Empowered By Carbs
4 Fundamentals
When it comes to eating carbs, there are key things to keep in mind
to keep your metabolic health in order!
Here are my EBCarbs 4 Fundamentals
#1 Time Em Right
We want to eat our carbs when our body needs them the most to avoid insulin resistance and fat
storage, along with inflammation and cell damage. This usually means, for most people, the
best time to get carbs in is early in the day when we are most insulin sensitive. After your
workout is another ideal time to get those carbs in, as the will be used to replace lost storage of
glucose. The times we need carbs the least is as we wind down for the day, at night, or on
inactive days.
#2 Pick Em Right
Even the worst of the processed carbs may have an occasional appearance in your social life,
but the majority of the time we want to focus on less starchy, more fibrous carbs. Fibrous
veggies don't count here. Have those as often as you want. Grains, fruit, and starchy veggies,
such as potato, sweet potato, root veggies, corn, peas, and carrots should follow all the EBCarbs
4 Fundamentals.
#3 Eat Em Right
Order matters. Protein and Fat first, then grains, carbs, and fruit last.
Combo matters. Try to never have a carb alone and preferably choose a protein to eat with it
instead of fat.
#4 Smooth and Steady
You'll know your carbs are working for you and you are metabolically healthy if you avoid big
glucose spikes (over 130) after eating carbs and if your glucose returns to normal 2 hours after
eating carbs. You'll need a glucose monitor to track this. This info tells you that all the other
fundamentals are working for you and you are using carbs for energy and then burning fat the
rest of the time!
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xoxo
Christie
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