Nutition - Is it possible to get a balanced diet?

[Nai]

The problem is your body takes a lot longer to provide fuel from fat rather than glucose or glycogen so can really only be used when exercising at a low intensity.

From someone who has personally suffered "bonking" (yes that is the technical term folks) half way through a triathlon from not consuming enough carbs for dinner the night before I totally agree!

I am not a fan of low carb diets personally as I find them too restrictive being a vegetarian, however I am all in favour of balance - particularly a balance for the amount of exercise output vs food intake.

At this point in my life I am being driven by my body and it wants carbs - if I don't eat a high carb dinner at night I am waking at 4am with a rumbling tummy and have to get up and eat to stop from feeling nauseous and headachy. This baby must be doing all night gymnastics in there it's going through that much energy

[Astrid]

At this point in my life I am being driven by my body and it wants carbs - if I don't eat a high carb dinner at night I am waking at 4am with a rumbling tummy and have to get up and eat to stop from feeling nauseous and headachy. This baby must be doing all night gymnastics in there it's going through that much energy

I found when pregnant I craved white toast with vegemite. Don't know what it was that my body wanted, but that combo seemed to help, especially with morning sickness.

I do find with myself though I am more satisfied not having the white carbs in my diet. Take a 1/4 chicken and chips for example. If I eat just the chicken I feel more satisfied hunger wise than when I eat the chips as well. I feel stuffed, but still hungry and am looking for more food sooner, even though I have eaten more calories than the 1/4 chicken on its own.

[Nai]

Mmm white toast with vegemite, hot chips *licks lips* - stop teasing the pregnant woman!

[C~Q]

I do find with myself though I am more satisfied not having the white carbs in my diet. Take a 1/4 chicken and chips for example. If I eat just the chicken I feel more satisfied hunger wise than when I eat the chips as well. I feel stuffed, but still hungry and am looking for more food sooner, even though I have eaten more calories than the 1/4 chicken on its own.

Chips have a high GI factor which means they cause a large and very quick increase in your blood glucose levels which releases large amounts of insulin into your body to regulate your those levels. This happens quite quickly so your left feeling hungry again really soon.

I'd be interested to know the GI of Nutragrain. Even though it's advertised as "ironman" food, I have a bowl and i'm hungry again about an hour later...off to check the net

[christy]

oh man anything like Nutragrain with that much sugar and salt can't be good for you... :P

[C~Q]

Wouldn't you know it, the Nutrigrain website has all this nutritional information but no mention of it's Glycemic Index...Hmmmmmm

[C~Q]

Found this article which I thought might be relevent for this thread. Push to ban 'dangerous' trans fats | NEWS.com.au Apparently they're already banned in America.

[Bathsheba]

That doesn't surprise me about transfats... I think they are banned in many European countries as well. Typical... we are so slow on the uptake here in Australia... what a great dumping ground we must make