally and my low carb lifstyle baked beans arent a good food choice.

daska

andrewsmum wrote: »

Baked n=beans are ful of sugar and I know some will say they're good for you because they're full of fibre, I personally wouldn't call them a good choice if you are watching your carbs.

I must be feeling a bit brave here replying to this but for all those loving how good baked beans are supposed to be, they aren't good if you watch your carbs.

please dont shoot me down in flames if I am wrong in sayng this, but for me personally and my low carb lifstyle baked beans arent a good food choice.

No, you're absolutely right, they have to be treated carefully

IIRC Heinz baked beans are approx 13g of carbs per 1/4 tin and there's more sugar in them than there is protein. You'd do better with grilling or frying a fresh tomato with whatever else you're eating. (I do wish I could find it, there was an article not so long back where a prominent specialist said that the most common problem with people referred to him for constipation was insufficient fat.)

Edited to add - silly me I should have just googled them, details HERE

murphydog999

daska wrote: »

there was an article not so long back where a prominent specialist said that the most common problem with people referred to him for constipation was insufficient fat.

Don't think it is the person you refer to, but it's mentioned in my Barry Groves book, along with lack of fat being a big factor in the rise of gall-stones.

Re. beans, as everyone else has said. Although, if inspirespirit you make your own tomato sauce you could easily make your own, if you fancy. If I really, really, want some with a cooked breakfast, I buy a small tin and I take a couple of dessert spoons out and share the rest. The effect isn't so bad with a plate full of protein, a bit different on a baked potato or slice of bread though!