▶️ Pick The Right Carbs ✔️ ▫️ Credit: ➡ @jacked.on.plants ▫️ Carbs are found everywhere - bread, beans, milk, popcorn, potatoes, cookies, spaghetti, soft drinks, corn, and cherry pie. They also come in a variety of forms. The most common and abundant forms are sugars, fibres, and starches. Oh god! Confused already? ▫️ ✔️ The healthiest sources of carbohydrates - unprocessed or minimally processed whole grains, vegetables, fruits and beans - promote good health (and gains) by delivering vitamins, minerals, fibre, and a host of important phytonutrients. ▫️ 🚫 Unhealthier sources of carbohydrates - include white bread, pastries, sodas, and other highly processed or refined foods. ▫️ These items contain easily digested carbohydrates that may contribute to weight gain, interfere with weight loss, and promote diabetes and heart disease. ▫️ In September 2002, the National Academies Institute of Medicine recommended that people focus on getting more good carbs with fibre into their diet. The following statements are based on the information given in the report: ▫️ To meet the body's daily nutritional needs while minimizing risk for chronic disease, adults should get 45% to 65% of their calories from carbohydrates, 20% to 35% from fat, and 10% to 35% from protein. ▫️ 👉🏼 There is only one way to get fibre - eat plant foods. Plants such as fruits and vegetables are quality carbohydrates that are loaded with fibre. ▫️ Studies show an increased risk of heart disease with low-fibre diets. There is also some evidence to suggest that fiber in the diet may also help to prevent colon cancer and promote weight control. ▫️ Carbs are LIFE ⚡️- just pick the real ones - not the fake, factory packaged, chemical and fat-laden crap ones. ▫️ KEEP IT REAL💚 ▫️ Follow 👥, Like ♥️, Share 🔄 & Comment 📝 #carbohydrates #carbs #eatclean #eatcleandiet #eatcleanlife #foodasamedicine #foodfacts #foodismedicine #goodcarbs #healthygut #healthyliving #macros #nutrition #picoftheday #plantbased #plantbasedmeals #refinedcarbohydrates #starches #vegancommunity #veganfit #veganforlife #veganfriendly #vegangirl #vegansofig #vegansofinstagram #vegansouthafrica #veganteach #wholefoods (at Cape Town, Western Cape) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0dra2bJGH5/?igshid=1i1dl4is7msep