Fast or Slow Carbs, what’s the difference???

Understand the Slow Carb Diet can be a little tricky, first you need to get educated on what the difference are:

Carbs can be divided up into two categories “slow” or Complex and “fast.” or Simple. Slow carbs gradually raise your blood sugar levels giving your body a steady stream of fuel. Brown rice, lentils, oatmeal, whole wheat bread, vegetables and fiber-rich fruits are examples of slow carbs.

Fast (or Simple) carbs enter your body at a fast pace and cause your blood sugar to spike and dip and cause your body to produce large amounts of a hormone called insulin.

Having fast carbs such as white bread, donuts and soda can increase your chances of having energy dips, becoming irritable and getting hungry quickly between meals.

Huge changes in eating habits can be difficult to maintain for the long term, but there is one simple change in swapping Fast/Simple Carbs to Slow/complex carb diet is easy to incorporate. It raises energy levels throughout the day and can help a fledgling gym-goer make it to the treadmill after work.

Eating the whole grain equivalent of certain foods on the menu, for example brown rice instead of white rice, multi-grain bread instead of white, whole-wheat pasta instead of standard spaghetti. This is an entry-level way of starting the diet

Eating more frequently than four times per day will be helpful on higher-carb diets to prevent gorging. The idea is to eat every three hours. Mixing up the meals but sticking to the Slow Carb food list.

Stop eating white carbs. Bread, rice, potatoes (baked, mashed, fries, chips), pasta, cereal, anything breaded or batter dipped (e.g., fried chicken, shrimp tempura), cereal, and anything made with white flour or sugar. That includes tortillas, muffins, breads, cakes, cookies, doughnuts, bagels, and pretty much any baked goods. These are all the fast-in/fast-out carbs that quickly turn into fat if you don’t work them off fast.