Carbs - How many grams do you have a day??

[Astrid]

Thanks Rhi I am actually loosely following the CSIRO low gi plan so some of the 'good choices' are out.

So I am doing -

3 units lean protein (one unit is roughly 100gm of lean meat or an egg)
2 units starchy carbs (one unit is 1/2 cup cooked potato/pasta/rice or one slice wholegrain bread)
1 unit high fibre cereal (40 gms)
3 units dairy (250ml milk/200gm yogurt or custard/25gm cheese/50gm low fat cheese)
2 units fruit
Pretty much unlimited non starchy veg.
3 units fats and oils (1ts oil/60gm avocado/20gm nuts)

2 indulgences a week - any food/drink providing 450kj

Ah, great - I was thinking of mentioning the CSIRO TWD to you. I found ticking off portions to work reasonably well.

[RhiChiChi]

Oooh, good one n2l. We followed the CSIRO diet a while ago & whilst we didn't lose heaps of weight, my energy went nuts!