when counting calories?

**bigjoe30** · 02-21-2010, 08:15 PM

when you are adding all your calories do you count the protien in your rice and oats? or just carbs and fats?

**gbrice75** · 02-21-2010, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by bigjoe30

when you are adding all your calories do you count the protien in your rice and oats? or just carbs and fats?

I used to only count complete proteins like meats, fish, eggs, dairy, etc. One of the very respected vets on the board advised that you should actually count all proteins, even the incomplete ones such as in rice, oats, etc. because they will basically 'pool' in your body and combine with the missing amino acids obtained from other sources that were also pooled.

So now, I count every last gram of protein in everything I put in my mouth.

**bigjoe30** · 02-21-2010, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by gbrice75

I used to only count complete proteins like meats, fish, eggs, dairy, etc. One of the very respected vets on the board advised that you should actually count all proteins, even the incomplete ones such as in rice, oats, etc. because they will basically 'pool' in your body and combine with the missing amino acids obtained from other sources that were also pooled.

So now, I count every last gram of protein in everything I put in my mouth.

thanks fot the quick reply! so that being said heres another ? will that add to your protien intake as well??

**_CrossroadS_** · 02-21-2010, 08:31 PM

Protein is protein is protein.

Count em.

***FireGuy*** · 02-21-2010, 08:37 PM

I count everything with the exception of most fibrous carbs. I consider them calorie neutral for the most part.

**_CrossroadS_** · 02-21-2010, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by FireGuy1

I count everything with the exception of most fibrous carbs. I consider them calorie neutral for the most part.

I've assumed the reasoning behind this is that you burn just as many calories breaking the stuff down as you get out of it...any truth to this?

***FireGuy*** · 02-21-2010, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by _CrossroadS_

I've assumed the reasoning behind this is that you burn just as many calories breaking the stuff down as you get out of it...any truth to this?

Yes, most is very high in fibre and very low carbs. I cant say it's exactly calorie neutral but always considered it close enough not to matter. Plus the GI is so low.