Carb choices

[finephysique]

What carbs do you use?
My list is pretty short-
Baked potatoes
Oats
Vitargo
Wholemeal pasta (not very often)

 

[franconian]

Canned Yams

 

[mikeswift]

mmmmm yams...
I run a lot and do a lot of cardio so I can get away with eating a lot more carbs than most and I actually need them to replace the lost glycogen post workout. So basically I eat ALL sorts of carbs but I prefer non proccessed and natural carbs like whole grain rice

 

[kdog]

Oats baby, all oats!!

 

[modizzle]

brown rice, Oatmeals...baked potatoes....

 

[mikeswift]

does anyone use the new pasta's with whole grains and extra protein? my wife and I have tried them a few times and they're really good.

 

[Glen Whitestone]

You should throw some white bread in. It unlike the carbs you listed is absorbed very quickly. This will help at the end of a workout to blunt the flow of cortisol. Baked pototo is one which you listed. Slower carbs include pasta, most fruit, sweet potato, oatmeal, whole wheat and rye bread and cereal.

 

[ChuckaZulu]

Rice and Potato Pre-contest

Add Pasta to the list Off-season

 

[TheElmo]

Carbs are for Pussys!! thats my moto. j/k
I eat Yams with esplanda...yum
oats
whole wheat breads, i tried the whole wheat pastas but they taste too dry and stale.

 

[mikeswift]

yeah Glen brings up a good point, things like white bread have there place. I guess when I get ready to start cutting I'll have to look up glycemic index's of different foods to find out digestion rates etc. I try and have at least some protein and definitely water with all of my carbs

 

[supermannpc]

oats, oats, oats

 

[angelblue]

Mike, if you find a good link to that will you share it with us???

I know after a good run you should consume water and fruit --as told by a marthon runner from work, but what about after a good lift? Since, Glen brought that up...it made me realize that I have no idea...I always just "wing it".

Thanks!!!