do fibrous carbs count?

[rachelw]

Hi all,

are you supposed to count fibrous carbs????
thinking about trying some carb cycling and Im not sure if Im supposed to count fibrous carbs?? or just count carbs from oatmeal, yams, brown rice, ww bread?

Thanks,
Rachel

[breathingsky]

Hi all,

are you supposed to count fibrous carbs????
thinking about trying some carb cycling and Im not sure if Im supposed to count fibrous carbs?? or just count carbs from oatmeal, yams, brown rice, ww bread?

Thanks,
Rachel

Most of what I've read about non-starchy veggies (NSVs) like broccoli, spinach, asparagus, etc. is that they don't have an effect on your insulin levels, so you'd only count their calorie content - not the carb content.

[Defiant1]

Hi all,

are you supposed to count fibrous carbs????
thinking about trying some carb cycling and Im not sure if Im supposed to count fibrous carbs?? or just count carbs from oatmeal, yams, brown rice, ww bread?

Thanks,
Rachel

Hmmm...

tough to answer.

From experience, my own and others, it seems that the exchange on them is not 1 for 1. Meaning, they don't seem to count as much as regular carbs, yet are not "free", despite being subtracted from total carbs to get "net" carbs.

I would look at them on an individual basis.

When the low carb "craze" was flying along, it seems a lot of food companies took a "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" attitude and starting putting out foods with high carb amounts, but low "net" carb amounts. From experience and from people I know well, these foods can screw up a ketogenic diet. I also think the experiences with these types of foods caused a lot of people to shun ketogenic diets.

The best way to do low carb/keto IMO is to not only follow the CARB amounts, but the TYPES of cars allowed. This is why I stress people need to read a good book (I recommend Atkins). Just because a packet of white sugar only has @ 4 grams of carbs doesn't mean it is ok.

Personally, I feel most of the people who are thinking about or doing low carb shouldn't be consuming grains or starchy vegetables regardless. Think of it as a protein and vegetable diet. Eat nutritionally dense foods.