subject: Carbohydrates, Its Main Form Of Energy [print this page] Carbohydrates are the main form of energy that you use in daily life. Body converts entire intake food into glucose and carbohydrates can easily convert into glucose compare than to proteins and fats. You should be concern about intake food because balanced food is useful in staying healthy. If you take carbohydrates balanced with protein, fat, fiber it"s good for health and energy. Basically carbohydrates are of two types, simple carbohydrates and complex carbohydrates. Let"s take glance of sources of complex and simple carbohydrates.
Complex carbohydrates
Complex carbohydrates are easily found in fruits and complex carbohydrates are basically buckram food. List of that food which has plenty of carbohydrates
- Bananas
- Barley
- Beans
- Brown rice
- Chick peas
- Lentils
- Nuts
- Oats
- Parsnips
- Potatoes
- Root vegetables
- Sweet corn
- Wholegrain cereals
- Yams
Complex carbohydrates as refined buckram found in:
- Pizza
- Sugary processed breakfast cereals
- White bread
- White flour
- White pasta
- White rice
Simple carbohydrates
Sugar is main source of simple carbohydrates and even carbohydrates are known as sugar. They found in natural and refined form. Natural sugar easily found in fruits and vegetables and refined sugar found in below listed item:
- Biscuits, cakes and pastries
- Chocolate
- Honey and jams
- Jellies
- White and brown cane sugar
- Pizzas
- Processed food
- Soft drinks
- Sweets and snack bars
What are good carbohydrates?
Good carbohydrates are those foods which are use natural carbohydrates in balanced quantity. High qualities of carbohydrates are generally high fiber contents and fiber is helping in reducing cholesterol as well as useful in removing toxin from body effectively. Good carbohydrates which is helpful in maintaining level of glycemic , who have to monitor their blood glucose level regularly.
Good carbohydrates content are:
- Fruits
- Vegetables
- Beans
- Legumes
- Nuts
- Seeds
- Whole grain breads
- Whole grain cereals
- Whole grain pastas
- Some dairy products
What are bad carbohydrates?
Bad carbohydrates foods are those which are refined and processed. Mostly bad carbohydrates good in taste and comes in handy packed. Bad carbohydrates give worse impact on health and they don"t digest easily even raise sugar level also. Unhealthy carbohydrates cause of overweight and its get more in candy, baked foods with refined white flour, white pastas and sodas. When you take bad carbohydrates in daily basis, you will see high in their sugar level in short time of span.
The list of bad carbohydrates:
1)Candies, jams and jellies
2)Sodas, fruit juices with sugar and fruit drinks
3)Pudding and custards
4) Bread and pasta made with refined flour
5)Cakes, cookies and other sweet bakery products.
Next time when you are taking bad carbohydrates, stop and think twice or more time before eat about bad impact on your body. Try to include good carbohydrates food in your basic meal and avoid that entire item which reduces your energy level. Once you start take healthy food in your meal, you can easily figure out the result.
