People, I am having a bit of a problem at the moment.
I have made a decision to take diet as serious as possible in an attempt to get the most out of my training. Having just come out of school and with a job I have set aside a cetain amount each month for gym membership, supplements (MRP) and food.
Though I am having someproblem coming up with some good fodd which has a low GI but is high in carbohydrates
Can any of you help out with this or just provide me with some of your prefered food of choice in this category?
Oatmeal. Low G.I, easy to make, very affordable (rolled oats), mixes well with other things (like Met. Drive). If I had to pick one carb, that’d be it.
[quote]nycsoccax wrote:
Phoenix Theory wrote:
the problem I have with those is that on m resonably tight budget they don’ give me much carbs and calories.
Unless I have missed some serious gold?
Phoenix Theory
I’d disagree with the oatmeal unless you’re buyin that expensive shit.
sweet potatoes near me are cheap, I get like 5 for $2 or something.
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Rolled oats are like $2 for a giant fucking tub, if that’s not cheap I don’t know what is. Also, sweet potatoes are amazing, I would trade sweet potatoes for any other carb, any day, always.
I’ve been contemplating the idea of trying to add more carbs to my diet without grain sources. I like oatmeal, but I’m trying to get away from it. I haven’t done too much research yet, but a lot of people talk about the evils of grains. Its on my list of things to look into more, and I’ll probably keep eating oatmeal for the time being.
The ones I’ve found are beans, cheap as hell and if you get a good pot or rice cooker you can just get a big sack of dry beans and cook a bunch at a time, sweet potatoes have been mentioned, canned pumpkin but it is relatively low calories and not dense, and various vegetables including squash and zucchini. Produce isn’t the cheapest stuff though.
[quote]theuofh wrote:
I’ve been contemplating the idea of trying to add more carbs to my diet without grain sources. I like oatmeal, but I’m trying to get away from it. I haven’t done too much research yet, but a lot of people talk about the evils of grains. Its on my list of things to look into more, and I’ll probably keep eating oatmeal for the time being.
The ones I’ve found are beans, cheap as hell and if you get a good pot or rice cooker you can just get a big sack of dry beans and cook a bunch at a time, sweet potatoes have been mentioned, canned pumpkin but it is relatively low calories and not dense, and various vegetables including squash and zucchini. Produce isn’t the cheapest stuff though. [/quote]
There was an article over on performance menu that I that was called “the evils of grains”. It turns out its called “damn dirty grains”.
Its something I’m not too knowledgeable about and I want to look into. I don’t know if it is gluten related or whatever, its just caught my eye and I figured I should what the hubbub was about.
Is it celiacs get digestion troubles from the gluten in grains?
High quality carbs should be cheaper than protein and much cheaper than fats. Sweet potatoes are about $1/pound in Tennessee, oats run about $2.50 for 30 half-cup servings, beans are about $1/pound. From what I can tell brown rice and bananas are also low GI carb foods that are usually somewhere around $1/pound.
[quote]theuofh wrote:
There was an article over on performance menu that I that was called “the evils of grains”. It turns out its called “damn dirty grains”.
Its something I’m not too knowledgeable about and I want to look into. I don’t know if it is gluten related or whatever, its just caught my eye and I figured I should what the hubbub was about.
Is it celiacs get digestion troubles from the gluten in grains? [/quote]
If grains are giving you digestion problems, you would know it. Or at least you would know that you have problems and it would be pretty obvious that things improved when you eliminated grains.
I think the writers who make claims like 90% of the population are allergic to grains are just pulling numbers out of their ass. I think the vast majority of people would probably do better on low carb diets, but that’s not the same thing.
Quinoa is a good one and can be found in most bulk food sections.
oats are another…i don’t get people who say steel cut oats are expensive…yes they cost more than the cheap shit but 3 weeks worth of breakfast carbs from a $6 can is still pretty frickn cheap. even less than that if you buy it online.
[quote]elusive wrote:
Oatmeal. Low G.I, easy to make, very affordable (rolled oats), mixes well with other things (like Met. Drive). If I had to pick one carb, that’d be it.
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i have read that rolled oats actually have a fairly high gi, so (in addition) i have been buying steel cut oats and quinoa from the bulk foods section of my local winco. i also like brown rice and sweet potatoes.
i usually only eat rolled oats in the morning with breakfast, or with my first solid pwo meal.
anyway, back to the subject, those (along with green vegetables as often as possible and a variety of fruits) are my top carbohydrate choices.