Wine Article

Carbohydrate Craze

Carbohydrates have been put into the spotlight ever since diets like the Atkin’s Diet and the South Beach Diet have recommended cutting carbohydrates out of your meals as much as possible. However
before you make an drastic decisions about what foods to include and not include
it is crucial to learn about carbohydrates and what they do for your body.

In short
carbohydrates can be good or bad for your body. It is necessary to eat enough good carbohydrates
because that is how our body has enough energy for low-intensity activities during the day. Carbohydrates are famously found in breads and grains
but actually they are also found in a number of other foods as well
such as fruits and vegetables. When keeping an eye on your intake of carbohydrates it is important to distinguish the good from the bad.

All carbohydrates are basically sugars. Complex carbohydrates are the good carbohydrates for your body. These strings of sugar are very difficult to break down and trap over nutrients like vitamins and minerals in the sugar strings. As they slowly break down
the other nutrients are also released into your body
and you can provide with fuel for a number of hours.

Bad carbohydrates
on the other hand
are simple sugars. Because their structure is not complex
it is easy to break down and holds little nutrients for your body other than the sugars from which it is made. Your body breaks down these carbohydrates rather quickly and what it cannot use is converted to fat and stored in the body. Staying away from simple carbohydrates is what most diets recommend
since they have little nutritional value when compared to complex carbohydrates.

More importantly than how carbohydrates work in the body and the difference between good carbohydrates and bad carbohydrates is how you can actually eat these carbohydrates! First
eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. These foods include carbohydrates
but also a variety of other nutrients needed by your body. Another great tip is to cut the white bread and bread products out of your diet and replace then with whole wheat or 12-grain breads instead. Look at the packaging. Foods rich in fiber are probably a source of good carbohydrates.

Learning the difference between good and bad carbohydrates is very important if you wish to have a healthy diet. It is not good for your body to cut out carbohydrates completely—in fact
that is very difficult to do unless you only eat meat! Eating a healthy and balanced diet means including good carbohydrates into your meals.