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I think "healthy carbs" might be a bit too vague. There are simple and complex carbohydrates, and the latter can be further broken down between starchy carbohyd

I think "healthy carbs" might be a bit too vague. There are simple and complex carbohydrates, and the latter can be further broken down between starchy carbohydrates like grains and fibrous carbohydrates like vegetables. There is nothing inherently unhealthy about any of these types of carbohydrates: simple carbs (e.g. fructose) are in fruit, complex carbs in whole grains, etc. I think it is probably more helpful to avoid processed foods rather than to try and label carbohydrates themselves as healthy or unhealthy.

hombre_fatal 4y ago
I don't think it's vague considering my second paragraph. Eat whole foods. Avoid the Coca-Cola and cake and packaged goods that most people are referring to when they demonize carbs. Fruit and vegetables, go ahead. I just lightly pan fried some potato cubes and tossed in random veg for breakfast. I don't want to do a whole diet breakdown every time I scrawl something about nutrition on HN. But more HNers should subscribe to evidence-based reporters on the topic like Simon Hill and Gil Carvalho rather than evidence deniers like most of the low-carb space and quacks like Eric Berg.
- amanaplanacanal 4y ago
  Whole fruit is probably fine. Fruit juices are more similar to that can of coke and should probably be avoided.
  - Quarrel 4y ago
    Step one of almost all diets should be "Don't drink calories". Become a HydroHomie today.
  - freedomben 4y ago
    > Fruit juices are more similar to that can of coke It kills me how many people don't know this, or worse think that juice is healthy.
ca_tech 4y ago
Agreed. I have found it very helpful to not think about how "healthy" something is. Rather think about how the body will use that food as fuel. Andy Galpin has a good video going through the physiology of how the body processes carbohydrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdMOsnILT00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdMOsnILT00 Once I had an understanding of how macro nutrients are processed in the body and how they are used as fuel I could better match meals to intended outcomes.

hombre_fatal 4y ago

I don't think it's vague considering my second paragraph. Eat whole foods. Avoid the Coca-Cola and cake and packaged goods that most people are referring to when they demonize carbs. Fruit and vegetables, go ahead. I just lightly pan fried some potato cubes and tossed in random veg for breakfast. I don't want to do a whole diet breakdown every time I scrawl something about nutrition on HN. But more HNers should subscribe to evidence-based reporters on the topic like Simon Hill and Gil Carvalho rather than evidence deniers like most of the low-carb space and quacks like Eric Berg.

amanaplanacanal 4y ago
Whole fruit is probably fine. Fruit juices are more similar to that can of coke and should probably be avoided.
- Quarrel 4y ago
  Step one of almost all diets should be "Don't drink calories". Become a HydroHomie today.
- freedomben 4y ago
  > Fruit juices are more similar to that can of coke It kills me how many people don't know this, or worse think that juice is healthy.

ca_tech 4y ago

Agreed. I have found it very helpful to not think about how "healthy" something is. Rather think about how the body will use that food as fuel. Andy Galpin has a good video going through the physiology of how the body processes carbohydrates. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdMOsnILT00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdMOsnILT00 Once I had an understanding of how macro nutrients are processed in the body and how they are used as fuel I could better match meals to intended outcomes.