simple carbs - do they count toward your overall carbs?

[j0s3]

here's a question:

if you're trying to stick to a certain daily ratio as best you can, and you're falling short on carbs, can you add a bit of fruit with a few meals to make up the carbs? or must complex carbs be used?

[Crunchbar]

u should be eating fruit anyways. and yes you count all carbs in daily macros.

[skinnyboipgh]

Eat ur fruits! They r delicious & r packed w/ fiber & micronutrients.

The simple carbs u should watch r man-made refined sugars , not the natural sugars u get in fruits.

USDA guidelines recommend refined sugars should be no more than 8% of total calories.

[lilpinki]

carbs are carbs.... simple or complex.... use whichever you prefer...

[in10city]

Originally Posted by j0s3

here's a question:

if you're trying to stick to a certain daily ratio as best you can, and you're falling short on carbs, can you add a bit of fruit with a few meals to make up the carbs? or must complex carbs be used?

Candy is a "Free Food" as long as there are no nuts in it (j/k)

Or drink some milk, sprinkle healthy cereal onto things, have a tomato, etc...

[Richie_Awesome]

Read a few of these thread when you get time.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=3717251

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=3720211

Yes, count simple and complex carbs as carbs.

[Rodzilla]

interesting tid bit to mess you all up, fiber has 3 calories no matter which type.

[Richie_Awesome]

Originally Posted by Rodzilla

interesting tid bit to mess you all up, fiber has 3 calories no matter which type.

source?

[in10city]

Originally Posted by Rodzilla

interesting tid bit to mess you all up, fiber has 3 calories no matter which type.

Yes it does matter... not all fiber has calories (i.e. from being fermented by gut bacteria) ...

http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocente...ber/index.html
"Some fibers are readily fermented by bacteria that normally colonize the colon. In addition to increasing the amount of bacteria in the colon, fermentation results in the formation of short-chain fatty acids (acetate, propionate and butyrate) and gases (1). Short-chain fatty acids can be absorbed and metabolized to produce energy. Interestingly, the preferred energy source for colonocytes (epithelial cells that line the colon) is butyrate. Pectins, beta-glucans, guar gum, inulin and oligofructose are readily fermented, while cellulose and lignin are resistant to fermentation in the colon (6, 7). Foods that are rich in fermentable fibers include oats and barley and fruits and vegetables. Cereal fibers that are rich in cellulose, such as wheat bran, are relatively resistant to bacterial fermentation (1). "

[in10city]

Originally Posted by Richie_Awesome

source?

For the fiber that does get fermented...

http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/fiber/FIB_body.html
"The simple organic acids produced by fermentation are mostly absorbed, and in doing so they nourish the lining of the colon. They also provide fuel for the rest of the body, especially the liver. This may have important consequences for metabolism; half the calories in fiber are made available to the body."

[Richie_Awesome]

Originally Posted by in10city

For the fiber that does get fermented...

http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/fiber/FIB_body.html
"The simple organic acids produced by fermentation are mostly absorbed, and in doing so they nourish the lining of the colon. They also provide fuel for the rest of the body, especially the liver. This may have important consequences for metabolism; half the calories in fiber are made available to the body."

how does

half the calories in fiber are made available to the body.

come out to

Originally Posted by Rodzilla

3 calories no matter which type.

[j0s3]

thanks guys

i already eat plenty of fruit thanks (i asked if i can 'add' more fruit and count it as carbs to see if there was a difference between simple and complex carbs)


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Yes, count simple and complex carbs as carbs.
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that was the answer i wanted

thanks all!

[in10city]

Originally Posted by Richie_Awesome

how does

come out to

Rounding up to the nearest whole number? How about 2-3 calories/gram?