Post by min on Mar 22, 2005 3:50:39 GMT 10
Adapted from the Australian Table magazine, here's 5 ways to cut carbs:
1) Cut out "junk" carbs, such as soft drinks, lollies, chips, cakes and biscuits.
2) Don't give up on all bread. Buy a solid grain bread or dense wholemeal or rye loaf. One or two slices a day will help keep you full and stop picking between meals.
3) Cut breakfast cereal made from oats (muesli or porridge), whole wheat (wheat flake biscuits, wheat flakes), or bran (All-Bran, bran flakes). A bowl at breakfast is convenient and the fibre will keep your bowels in good order.
4) At dinner, your best choices in carbs are pasta or starchy vegetables such as peas, lentils, chickpeas, sweet potato, corn or carrots. Potato and rice have high GI so stick to one medium potato or 1/2 cup of rice to balance your meal.
5) Eat 2 pieces of whole fruit a day. Don't drink too much juice, which has had its fibre removed and is easy to over-consume.
1) Cut out "junk" carbs, such as soft drinks, lollies, chips, cakes and biscuits.
2) Don't give up on all bread. Buy a solid grain bread or dense wholemeal or rye loaf. One or two slices a day will help keep you full and stop picking between meals.
3) Cut breakfast cereal made from oats (muesli or porridge), whole wheat (wheat flake biscuits, wheat flakes), or bran (All-Bran, bran flakes). A bowl at breakfast is convenient and the fibre will keep your bowels in good order.
4) At dinner, your best choices in carbs are pasta or starchy vegetables such as peas, lentils, chickpeas, sweet potato, corn or carrots. Potato and rice have high GI so stick to one medium potato or 1/2 cup of rice to balance your meal.
5) Eat 2 pieces of whole fruit a day. Don't drink too much juice, which has had its fibre removed and is easy to over-consume.