Can somebody help me out with information about carbohydrates? I'm trying to re-evaluate my diet. I have been a vegetarian (lacto-ovo) for twenty years, but have been experimenting with incorporating some meats, at least grass-fed open range chicken. I've also increased my eggs and dairy products, and that feels good.
My question though is in how carbos work. From what I've been reading (like in the book The Vegetarian Myth) carbos basically convert to sugar in our bodies? So that a big bowl of Cheerios is basically a big bowl of sugar? So, I've been mostly cutting out all grains, and that feels really good.
But, I was reading Men's Health (not my favorite mag or anything) and they said that we need carbs for endurance? What does that mean exactly?
Problem: what about legumes? I've checked, and my lentils and black beens have a lot of carbs, yet I'd like to use them for the protein. But are all those carbs worth it? I still feel wierd (morally, long story) about eating meat, so I don't want to abandon my precious legumes, unless they're really not worth the carbs I'm consuming.
Also: is it true that nuts contain an enzyme that actually makes our bodies not process the protein in them?
Any advice/thoughts welcome, as well as some good reliable sources (book or online) that I might want to check out.
St. John
My question though is in how carbos work. From what I've been reading (like in the book The Vegetarian Myth) carbos basically convert to sugar in our bodies? So that a big bowl of Cheerios is basically a big bowl of sugar? So, I've been mostly cutting out all grains, and that feels really good.
But, I was reading Men's Health (not my favorite mag or anything) and they said that we need carbs for endurance? What does that mean exactly?
Problem: what about legumes? I've checked, and my lentils and black beens have a lot of carbs, yet I'd like to use them for the protein. But are all those carbs worth it? I still feel wierd (morally, long story) about eating meat, so I don't want to abandon my precious legumes, unless they're really not worth the carbs I'm consuming.
Also: is it true that nuts contain an enzyme that actually makes our bodies not process the protein in them?
Any advice/thoughts welcome, as well as some good reliable sources (book or online) that I might want to check out.
St. John