What's with White Carbs?

I don't know whether you have heard but lately I have been hearing a lot about white carbs and how you should be avoiding them. Firstly I will state categorically blanket statements in nutrition don't work. Making blanket statements such as the white carbohydrates are bad for you just don't apply. It is like saying there is a right and a wrong way to do something and no in between. This kind of thinking is for people who live in a world where there aren't any opportunities, the rich are all crooks and lotto is the only ticket to freedom. Now I've got that off my chest i'll move on with white carbs - sorry.

Carbohydrates are a necessity in your diet and that includes white ones. Foods such as onions, oats, cauliflower, spring onions, mushrooms and even chick peas are all white carbs and they are definitely good for you. What I feel the white carb scare campaign is aimed at is heavily processed items such as white breads, donuts, sugar, breakfast cereals and even ice cream. But i'm sure all of you knew this already. Carbohydrates are vital in your diet and I don't think people realise that fruit and vegetables are classed as carbs.

To be sure you are eating the good carbs in future follow these guidelines and you can't go wrong.

1. Buy foods in their natural form. Fruit and vegetables have their own packet (their outer skin) so resist carbohydrates that need unpacking or unwrapping from a packet or a box.
2. Include a natural and unprocessed carbohydrate source at every meal.
3. Eat at regular intervals to ensure the goodness from these natural and unprocessed carbohydrates is put into your body throughout the day.

Please put the carbohydrate myth to bed and maybe reply to all of your friends and associates that it isn't the carbohydrates we need to reduce in your diet it is the processed foods that are making us horrible unhealthy. Two great quotes I've heard are - If your ancestors didn't eat it 1000 years ago neither should you and If it doesn't rot don't eat it. I would advise consumption before the rotting phase!!!!!