Lets talk.... Carbohydrates

**GOTGrowth** · 10-05-2014, 10:15 PM

What carbohydrates do you tolerate best?

Its like this.....

First Meal (what carbohydrates, why, and how do you know you tolerate them best)

Second Meal (what carbohydrates, why, and how do you know you tolerate them best)

Third Meal (what carbohydrates, why, and how do you know you tolerate them best)

Snacks (what carbohydrates, why, and how do you know you tolerate them best)

Pre workout (what carbohydrates, why, and how do you know you tolerate them best)

Post workout (what carbohydrates, why, and how do you know you tolerate them best)

Carbohydrate loading days (what carbohydrates, why, and how do you know you tolerate them best)

AND ONE FOR FUN!

Cheat Meal day (what carbohydrates, why, and how do you know you tolerate them best)

**Hatefactory** · 10-05-2014, 10:24 PM

Pre and post workout I try to eat a banana because it is a simple carb and will spike my insulin and help replenish glycogen storage

**kubes** · 10-05-2014, 10:28 PM

I like my oj with breakfast and complex carbs the rest of the day only. Sweet potato is my favorite cause it keeps me full the longest

**Clark Kent** · 10-05-2014, 10:45 PM

Oats

**Dick** · 10-05-2014, 10:56 PM

Pop tarts

**swoosegoose** · 10-06-2014, 12:35 AM

Pre and post workout I eat bananas and oats with yogurt. Tryed oj for a while but it gives me mad heartburn throughout the day.

**Dbolish** · 10-06-2014, 12:37 AM

i eat all my carbs pre and post workout. I do jasmine rice with both and maybe a banana. I eat fibrous carbs with my other meals, usually green beans

**bugse2342** · 10-15-2014, 01:44 PM

Oats - AM
Banana - Mid AM
Sweet Potato - pre-WO
Carbolyn (w/apple or banana)- post-WO
veggies - dinner
greek yougurt or cottage chesse -pm snack

**Largerthannormal** · 10-15-2014, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by Mick

Pop tarts

Im really interested in the pop tart thing. I dont know if its a new fad or what but i have about 5 local buddies who all are in that 195-220 range 9-12% and they all use poptarts in their diet, 1 of them gave me this big theory on using peanut butter between two pop tarts in meal 1" i basically stopped listening after that" but i keep hearing " pop tarts" is there something I am missing? I think i got a little more fat just thinking about it.

**kubes** · 10-15-2014, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by Largerthannormal

Im really interested in the pop tart thing. I dont know if its a new fad or what but i have about 5 local buddies who all are in that 195-220 range 9-12% and they all use poptarts in their diet, 1 of them gave me this big theory on using peanut butter between two pop tarts in meal 1" i basically stopped listening after that" but i keep hearing " pop tarts" is there something I am missing? I think i got a little more fat just thinking about it.

Peanut butter in meal one? I would be interested in hearing why