carbohydrates list of foods

I am looking for an online list of carbohydrates in foods. I see small lists, but nothing very complete. Have you found one? I have a book or two but I would think it exists online. Thanks.

It would help if I had a list of foods to go grocery shopping for, and what I could or couldn't eat.

I read that carbohydrates are the main source of energy, so it is important to eat some amount of carbohydrates daily so the body is able to function. There are different types of carbohydrates. For example breads, pasta, potatoes and rice and then there are vegetables and fruits. Can I obtain my carbohydrate intake just by eating (vegetables and fruits), or is it important that I also eat (breads, pasta, potatoes and rice in small quantities)?.

Please consider adding a calorie/fat/ etc tracker with a resource list of foods as a guide for the calorie count.

Here's a list of low glycemic foods... https://universityhealthnews.com/daily/nutrition/glycemic-index-chart/ The food is listed, along with the serving size in parenthesis, then the glycemic value. The lower the glycemic value, the better. There are a lot of other lists available on the internet - just do a search for "low glycemic foods". Most vegetables "qualify" as low glycemic, except things like white potatoes, etc.

For weight gain you should try taking adequate amounts of calories as suggest for the height, weight and type of physical work with slight increased amount of carbohydrates, adequate amount of protein, slight amount of fat and plenty of fruits and vegetables. If aiming at increasing muscle mass the protein content of the diet should be on the higher side. Eating junk high calorie food can help you gain faster but is not considered a healthy.

One of the “must eat” foods on every expert’s list, cottage cheese is recommended as a substitute for other soft cheeses and dairy products. Cottage cheese provides the protein that can help boost mood and energy levels, without some of the fat of hard cheeses. Eggs: Research from the University of California, Berkeley suggests that people who suffer from depression have low amount of serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine in their brains.

Some people find they can eat whole grains with less effect than white versions of these foods; some find it makes no difference. Fruit, which we think of as a healthy food is also high in carbs so you need to eat it in moderation as well. So all proteins are good, (meat, fish, cheese), and most vegetables are low carb. You can to go calorieking.com for a list of the nutrients in all common foods and packages also list carbs.

Welcome to the gastroenterology community! Can you please list all of the foods you have tried eliminating. Also, have you tried a probiotic?

Thanks for your suggestions. You can now edit foods that you've added to My Foods. To do this, go to your Food Diary. You'll see options for Food Diary | Reports | My Foods. Click on My Foods and you'll be able to delete foods from My Foods and you can also edit the foods you've added. Please note that if you added a food, and it has been used by another member in their Food Diary, you cannot edit the nutritional info for those foods.

One theory is that habitual intake of simple carbohydrates means that the pancreas is always pumping out high levels of insulin to overcome the insulin resistance; this simply "wears out" the pancreas, and over time, the amount of insulin that the pancreas is able to produce decreases. Limiting simple carbohydrates and choosing foods that are less likely to increase blood sugar may help preserve the ability of the pancreas to produce insulin.

Small frequent meals, a healthy weight, less of sugary carbohydrates but more of fruits and vegetables may help. If it persists, check with your doctor for proper evaluation., Take care and best regards.

all i really want is for her to have a list of the foods she can have without fearing her sugar will go up, snacks she can have or not have etc...at her age its hard for her to figure out calories, grams, exchange groups and all that...I will be speaking to her dr this week cos he may want her on orals, but for now, any help would be appreciated.

Instead of cutting out carbohydrates, eat high fibre foods as well as low glycemic index foods as they slow the digestion of the body's carbohydrates. Also, eat carbohydrates with fats and proteins as that will also slow the absorption of your food.

A food tracker would be a good tool. List the foods we eat and the tracker can list the calories, fat calories, starch content, and protein amount of each food we list. That would be an enormous help to losing weight. Please let me know when it's up and working.

Most prepackaged foods will list carbohydrates. Go to calorieking.com for listings of ALL foods, even restaurant foods so you can find out the carbs in anything. Be sure your portion matches what is listed or you will be off on your count.

I plan to have some tests done the next time I go to the doctor, but I'm making an overall health change for now. I didn't want to give you all a laundry list of my symptoms, but basically I was on birth control pills for 6 years and then just stopped. Since then, several of the symptoms worsened (or appeared), so I feel like there is a good chance they are linked with my hormones.

Saturated and trans fats can raise cholesterol levels. Limit your intake of foods like fatty meats, full-fat dairy products, and processed foods that are high in saturated and trans fats. Increase your intake of fruits and vegetables: Fruits and vegetables are high in fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants, which can help lower cholesterol levels. Choose lean protein sources: Replace fatty meats with lean protein sources like chicken, turkey, fish, beans, and tofu.

Hi, The best fuel for muscles is carbohydrates, either simple sugars such as naturally occurring sugars in fruits and juices or complex carbohydrates the starches in whole grain products, rice, cereal, oatmeal and other plant foods. These carbohydrates provide not only energy but also important vitamins and minerals. You store only carbohydrates not protein or fats in your muscles in the form of sugar called glycogen. During hard exercise, you burn this glycogen for energy.

Is it about portion control or what we eat? A list of things to make and eat would be really helpful for us simpletons who have to work at making food decisions and don't want to spend too much time doing it.

Here are some tips I posted on another thread some time ago.... Changing lifestyle habits can go a long way in controlling type 2 diabetes. Restrict & avoid refined sugars, practice and adhere to weight control, do some sort of exercise daily, practice stress management, and get adequate sleep. These are all important in managing this illness, the most important, along with proper nutrition, is physical activity. Walking, not strolling, helps to lower blood sugar levels.

I dont know of any foods that prevent diabetes, we do know that carbohydrates raise BG.... ALL carbs raise BG. so rice, potatoes, pasta, sugar honey most fruit will raise BG Exercise is probably the best bet for helping to stave off diabetes.

Thanks for the suggestion. We've had a lot of requests from our member for a food tracker. It's definitely on our list of to-do's. We'll let you know when it's available.

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She is considered normal for her age. Carbohydrates are found in dairy foods (milk, yogurt, and cheese), fruits, and vegetables. There is sugar (lactose) in dairy foods along with protein which our bodies breaks down to glucose to use. I realize it is not the ‘traditional’ food sources of carbohydrates, however, if she is consuming these foods daily, then she is getting carbohydrates. If you are very concerned, suggest increase the intake of the above foods.

Hi. I was wondering if there's is some free app for carbohydrates counting? I was never good at that. Thank you.

The amount of exercise needed to gain weight is dependent on your diet of carbohydrates and protein. Carbohydrates will be used to produce energy and protein is needed for muscle gain through the use of strength training exercise. Muscle building is dependent on how much strength training is done and to what part of the body it is targeted to. Source: K. Mccarty Focus on what to eat to gain muscle. There are many techniques to build your muscles which can be executed for different purposes.

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