This might be shocking but... You're allowed to have CARBS!!!

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[TayTayGrace]

I hate the anti-carbs movement. Carbs are literally your body's ideal macronutrient for energy. If you exercise and/or lift weights, you REEEEALLY should be eating carbs for energy and for muscle fullness (like it draws water into your muscles and makes them look more full and pumped up). Plus carbs taste great lol just don't go crazy with simple carbs! It's so simple! Blows my mind, the carb-hate...

Edit: Some of you don't understand nuance and semantics. Yes, humans *can survive* without ever eating carbs. Some people must eat low-carb diets for health reasons (ex. The keto diet was *literally promoted as a diet for epileptics* and some people with certain digestive issues must eat lower carb diets). But your body's *IDEAL source of IMMEDIATE ENERGY is and always will be the glucose that comes from breaking down CARBS.* If you don't eat carbs, yes your body will use its fat reserves, but it will also use protein which often comes from your MUSCLES. People who weight lift understand what I'm talking about. There's a reason why it's a common thing to see gym rats eating a rice Krispy treat, bread, or cereal before the gym.

You keto-lovers in the comments having fights with people trying to explain this to you need to calm down, read some actual studies, take a semester on nutritional science (like I did), and understand the difference between "can" and "absolutely should".

[findingmyspitfire]

Unpopular opinion, but I eat seaweed sheets like I do potato chips. Not as a diet thing but because it’s so much tastier than potato chips

[udderlylost]

I eat lower carb due to pcos (not NO carb, just lower) and i hate when everyone around me assumes im anti-carb. I would love to eat as many carbs as I want but it makes me lose menstrual cycle, grow facial hair, and feel sick 😭

[MsLilyPickles]

You and a few other creators are completely changing (read: healing) my relationship with food. I set out to fix some bad habits I had, not worrying about gaining or losing weight and instead focusing on how certain foods make me feel and why. Combined with content like yours which provides nutrition education and a professional perspective, I’m making better choices and most importantly FORGIVING myself for wanting certain things. I’m making real changes that will stick because they’re not drastic and they don’t have me counting and weighing, just being realistic with myself.

Thank you so much. ❤

[wilsonamyc]

Adding a bit of rice (and hot sauce) would make this an awesome "sushi burrito" lunch

[beeCanadian]

I've lost 80 lbs this year. I eat carbs every day. Moderation and choice of carbs helps. But I love bread and pizza so giving those up really wasn't an option for this to work and be sustainable.

[elizabethsandberg]

Oh…. that’s a good idea, I’m trying to be totally grain free, due to my celiac disease. Not against carbs, but since I’ve tried to cut out all the grains, the arthritis in my back isn’t bothering me, and I’m feeling more energy.

[Lemonz]

But carbs makes life more difficult for diabetics. I’m a type 1 diabetic and use the fastest acting insulin available, called Fiasp, and carbs still spike my blood sugar an unreasonable amount. How bad depends on the amount and type, but all carbs act too fast for most synthetic insulins.

I use a continuous glucose monitor, so I can see in real time the oncoming disaster that is my blood sugar on a carb heavy meal.

[elenchanted]

Okay but this meal is the hunger crushing combo is it not? Fiber from seaweed and broccoli, plus broccoli is carbs & vitamins & fiber, healthy fats from tuna and the mayo that I assume is in a chicken/tuna salad, protein from tuna and chicken. What's the problem? Why can't this be "emotionally satisfying"?

[jackiehammerton]

Sharing a recipe from my father-in-law: Pasta al horno!!

1. Boil penne pasta in salted water
2. Drain and transfer to a glass oven-safe dish
3. Add tomato sauce
4. Bake for 10mins at 180C
5. Scramble an egg and mix it into the pasta - top with mozzarella and return to the oven
6. Bake for another 15mins at 180C or until the pasta is very golden crispy!
7. Enjoy 😘

[Jessicac]

Thank you so much! I needed to hear this. I have been eating more protein enriched foods and trying to cut carbs and lately I have been physically exhausted in the late afternoon and early evening hours and craving carbs.

[GW-gzjh]

Why is this always such a black and white thinking issue? I eat lower carb (50-100grams/day.) That doesn’t mean I don’t eat any carbs or think I can’t have carbs. PCOS is no joke and the insulin resistance that comes with it can leave you feeling terrible after a meal with a lot of carbs. Most people on lower carb diets are doing just that, eating lower carbs. We are not anti carb or no carb or think carbs are totally bad.

[hellobye]

How do you know she isn’t eating carbs in her daily diet..?

[lt]

She literally has a video comparing different types of pumpkin bread and muffins. I don’t think she’s anti carb just because she posted one low carb lunch and called it substantial.

[Blessed]

As a type 1 diabetic, I kind of get tired of people telling me to eat carbs and *just* give myself insulin. Yes, I 'can' do that, but I honestly feel better when I cut back on carbs, and there are plenty of foods that can be enjoyed with low or no carbs, If you are depending on food to emotionally satisy you, that's a whole other issue!

[dionysus]

A lot of people in these comments are using carbs interchangeably with bread/pasta. Carbs short for carbohydrates are a type of macronutrients that our bodies need a large amount of for energy. Same with fat and protein. That is why they are called MACROnutrients. Some foods are higher in carbohydrates than others, like rice compared to tofu. But many foods have a percentage variation of carbohydrates, protein, and fat. When food is high in carbohydrates but also in fiber, like quinoa, the fiber helps slow down digestion, and in turn, your blood sugar levels tend to not spike but rise slowly. Remember, blood sugar is always going to rise after you eat because that is the natural mechanics of metabolism. Even if you are eating a low-carb diet. I have to eat more protein due to my genetic makeup, but I try to have a carbohydrate and fiber rich food with every meal, like gluten-free oatmeal, brown rice, quinoa, potatoes, or different fruits.

[averyremillard]

it really depends person to person. i have pcos so low carb makes me feel like a brand new person. more people should check out glucose goddess, she has some really great advice

[Jessica-gocy]

Listen I Love Bethenny Frankel, follow her on all social’s love her. Yes she doesn’t eat carbs, she opened up about her eating habits, and I respect her. Love this channel and I get both side’s, I’m the same breath I get it I come from ED disordered eating, but at least I’m eating. We can’t just judge ppl out here, we are all doing the best we can. Still going to follow both, because we are doing our best. I’m not going to tear either woman up, because I know the struggle. Carbs aren’t the enemy, I’ve been too big n too small, gotta find a happy medium. Sending everyone love and light. No one’s wrong, we’re doing our best, I’m still in therapy dealing with my ED’s.

[wy]

she never implied they were bad in the video shown tho?
she just made a roll ?

[ivysakura]

No carbs for me during lunch, makes me sleepy