Get your starchy carbohydrates for sustained energy

Starchy carbohydrates provide vitamins and minerals as well.  As well as providing low fat carbohydrates these foods provide some protein.  However, if you start adding lots sauces the result can be a calorific meal.  We should be limiting our sugary carbohydrates intake such as cakes, biscuits and chocolates.  If we eat sufficient starchy carbohydrates then our desire for sugary foods should reduce.

Carbohydrates are our main source of energy when exercising at a level which takes us out of breath and the fuel that fires the brain.

Starchy carbs comprise oats and oatcakes, yams, potatoes, pasta, rice, bread, noodles and cereals.

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