I made a blog post about foods with high protein. This week I wanted to make an easy list of bad and good carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are sugars that break down to make glucose in your body. Glucose moves through your blood, and is the main source of of energy for the brain, muscles, and some cells. Although carbs are not essential to human life because you can produce glucose with fats and protein. The difference is carbs can produce glucose quicker. To me that does not mean you should avoid carbs completely.

So here is the list.

Healthy carbs

Vegetables
Beans
Whole grains
Fruits
Nuts
Yogurt
Quinoa (high in protein and fiber as well)


Bad Carbs

Dried Fruit
Cereals (look at the nutrition labels)
Crackers
Cakes
Chips
Pies
Flours
Jams
White bread products
White pastas
Sugars, syrups, sweeteners
Candy
Bagels
Pizza (sadly)

For the bad carbs it does not necessarily mean to never eat these items. The point is these items should not be your primary source of carbs. You want most of your carbs to come from the healthy carbs, and then once in a while indulge in a cookie or pie. Try to pick a carb that has more nutrients. Also, for rice instead of choosing white rice choose brown rice. Same for pasta try to chose a whole grain pasta.