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Foods to avoid

151949 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 20:55:14 GMT

I was reading in Redbook magazine today that all root foods are high in carbs and should be eaten in only small amounts.This would include potatoes,parsnips,turnips ,carrots and beets,jicima(sp) and radishes. I did not look this up to verify it but it is food for thought if you are trying to cut back on carbs.

Re: Foods to avoid

Noel7 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:08:31 GMT

I don't know, but there are sources online that say they are good for us.

I like jicama, turnips, not so much.

http://www.healthcastle.com/carb_root_vegetables.shtml

Root vegetables are the edible starchy tubers or roots of plants. They are wonderful sources of fiber and good carbohydrates for a healthy diet, not to mention they taste delicious. But they are often mistakenly associated with potatoes and labeled as "high-carb foods."

Root vegetables should be making a comeback among food lovers and health-conscious consumers. They are a great source of fiber and vitamins, and are much lower in carbs than you might expect. With a little creativity, these veggies are easy to incorporate into a healthy meal plan and lifestyle.

Re: Foods to avoid

scotnovel — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:16:21 GMT

@151949 wrote:
I was reading in Redbook magazine today that all root foods are high in carbs and should be eaten in only small amounts.This would include potatoes,parsnips,turnips ,carrots and beets,jicima(sp) and radishes. I did not look this up to verify it but it is food for thought if you are trying to cut back on carbs.

I would do some research before assuming that most or all root foods are high in carbs.

Radishes are not high in carbs. Turnips are not either especially when compared to jicama or potatoes. One medium carrot has about 6g of carbs which doesn't seem too high to me even on a low carb diet. Kohlrabi is also a root vegetable and it isn't high in carbs either.

Re: Foods to avoid

MacDUFF — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:16:56 GMT

@151949

I'm not giving up my carbs...there is no such thing as a small amount of potatoes in my world LOL...

Re: Foods to avoid

bri20 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:19:21 GMT

I'm okay with the carbs you listed because they aren't processed. I don't really eat much in the way of turnips, parsnips, or jicama. Occasionally I eat some shredded carrots on my salad or have roasted beets for dinner.

I do eat potatoes - mostly baked potatoes and baked sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are a complex carb and contain a lot of fiber.

I don't elimiate whole food groups; but given the choice, I pick complex over simple carbs.

Re: Foods to avoid

SilleeMee — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:27:17 GMT

The category of "starchy vegetables" all have high glycemic indices. I'm not going to list them but most of them are in the squash and root groups.

I try to buy the smaller potatoes. That way I can fit more of them in a pot...LOL!

Re: Foods to avoid

Mary Bailey — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:24:39 GMT

anything I like I shouldn't eat

I remember Brooke Shields said, many moons ago.... "If it tastes good - spit it out"

Re: Foods to avoid

Noel7 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:24:56 GMT

@scotnovel wrote:
@151949 wrote:
I was reading in Redbook magazine today that all root foods are high in carbs and should be eaten in only small amounts.This would include potatoes,parsnips,turnips ,carrots and beets,jicima(sp) and radishes. I did not look this up to verify it but it is food for thought if you are trying to cut back on carbs.
I would do some research before assuming that most or all root foods are high in carbs.

Radishes are not high in carbs. Turnips are not either especially when compared to jicama or potatoes. One medium carrot has about 6g of carbs which doesn't seem too high to me even on a low carb diet. Kohlrabi is also a root vegetable and it isn't high in carbs either.

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Jicama isn't high in carbs:

A FitDay analysis reveals that a cup of jicama contains a relatively paltry 11.5 g carbohydrates (with 6.4 g being fiber), about equal to a carrot. For comparison’s sake, a cup of white potato contains 31.2 g of carbs. The other stats (49 calories, 0.12 g fat, 0.94 g protein) are inconsequential, and, except for vitamin C (44% of the daily allotment in a cup of jicama), it has only trace amounts of vitamins.

Re: Foods to avoid

chrystaltree — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:27:46 GMT

I don't take nutritional advice from Red Book...lol According to my nutritionist, all vegetables including potatoes are good for us and potatoes get a bum rap. Sweet potatoes are particularly nutritious but white potatoes are also healthy and we should eat them. It's the butter and the sour cream and the brown sugar on sweet potatoes and yams that causes problems. It's not like carrots and radishes belong in the Twinky food group...lol

Re: Foods to avoid

Preds — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:30:26 GMT

I'm going to die of something that is not good for me. Might as well enjoy what I like before I go. Moderation is required... and enjoy a bite or drink of it all. We have one life here ... enjoy it. I'll regret it when I get down there.

He'd better have pasta and 'taters to calm me down or I'll take over his hot plate.

Re: Foods to avoid

blackhole99 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:35:08 GMT

Let's face it, any food you eat too much is no good for you. IMO if people could just eat less and move more they wouldn't have to worry about carbs, sugar, etc.

Re: Foods to avoid

luv-the-Q — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:40:00 GMT

If people would eat natural foods in appropriate portions there would not be the need to analyze every single thing we put in our mouths. I grew up eating potatoes and carrots every day and no one in my family was overweight or had illnesses. I still eat potatoes almost every day. They haven't made me fat or sick.

Re: Foods to avoid

Noel7 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:52:56 GMT

Very little food is natural anymore. It's exposed to pesticides, runoff chemicals or salmonella, etc. Sometimes handlers passing along illnesses.

Of course we have to be careful, even fish is being examined now.

Re: Foods to avoid

Ms X — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 21:56:52 GMT

I remember Julia Child saying that moderation is the key to a healthy diet. I agree with her. The only exception is if someone has a particular medical condition (diabetes, food allergies, PKU, gluten sensitivity, etc.).

When I was in college, one of the popular courses was OF ALL THINGS nutrition. It had all the earmarks of a "gut course," in fact. The professor held court in an enormous auditorium that was filled to the rafters. I didn't need a science course, as I took plenty, but I took it anyway. Decades later, I'm so glad I did. This professor probably improved the lives of untold hundreds of thousands of people in his years as a lecturer. His course was wildly popular, but we really learned a lot He was an extraordinary teacher. Even though the science of nutrition has evolved since then, I was educated about the basics and can read a nutrition label with a real understanding because of him.

The field of nutrition seems to always be demonizing certain nutrients while putting forth others as the key to health. That their findings have been repeatedly proved false and/or exaggerated does not seem to diminish their zeal. I'm a bread/pasta addict who is trying to cut back, with some success. If I had to eat only one food, it would be lasagna with sweet Italian sausages, cheese, and eggplant parm as filling. In a perfect world, this would be the food recommended by nutritionists.

Re: Foods to avoid

millieshops — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:14:21 GMT

I'm not for eliminating anything unless there's actual a medical reason to do that. Most of us just need to eat the "evils" in smaller quantities.

Years ago when I did WW for the first time, we weighed and measured, and to this day more than 40 years later, those quantity suggestions still make sense to me - even when I knowingly ignore them!

Re: Foods to avoid

hckynut — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:27:04 GMT

I will stick with my carbs like I have done most of my highly sports related competitive activities. My belief is that most foods that grow from the ground and tree, is much healthier and have enhanced my endurance, than those that are animal and fat based.

No reason for me to even give a 2nd thought to the nonsense someone decides to write. Now were I a diabetic, my choices would be different.

hckynut(john)

Re: Foods to avoid

mstyrion 1 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:44:31 GMT

@Noel7

All of a sudden your list of foods that you will never eat went away. I thought it was cute and I can't fathom why it would be deleted.

I have one major food that will never cross my lips.

PEAS

Never, ever ever!

Re: Foods to avoid

Noel7 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:54:17 GMT

@mstyrion 1 wrote:
@Noel7

All of a sudden your list of foods that you will never eat went away. I thought it was cute and I can't fathom why it would be deleted.

I have one major food that will never cross my lips.

PEAS

Never, ever ever!

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Hi @mstyrion 1

I thought about it for a minute, worried that someone would get upset by the mere mention of a few things, and I deleted it

My father liked liver and onions, one on my list, and I could not stand the smell of it.

Re: Foods to avoid

athenian — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:55:19 GMT

Celeriac is a root vegetable that is not high in carbs, and is a good substitute for potatoes for those who have to watch high-gylcemic foods. It does look pretty scary.

Re: Foods to avoid

mstyrion 1 — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 22:56:18 GMT

@Noel7 wrote:
@mstyrion 1 wrote:
@Noel7

All of a sudden your list of foods that you will never eat went away. I thought it was cute and I can't fathom why it would be deleted.

I have one major food that will never cross my lips.

PEAS

Never, ever ever!
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Hi @mstyrion 1

I thought about it for a minute, worried that someone would get upset by the mere mention of a few things, and I deleted it

My father liked liver and onions, one on my list, and I could not stand the smell of it.

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I get you. That makes sense.

I like a few of the things on your list, but I won't say which ones!