Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Choose carbohydrates made from white flour with whole grain flour. Buy whole grain breads and rolls for more healthy carbohydrates. Whole grains are higher in fiber and reduce the carbohydrate load on the body.
Step2
Replace regular pasta with whole wheat or spinach pasta to have a healthy meal. Whole wheat or spinach pasta can taste very good when prepared with your favorite recipe.
Step3
Substitute other vegetables for potatoes when possible. Choose healthy carbohydrates like cauliflower, turnips, jicama and celery root in place of potatoes. Boil them, mash and season them for a great mashed potato substitute. Don't cut out all potatoes from your diet though, they too are a healthy carbohydrate when eaten in moderation.
Step4
Eat fresh fruit as part of a healthy diet. Choose fresh fruit that's in season for the best flavors. Fresh fruit contains vitamins which are essential to good health. Fresh fruit is also high in fiber. If fresh fruit isn't available, frozen fruit that is unsweetened is a healthy choice.
Step5
Include fresh vegetables in your diet. Vegetables are healthy carbohydrates because they add fiber and vitamins to your diet. Vegetables retain more vitamins if eaten raw, blanched or steamed.
Step6
Add beans to your diet. Beans are an important source of protein, which is essential to your health. Beans are a healthy carbohydrate; they're also very high in fiber and contribute to good digestive health. Many vegetarians use beans as their main source of protein.
How to Choose Healthy Carbohydrates
Comments
Lawher said
on 8/27/2008 I recently learned that I am a borderline diabetic and am seeing a dietician to get my sugar level down and to learn how to eat more healthfully. Thank you so much for this very useful article. It's good to know people are looking out for me!
mosaicmom said
on 8/22/2008 Carrots are the one vegetable that eaten cooked will impart more nutrients than raw.
Additional comment as to the white flour, I think the writer means products typically made with white flour, use whole grain instead. Such as pasta, rice, etc.
Jannette said
on 8/22/2008 I'm a diabetic and fully appreciate your article. It's easy, simple to follow, and I need all the help I can get. Thank you.
wildcatgirl said
on 8/22/2008 Is the first suggestion correct. . .choosing white flour products that are made with whole wheat flour? It seems like a conflictive statement. Would the writer please clarify.
khurt said
on 8/22/2008 Neither carbs, nor fat, nor protein is "bad" for you. Callings these things bad is a moral statement about something that simply exists.
What is fact is that in the US too many people are eating too much of these things and that is unhealthy. A high calorie carb diet is just as unhealthy as high calorie fat or protein diet.
I do agree with the article that a diet full of the "whites" ( rice, flour and pasta ) is less healthy than a diet of the "browns".