If choosing to eat a high carb food...

sweepthefloor · 08-06-2008, 08:17 PM

which would you consider the best/worst to eat?

Not really in any oder here:

corn
potatoes
pasta
bread
legumes
bananas

Those come to mind. If you would choose to have any of those, how much would you eat?

sweep

suncstgirl · 08-06-2008, 08:19 PM

Why?
I guess it would depend on your plan.
The glycemic index comes to mind.

Mommie22boys · 08-06-2008, 08:20 PM

If I HAD to eat something off that list it would be a farm-fresh ear of corn, slathered with butter. One of the local farms here grows the BEST corn. . .I used to be able to make a meal out of ear after ear of it.

Second place: A banana. . .fruit seems like such a luxury these days.

meb2004 · 08-06-2008, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sweepthefloor

which would you consider the best/worst to eat?

Not really in any oder here:

corn
potatoes
pasta
bread
legumes
bananas

Those come to mind. If you would choose to have any of those, how much would you eat?

sweep

Best:
legumes
bananas
corn
bread
potatoes
pasta
Worst:

although a lot of this will depend on the quality of the product. is the bread whole grain? sprouted grain? pasta tends to be the most refined. potatoes, unless organic, tend to contain virtually no nutritional value. Usually whole foods will be better than processed foods, but this will again depend on the quality of it to begin with.

berighteous · 08-07-2008, 12:07 AM

sweet corn since it's in season (and I had some yesterday!)
cantaloupe since it's in season (and I have one in the fridge)
cherries since...
Tomatoes for my wife - I can't eat them.

I can still eat corn on the cob if you cut it off the cob and mash it into a fine paste with butter and then spread it back on the cob...

enelkay · 08-07-2008, 12:34 AM

I made this decision for myself many years ago. I've always been a banana freak. I grew up in Panama, where we could get whole stalks (not hands) of bananas for less than $1.00, and as a teenager I ate four or five bananas a day, every day. (Back then I also was a competitive swimmer and belonged to a synchronized swimming team, and with the three or four hours a day of intensive exercise nothing I ate put weight on me.)

After I lost my first 20 pounds on Atkins I began giving myself a treat -- one small banana once a month. It didn't seem to slow my weight loss too much, so I kept it up over the years. On the few occasions when I cheated during a month, I punished myself by not allowing myself the banana, and that made it easier to stay on course.

aunatural · 08-07-2008, 08:18 AM

If I had to eat anything on that list, I would eat:

1. legumes- 1/2 to 1 cup depending on the type
2. banana- 1/2
3. potato- 1 medium or 1/2 large (I really prefer sweet potatoes though, much more flavor)

The rest of the stuff on your list I wouldn't bother with since I wouldn't enjoy them nearly as much.

AllieCat0817 · 08-07-2008, 08:21 AM

from best to worst for my body (and some folk consider legumes low carb-- I do)
legumes
corn
bananas
potatoes
pasta
bread

magic maker · 08-07-2008, 10:17 AM

At least the banana would have potassium, which helps with the leg cramps we sometimes get from LC WOE. I wouldn't touch the bread or potato.

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sweepthefloor Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 99 Gallery: sweepthefloor	If choosing to eat a high carb food... which would you consider the best/worst to eat? Not really in any oder here: corn potatoes pasta bread legumes bananas Those come to mind. If you would choose to have any of those, how much would you eat? sweep

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08-06-2008, 08:19 PM	#2
suncstgirl Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 455 Gallery: suncstgirl Stats: 253/189.0/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Feb 2008	Why? I guess it would depend on your plan. The glycemic index comes to mind.

08-06-2008, 08:20 PM	#3
Mommie22boys MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Western NY Posts: 1,230 Gallery: Mommie22boys Stats: 208/163.2/128 WOE: Atkins '72. . .pass the eggs! Start Date: 6/7/07 @ 193	If I HAD to eat something off that list it would be a farm-fresh ear of corn, slathered with butter. One of the local farms here grows the BEST corn. . .I used to be able to make a meal out of ear after ear of it. Second place: A banana. . .fruit seems like such a luxury these days.

08-07-2008, 12:07 AM	#5
berighteous Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Grand Junction, Co Posts: 399 Gallery: berighteous Stats: 320/279/200 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2, 2008	sweet corn since it's in season (and I had some yesterday!) cantaloupe since it's in season (and I have one in the fridge) cherries since... Tomatoes for my wife - I can't eat them. I can still eat corn on the cob if you cut it off the cob and mash it into a fine paste with butter and then spread it back on the cob...

08-07-2008, 12:34 AM	#6
enelkay Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Florida Posts: 110 Gallery: enelkay Stats: 206/145/back to 162/now 152/goal 140 WOE: Moderately low-carb and totally gluten-free. Start Date: 11/98 Atkins; 04/07 gluten-free; 07/08 restart LC	I made this decision for myself many years ago. I've always been a banana freak. I grew up in Panama, where we could get whole stalks (not hands) of bananas for less than $1.00, and as a teenager I ate four or five bananas a day, every day. (Back then I also was a competitive swimmer and belonged to a synchronized swimming team, and with the three or four hours a day of intensive exercise nothing I ate put weight on me.) After I lost my first 20 pounds on Atkins I began giving myself a treat -- one small banana once a month. It didn't seem to slow my weight loss too much, so I kept it up over the years. On the few occasions when I cheated during a month, I punished myself by not allowing myself the banana, and that made it easier to stay on course.

08-07-2008, 08:18 AM	#7
aunatural MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,001 Gallery: aunatural Stats: 150/Pregnant/125 WOE: Somersize/Schwarzbein Start Date: 02/06/06	If I had to eat anything on that list, I would eat: 1. legumes- 1/2 to 1 cup depending on the type 2. banana- 1/2 3. potato- 1 medium or 1/2 large (I really prefer sweet potatoes though, much more flavor) The rest of the stuff on your list I wouldn't bother with since I wouldn't enjoy them nearly as much.

08-07-2008, 08:21 AM	#8
AllieCat0817 Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Southeastern Coastal SC Posts: 11,831 Gallery: AllieCat0817 Stats: 213.5/133.5/140 WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: 5/23/03	from best to worst for my body (and some folk consider legumes low carb-- I do) legumes corn bananas potatoes pasta bread

08-07-2008, 10:17 AM	#9
magic maker Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Carolina Posts: 120 Gallery: magic maker Stats: 158/139/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 2008	At least the banana would have potassium, which helps with the leg cramps we sometimes get from LC WOE. I wouldn't touch the bread or potato.