The recommended dose of carbohydrate per day for a normal
person should be around 50-55% of regular calorie intakes. Most of the dieting
programs work on the principle of decreasing regular dose of carbohydrates,
which may affect your body in long run. You should consider taking complex
carbohydrates because Plant foods contain complex carbohydrates that should be
your focus to get sufficient carbohydrate amounts. Simple carbohydrates have starch,
sugar, and high carbohydrates, while complex carbohydrates have fewer amounts.
Milk and Its products
Milk does not contain carbohydrates or has zero carbohydrates,
is a common misunderstanding among people. However, according to understanding
nutrition, milk has lactose, a type of sugar, which contains 12 gm of
carbohydrates in it. While, cheddar, fontina, Muenster, Monterey jack and mozzarella cheese has no carbohydrates
present. Cottage cheese is the only
exception as it has 6gm carbohydrate contents in one serving, explained
understanding nutrition.
Meats and Its Alternatives
Only processed meat products as packaged meat contains
carbohydrates while, raw meat and various meat products have no carbohydrates.
To decrease the fat contents, you should bake or grill the meat. Similarly,
nuts and legumes have fiber, but starch of nuts and legumes contain
approximately 15 gm carbohydrates in a
serving.
Vegetables
Usually most vegetables only contains fiber, however some vegetables
have starch also along with fiber. According
to Understanding Nutrition, the vegetables, which do not contains starch has
very little about 5 gm carbohydrates in a serving. It is better to use vegetables
that contain no starch such as spinach, tomatoes, carrots, broccoli and squash.
Starch containing vegetables like potatoes, corns and peas has about 15 gm of
carbohydrates in a serving.
Other Foods
Pure vegetables oil has zero carbohydrate contents, according
to a medical news website. However, vegetable oil has about 15 gm fats present
in one serving and therefore you should use it as reserve. Drinking minimum
eight glasses of water is good, as it has no carbohydrates.
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