Monday, July 26, 2010

The Wide World of Carbs

Do these foods seem alike to you?

Baked potato
Snickers bar
Pineapple juice
Skittles
Sliced peaches
English muffin
Fig Newton
Popcorn
Green beans
Chocolate iced donut
Honey
Fried rice
Cornbread
Cheerios
Spinach
Lentils

As different as they all seem to be from each other; they all belong to the carbohydrate food group. It's the group that accounts for the largest percentage of food most of us eat. It's the group that confuses many of us as we try to create a nutrient-rich, low-calorie, but flavorful eating plan that we can enjoy as we lose weight.

This week we'll take a look at the foods whose main job is to provide our bodies - especially our brains and nervous systems with energy.

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