Simple & Complex Carb List: Need Help / Conflicting Information

**CrossOps** · 11-07-2016, 05:53 AM

Hey everyone, quick question about Simple & Complex Carbs.

Trying to find peoples top picks for each category. I did a tremendous amount of reading on the topic, and was finding conflicts everywhere I read. Every article, blog, or video I was studying on it kept putting the foods into the opposite category every time I read something new. One moment white rice was a simple carb, and then the next magazine article said it was complex. The lentils was simple, and another site said it was complex. This happened for a myriad of foods, and left me scratching my head.

Yes, they are all carbs, but I am trying to just amass peoples top picks, or recommendations for my diet. Nothing more than that.

Anyone pipe in so I can take notes?

**Mr.BB** · 11-07-2016, 06:32 AM

Simple carbs are sugars (glucose, fructose, etc).

All grains are complex carbs. Some foods can have a bit of simple carbs and a lot of complex carbs (starch), like potatoes.

Whatever your taste pick I try to use whole and bio as much as I can.

**CrossOps** · 11-07-2016, 06:58 AM

Thank you BB.

**Mr.BB** · 11-07-2016, 10:00 AM

What are your favorite carb sources?

**CrossOps** · 11-07-2016, 02:02 PM

Originally Posted by Mr.BB

What are your favorite carb sources?

I really don't have a favorite(s), just trying to identify what my fellow members tell me are the top picks so I can triage it out.

Whether I like it or not, don't care, I am taking it if its the best option. No complaining right?

**Jonbana** · 11-07-2016, 02:10 PM

Simple = processed
Complex = natural

Complex example = oatmeal , rice , sweet potato , whole grain breads etc...

Simple examples = cereal , sugar , white bread , cookies etc

**Nephets** · 11-07-2016, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by Jonbana

Simple = processed
Complex = natural

Complex example = oatmeal , rice , sweet potato , whole grain breads etc...

Simple examples = cereal , sugar , white bread , cookies etc

that's not exactly accurate. Fruits are simple carbs and they are also natural.

**Mr.BB** · 11-07-2016, 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Jonbana

Simple = processed
Complex = natural

Complex example = oatmeal , rice , sweet potato , whole grain breads etc...

Simple examples = cereal , sugar , white bread , cookies etc

Sorry bud, but thats wrong info.

**hellomycognomen** · 11-07-2016, 06:10 PM

My favorite simple are any type of fruit, watermelon is my top choice when I can find it.

Complex, depends on the main protein, for steaks I love asparagus, for chicken I pair up with broccoli.

The list is endless mate.

**CrossOps** · 11-07-2016, 08:13 PM

This is sorta what I meant by conflicting information.

**kelkel** · 11-07-2016, 08:49 PM

Pizza and Ice Cream.

**Mr.BB** · 11-07-2016, 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by hellomycognomen

My favorite simple are any type of fruit, watermelon is my top choice when I can find it.

Complex, depends on the main protein, for steaks I love asparagus, for chicken I pair up with broccoli.

The list is endless mate.

Luv watermelon too... quite poor fructose tough.

Also asparagus and brocoli to consider it a carb is a bit of a stretch. Asparagus have 4g of carbohydrates per 100gr, not really carb dense I would say, huh? Easily turns into a fatty food with just a drizzle of EVOO.