
Originally Posted by
gbrice75
Not sure who your sources are, but I don't agree with this AT ALL. I used to be anal about carb choices. I would advise people to stay away from white potatoes, rice, etc. in favor of sweet potato, brown rice, etc. Nowadays, I don't make much of a distinction. I stick more along the lines of 'if you can kill it, grow it, or pick it, it's fair game'. So in that regard, I do believe 'a carb is a carb'. Clearly, this does not apply to pop-tarts and the like - highly processed crap with zero nutritional value. Empty carbs as it were.