The form in which those carbs make it to your gullet is where it gets interesting.
The money he saves on carbs supports his better life as a model engineer.
Then, of course, there are Dr. Atkins' carbs or what we used to call starch.
Unlike teammate Hall, who adopted a gluten-free diet two years ago, Abdirahman doesn't discriminate against carbs.
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"He cut out significant amounts of sugar and carbs in his diet, really changed how he ate, " says McBride.
One, eating carbs (rice, pasta, and such) will give me a blast of energy -- then it runs out.
By taking in fewer calories and replacing simple carbs with whole grains, the average person can drop two pounds a week.
The food philosophy is that "good for you" means locally sourced and unprocessed, not necessarily low in calories, carbs, or fat.
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"Protein fills you up so much better than carbs anyway, " she says.
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Combine carbs, protein and fat for a balance of energy and nutrition.
Tapenade spread on a fresh baguette will offer salty-meaty flavor from the olives (as well as heart-healthy fatty acids) and tasty carbs from the bread.
Not a huge meat eater, my relationship with carbs became dysfunctional.
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But the group, consisting of wheat growers and baking suppliers, has not mounted an offensive to counteract the "carbs are evil" marketing by some food companies.
"If we can smuggle a couple of servings into a chip we can add more of the type of carbs people should be eating, " he says.
His "penny-pinching tips, " for example, encourage readers to make late-day visits to bakeries for free carbs and bring backpacks to friends' places to nab an occasional light bulb.
You also need an abstract black and white TV commercial that makes no sense, preferably directed by a European who goes by one name and screams at the caterer for bringing carbs onto the set.
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Please do not discuss your feelings about carbs, white flour, white sugar, eating fats, the use of bovine growth hormone, the conditions under which chickens are raised or your latest diet plan, should you be on one.
You can go on drugs or you can make changes in diet and progressively reduce saturated fats, trans fats, hydrogenated fats, animal protein and refined carbs and eat more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, soy products and fish.
By the end of the project Affinnova had determined that the new yogurt should be called Carb Control, come in a red container, and be sold in a four-pack of 4-ounce cups and highlight "80% less sugar" and "3 grams of carbs" for the dieters.
In a nutshell, then, by choosing food as your drug sugar highs, or the deep, soporific calm of carbs you can still make the packed lunches, do the school run, look after the baby, stop in on your parents and then stay up all night with an ill 5-year-old something that is not an option if you're regularly climbing into the cupboard under the stairs and knocking back quarts of scotch.
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