Monday, June 24th, 2013

 

Too much carbohydrates in our diet!

This is my favourite dish: white rice, fried plantain and chicken, beef or fish! I don’t usually add any vegetables and when I do, it is just a little side dish.   This is a far cry from the recommended healthy meal portion which looks something like this: There are two main types of starchy carbohydrates: 1) Refined carbohydrates e.g white rice, white bread, white pasta, etc 2) Natural/complex carbohydrates e.g Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, brown rice, oats, wholewheat bread, bananas, beans, yams, etc. I’m sure you know that naturalRead More

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