Do you need a fiber to carb ratio?!


Question: Do you need a fiber to carb ratio?
I once read in a newspaper article that a very heathy carb is one that has a 1:6 ratio of fiber to carbs. SO basically, if the fiber is 3g then then you times it by 6 to get 18g and thats how many carbs should be in the serving in order to be a good food that keeps you full and a healthy carb. Is this true??? If it isnt like this is it still considered a healthy carb because most oatmeals, cereals, and whole grain breads dont have this...so is it ok to eat for losing weight and being healthy???

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That's a very good strategy.

Many products that market themselves as whole grain usually have a base of starches & sugars making them very unhealthy. They may start out with whole grain items but the refining process usually removes the healthy portions just leaving the starches. "Instant" oatmeal converts a complex carb to a refined carb.

I personally prefer lower net carbs.

21g total carbs - 13g fiber - 8g net carbs - Lettuce, Romaine- 1 head
12g total carbs - 8g fiber - 4g net carbs - Celery - 4 cups chopped
6g total carbs - 4.5g fiber - 1.5g net carbs - half an avocado
8g total carbs - 8g fiber - .5g net carbs - Flaxseed 1 ounce 4T
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47g total carbs - 33.5g fiber - 14g net carbs


For optimal health, I advocate a low carb way of eating. As long as you have <9grams carbs per hour, you will maintain insulin control & shouldn't gain weight, no matter the calories, because insulin (the ONLY fat storage hormone) isn't activated.

I personally believe in using fat as fuel instead of carbohydrates. Fat is totally benign in the absence of insulin. There aren't enough calories in vegetables & fruits to fuel the body, if you get enough calories from carbs to fuel the body, then you maintain an almost constant high insulin level with roller coaster blood glucose levels. I recommend fats from butter, coconut, olives, avocados, nuts, fish & meats, chia seeds & flax seeds.

When you restrict higher carb, lower nutrition foods, it becomes much easier to greatly increase vegetables in your diet. Change your mindset just adapt it to low carb -
replace bread with lettuce
replace pasta with cabbage
replace rice with cauliflower
replace potatoes with brocolli

High carb levels trigger insulin which unbalance other hormones, promote inflammation, weight gain, hunger. Controlling insulin levels will balance out other hormones and allow sex hormones (testosterone in men) & human growth hormone (HGH) to be produced naturally so lean muscle will be gained even without exercise.

Carbohydrates trigger insulin, the fat storage hormone. Protein triggers the fat burning hormone, glucagon.

Highly nutritious foods you should consider: avocados, sardines, sprouts, spirulina, paprika, turnip greens, mustard greens, kale, garlic, brewers yeast, raw almonds, ground flax seeds & chia seeds.



i dont think that u need to worry about that hun. just eat good carbs vs the bad ones and make sure to eat some good protein like some chicken or turkey or even fish. good carbs are oatmeal, beans, fruits, anything natural. just eat natural things that came from earth and not too much, and you will be fine




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