{"id":1800,"date":"2018-05-08T09:53:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T09:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/?p=1800"},"modified":"2021-05-17T17:16:55","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:16:55","slug":"10-foods-to-avoid-on-a-no-carb-diet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simplyhealth.io\/10-foods-to-avoid-on-a-no-carb-diet\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Foods to Avoid On a No-Carb Diet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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There are plenty of different no carb or low carb diet, and most of them aim at the same goal: they are weight loss diets. There are other reasons for eating less carbohydrates \u2013 the fancy name of sugar -, for example keeping your blood sugar levels under control if you are a diabetic. But in most cases, low carb diets are meant to make you thinner. If you want to lose weight, you should go to a nutritionist and get professional and personally tailored advice on what to eat and what to avoid, because there are many diets out there in the Internet that don’t have enough scientific support. However, most if not all of them agree that there are some foods that you should avoid when in a low carb or no carb diet. Here are some of them: ten foods to avoid on a no carb diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Sugar<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This sounds like a no brainer, and for good reason. Sugar <\/a>is a term that we used to refer to a handful of carbohydrates, especially glucose, which is the main source of quick energy for our bodies. There are many aliments that are high in sugar, or even one hundred per cent sugar, and if you are on a no carb diet, you should avoid them from day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aliments that are high in sugar include ice cream, chocolate and pastries, but also some other foods that maybe you didn’t realize how high in sugar they were. For example, many breakfast cereals are covered in glucose, and sports drinks tend to have a high carb count. Even natural fruit juice can have just as much sugar as a regular cola drink. So do your research, because some foods can have a lot of sugar even if you didn’t suspect they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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2. High fructose corn syrup<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

HFCS, or high fructose <\/a>corn syrup, was presented some time ago as a sweetener that could replace sugar, making it a healthier option for all of us. However, research shows that high fructose corn syrup is not only not better than refined sugar, but actually far worse. You should avoid high fructose corn syrup in general, but especially if you are on a no carb diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even if HFCS is only 50% glucose, agains the 100% glucose of refined white sugar, the other half is fructose, another carb that is actually more difficult for our body to process before it can be consumed. So don’t use high fructose corn syrup to replace sugar or other sweeteners if you are on a no carb diet. The carb count on that one is so high that it is just as bad as eating candy or caramel… or even worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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3. Potatoes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

They are widely regarded as one of the main foods to avoid when in a no carb diet, or any diet with the purpose of losing weight. However, the actual reason might seem unclear for many. There is the general belief that vegetables are good for your health, so they can’t actually make you fat. However, potatoes <\/a>of all kinds, including sweet potatoes and other variants of the like, are often cast aside when in a no carb diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the reason behinde it is that potatoes, as many tuberculae, are high in starch. Starch is a heavy carbohydrate, which means that it has big, heavy, long molecules which are basically chains of sugar. Starch is a good source of energy, because one molecule can be broken down to many bits and used up, so the body uses starch as a way to store carbs in your liver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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4. High starch grains and their derivates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are many different grains that have high levels of starch<\/a>. For example, one of the most widely used grains in our diet is wheat, but you should avoid it if you are on a no carb diet because of the high level of heavy carbohydrates it has. Another grain with a high level of sarch is oats, so next time you crave for some porridge, remember how much sugar you are actually putting in your body. Rice is also high in starch, so stay away from that too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This includes products that are made of the flour of these grains, including bread and pasta. If you want to eat whole grains instead of white flour because they are healthier, remember that whole grains don’t have less starch than regular grains. And if you want to have less carbs on your diet you need to reduce your starch intake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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5. Seed oils<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You always need to remember that seeds are meant to nourish and support a new vegetable life before it can even spread out its roots. For that reason, they are very nutritious, and many people add them to their diet as a way to complement their vitamin <\/a>and mineral intake. However, this also means that seeds are high in sugar, because they need to provide the energy to the new sprouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the seed product that is higher in carbs is seed oil, because it is an extract that concentrates many of its properties. If you are on a no carb diet, then you should avoid seed oils, such as sunflower seed oil, and stick to those varieties of oil that come from a different source, such as olive oil. Besides, olive oil is regarded as one of the healthiest oils out there, so you would be doing your body a double favour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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6. Margarine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Margarine <\/a>is a product often used to replace butter, especially for vegans and vegetarians because it is of vegetable origin. However, as stated in the previous paragraph, seed oils are mostly high in carbs. Vegetable oils in general tend to have high levels of sugars, but seed oils top the list. And margarine is made out of industrialized seed oils, so you should avoid it for the same reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, margarine is a processed food, and for that reason it often has additives to improve its texture, flavour or nutritional value, and that often includes some form of sugar. If you are on a low carb diet, then stick to regular butter instead of using margarine. Butter is mostly fat, but has no significant amount of carbs, so it shouldn’t hurt your no carb diet plan. Or if you don’t want butter, then you can try replacing it with some olive oil or other natural fatty product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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7. Beer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We are so sorry, beer lovers, but if you are on a no carb diet, then this is the one alcoholic <\/a>drink you should avoid like the plague. Few people are aware of how much natural sugar beer actually has, because it isn’t usually seen as a sweet beverage. Other beverages such as soda are often considered high in sugar, which is right, but what is wrong is to think that they are much worse than beer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a matter of fact, beer is made out of fermented grains, and as you now know, they are often high on heavy molecule carbohydrates such as starch. The process of fermentation breaks down some of this sugar and eventually turns it into alcohol, but some of it still remains in the drink, and you get it inside your body every time you have a pint. So skip beer and try some other beverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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8. Sweet fruits<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Here goes another myth of food, debunked. Not all foods of natural origin are low on carbs. Some of them are actually pretty high, so much so that they have no place at all on a low carb or no carb diet. Many fruits have high levels of natural sugar such as fructose, which is even more difficult for our body to process than glucose, the regular sugar that we use to sweeten our food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fructose is more exigent for our metabolism <\/a>than glucose, and is still sugar, so you should avoid it if you are on a no carb diet. Sweet fruits in general have high levels of sugar, so if you like fruits, you should pick those with less natural sugar, for example blueberries and cranberries, which are also highly nutritious. Even natural fruit juice can have as much sugar as a soda, so think twice before adding that glass of orange juice to your breakfast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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9. Low fat products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You might think that low fat products are great for losing weight, and even that they should always be a part of your weight loss diet. However, beware, because some of these products are actually deceiving. The fact that a product is low in fat, or is labeled as \u201clight\u201d, doesn’t mean that it is also low in carbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Products that are low in fat often have more additives <\/a>to make up for the difference the loss of fat has on its texture and flavour, and that often includes adding more sugar than in the original recipe. Sugar is often meant to make the food tastier again, after the loss of some of its components. So next time you think about buying a low fact product, pay special attention to the nutritional facts, that should be stated somewhere in the package. You could be eating more carbs than you even suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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10. Processed food<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Processed food in general has a ton of additives that are meant to meet several goals, including preventing food from going bad, improving texture and presentation, making it tastier, changing the colour or the smell, and of course, making it sweeter. You wouldn’t believe how much sugar some of these processed foods have, even those you wouldn’t expect to be sweetened, such as burgers and other meat products, crackers and even dairy <\/a>products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So avoid processed food, or at least take a good look at the nutritional facts that should be displayed on the package. Look not only at the total calorie count, but also at the different divisions of sugar and carbs. Do this with all foods, not only those where you would expect to find added sugar. Even those products which state they have \u201cno added sugar\u201d could have more natural sugar than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\r\n

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