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Carbs at night: good or bad?
Complex carbohydrates (i.e. foods in wholegrain form, like wholegrain bread, oats and brown rice) are a great base for any meal or snack - no matter what time it is!
Sure, if you’ve eaten a lot in the day you might not need a large meal at night, but there’s no need to ban carbs entirely after a certain time. As Rosie Stern from the Healthy Food Guide explains in this article, you’re better off watching your portion sizes if you’re worried about weight gain than restricting your diet in this way.
Along with portion size, the way we prepare carbs can also make a big difference between them being a ‘healthy’ or ‘unhealthy’ choice. For example, eating six pieces of heavily buttered bread is definitely going to enhance your muffin top (!), while having a hearty sandwich of two slices of lightly buttered wholegrain bread with salad and a source of protein is going to be way better for you - and keep your muffin top less muffiny!
That example depends on how hungry you are of course - we all need different amounts of food at different times, the point is to mix it up!
Remember: Every meal is an opportunity to give our body good fuel. Rather than filling up on one kind of food, mix it up and try to get a variety of foods on your plate.
Click here to check out more healthy eating articles.
Article by Sarah Illingworth. Who is Sarah? Find out here and meet the rest of the 24/7 Girl team too. And don’t forget to check out Sarah’s blog here!
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Try increasing your protein portions in each meal to fill you up more and help reduce those carb cravings Posted by 777 "on" 03/27 "at"08:35 PM |
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I Love Carbs does anyone have any tips on avoiding the cravings for them?? Posted by shelliepie06 "on" 03/20 "at"09:24 AM |
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I don’t eat carbs at night and I have way better sleeps because of it and it maintains my weight so much better. I have a big bowl of porridge in the morning with fruit that is great to get me going. Posted by 12171 "on" 11/08 "at"10:36 AM |
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Great to know - have been missing my carbs, but not any more, thanks. Posted by sbeckley "on" 10/03 "at"08:51 AM |
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Im a big fan of carbs haha! Don’t usually eat right before bed but good to know anyway! Posted by shannypops "on" 07/27 "at"03:00 PM |
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I seriously always thought you couldn’t eat carbs past 7! great to know this is just a myth :3 Posted by MelissaW "on" 07/26 "at"09:05 PM |
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Well I love that and will use it more I have herd that but I do need to watch my weight right now xx Posted by Melopuf "on" 07/25 "at"04:52 PM |
Best of the rest
